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Overview
This contemporary course includes traditional and innovative practices. It gives you a broad visual education in contemporary artistic practice. You'll develop your skills in a range of specialist disciplines and increase your awareness and knowledge of conceptual thinking. It also offers an opportunity to develop individual practice in relation to your own interests.
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This course is placed on the Scottish Credit Qualifications Framework at Level 8. For more information on the framework visit: www.scqf.org.uk/the-framework/
Minimum entry requirements
- NC in Art and Design or equivalent foundation level course; OR
- Higher Art and Design and English at minimum Intermediate 2; OR
- Higher Art and Design and English at National 5 level; OR
- Related experience
Applicants whose first language is not English should have minimum SQA ESOL National 5 or equivalent for NC/NQ courses and ESOL Higher or equivalent for HNC/D courses.
Additional selection requirements
You'll be invited to visit the college on a given date when you will get the opportunity to find out more about the course and what it entails. On the day, you'll be asked to submit a portfolio of your art and design work for assessment, and may also be given a short interview.
What you study
Year one:
- Developmental drawing.
- Art and design context.
- Introduction to digital art form.
- Conceptual process.
- 2D practice.
- 3D practice.
- Painting.
- Sculpture.
- Life Drawing.
- Print Making.
- Photography.
Year two:
- Professional practice.
- Contemporary project
- Exhibition of art form.
- Advanced practice.
After the course
This course may help you progress towards working as an independent exhibiting artist, depending on the quality of your work, motivation and self promotion skills.