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Pearson BTEC Level 2 Diploma in Art and Design Skills (603/5547/5)
Overview
This Pearson BTEC Level 2 Diploma in Art and Design Skills is a one-year full-time programme of study, broadly equivalent to three GCSEs at Grade A-C.
You will have the opportunity to develop your technical art & design skills through a process of self-evaluation, practice and review. You will study a wide range of 2D and 3D contemporary art & design practices such as Painting, Drawing, Ceramics, 3D Design, Printmaking, Textiles, Photography, as well as historical and contemporary referencing in art & design.
The programme will provide you with the knowledge and skills that will prepare you for progression to further study. The transferable skills that will enable you to progress include:
- the ability to learn independently
- the ability to actively investigate and problem solve
- practical and personal communication skills.
You will also benefit from opportunities for deep learning, where you are able to make connections between learning and teaching modules and assessment units and select areas of interest for detailed study. BTEC qualifications provide a vocational context in which you can develop the knowledge and skills required for further study at Level 3, such as:
- teamwork
- project work
- presentation skills
- analytical skills
- creative development
- developing and monitoring progress towards personal aims.
Minimum entry requirements are pre-defined by the College’s admissions criteria, which can be found by visiting our entry criteria page on this link
Enhanced entry criteria for this course is:
- 16 years or older and have completed a programme of general education.
- 3 points at Level 2.
Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) for FE Courses
APL allows you to use evidence from Prior Learning or Experience to gain entry onto a course at Belfast Met. Belfast Met will work with you to make sure that relevant learning or work experience is formally recognised through the APL Process. For more information see Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) Process - Guidance for applicants. If you would like more information, or if you decide you would like to use the APL process, please contact the Course Co-ordinator. Contact details are provided at the end of these slides and on the course details page on Belfast Met website.
Entry requirements can change and be discussed on an individual basis if necessary.
Proof of qualifications MUST be provided when you enrol e.g. exam certificates.
Achieved and pending qualifications can be recorded on your online application account.
All courses within Belfast Met are delivered and assessed in English, with the exception of language specific courses. Your competence in English must be verified prior to enrolling on your chosen course.
Visit our Student Funding page to find out how to fund your studies.
All fees are set in accordance with DfE regulations.
Please contact the student loan company if you require a loan or our Funding Team by emailing studentfunding@belfastmet.ac.uk
Students are assessed using a range of different methods.
The course consists of 4 mandatory units all internally assessed through assignments in the form of portfolios, classroom observations and written work.
The 4 mandatory units are:
- A1 Skills Development
- A2 Art and Design Project
- B1 Personal Development
- C1 Responding to a Creative Brief
Careers
Achievement on this course provides a suitable foundation for further study within the sector through progression on to other vocational qualifications at Level 3, such as Pearson BTEC Level 3 qualifications in Art and Design.
Interests
- Ceramics
- Painting
- Drawing
- Design
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