NC Art & Design

Overview

This programme offers an introduction to the practice of art & design.

Like all NC courses, it includes 12 credits – these form the SQA National Certificate Art and Design Award. However, on this course you also study additional specialist subjects to develop your skills and creativity relating directly to your chosen specialisms. The course encourages you to take responsibility for your own creative development.

• English and Art & Design at Intermediate 2 or Credit level Standard Grade: OR
• Related experience.
• We’ll invite you to a pre-entry guidance session where you’ll submit examples of your art and design work.

If you don’t have the required qualifications, we’ll consider you for a place based on your experience and examples of your work.

More Information

Subjects you’ll study include: Exploratory Media Handling, Contextual Studies, Painting and Media Techniques, Printmaking, Colour, Research and Investigation Skills, Analytical Drawing, Digital Media, Figure/Life Drawing, Painting to a Theme and Art and Design Project.

To develop your core skills of communication, IT and problem solving, the course also includes Contextual Studies, Digital Media and an Art and Design Project.

Continuing study

As a successful NC student you can articulate to Higher National Certificate or Higher National Diploma courses in a range of related areas.

One year, starting in August.

City Campus North Hanover Street.