A-level Photography

A-level Photography is intended to deepen students’ understanding and application of a range of photographic media, techniques and processes and extend the creative skills developed at GCSE. Students will have the opportunity to explore relevant images and resources relating to their work and will be encouraged to be adventurous in expressing their own thoughts, observations and ideas. Audience awareness is fundamental to the practice and will form the keystone for each project. Students will work to set themes and be expected to explore, analyse and investigate the work of other artists, craft persons and designers to develop personal final outcomes.

Full details of the course, its aims and objectives and methods of assessment can be accessed via:

A-level Art and Design Specification Specifications for first teaching in 2015 (aqa.org.uk)

Unit 1 - Personal Investigation (60%) - a practical unit with written elements

Unit 2 - External Set Assignment (40%) – a controlled test in two parts: a) preparatory period; b) fifteen-hour exam.

Our entry requirements are as follows:

• 5 x GCSEs at minimum Grade 4

• GCSE Grade 4 in English and Mathematics

• GCSE Grade 5 in an academically relevant qualification to the chosen A-level subject

Higher education and career pathways supported by A-level Photography include:

• Web design

• Digital illustration.

• Advertising

• Fashion direction

• Media and leisure industries.

• Photojournalism