This is a guide to the courses that we offer. For up-to-date information visit
Art and Design
www.hackney.ac.uk or call
020 7613 9123
Level 3 BTEC Extended Diploma in Art Level 2 BTEC Diploma in
Art and Design (MED10515) This one-year course will develop your creative and technical skills. You will study the formal elements of art and design (form, line, tone, texture and colour). At the beginning of the course you will complete a six-week induction. You will study a range of skills using two and three dimensional media including: drawing, painting, textiles, fashion, sculpture, 3D design, moving image, interactive media, digital media and the history of art and design. At the end of the induction you will be given the option to choose art, fashion or media as your specialist pathway for the rest of the course. The course includes practical projects, written work and off-site gallery visits and research. You’ll be expected to devote some of your spare time to further develop your skills and expertise. Entry requirements: You will be expected to present a sample of your work and have 4 GCSEs at grade A–E including English and maths. Where appropriate, you may undertake a College assessment. Possible next steps: BTEC National Diploma in Art and Design (level 3). Length of course (weeks): 36 Hours per week: 10
and Design (MED10195) This two-year course allows you to study a broad range of two and three dimensional art disciplines representing the major career pathways in art and design – leading to increased specialisation in your chosen subject in the second year. You will build skills in the use of the visual language through subjects such as drawing, painting, printmaking, fashion and textiles sculpture, 3-D design, graphic design and digital media. We place a strong emphasis on developing ideas and engagement with historical and contemporary art practice – with visits to museums and galleries and the opportunity to participate in ‘live’ projects with professional art practitioners as well as a study trip abroad. Entry requirements: 4 GCSEs at grade A–C. Plus, in addition to showing a genuine interest in the subject, you will need to show a sample of your work. Possible next steps: Art and Design degree and HND courses such as: graphic design, product design, textile design, fi ne art, interactive media and interior design. Length of course (weeks): 72 Hours per week: 18
Higher National Certifi cate / Diploma
(HNC/D) in Art (MED32354) This Higher Education course offers a progression route towards work-based qualifi cations and employment. You will follow a syllabus that prepares practitioners to play an active and effective role in the fi eld of contemporary art and design. Skills building and exploration across a range of more and less traditional materials, techniques and processes will coincide with a rigorous program of art historical, critical and contextual study. The former will consist of guided workshops and independent studio activity. Practical tuition can cover areas from printmaking to multiple approaches to drawing; Computer Aided Design to traditional and non-traditional sculptural techniques; collage to site specifi c installation; Photography and Time Based Media to text work. HCC’s HNC/D skills and knowledge development is intended to be vocationally instructive as well as academically challenging and progressively responsive to learners’ emergent practical aptitudes and intellectual concerns. Entry requirements: 3 A Levels or an Art qualifi cation at Level 3, or signifi cant experience working in an Art and Design environment. Possible next steps: Final year of your Degree or employment. Length of course (weeks): 36 (HNC) and 36 (HND) Hours per week: 12.5
To avoid disappointment, please confi rm course availability before enrolling at
www.hackney.ac.uk or 020 7613 9123. 25
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