02DES

NCEA Level 2 Art Design

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Rogan James.


NCEA Level 2 Visual Art: Design

At Level 2 you can select two Visual Art subjects.

In Level 2 Design, we will teach you the design process to help you investigate ideas, critically analyse, and expand your visual problem-solving skills. 

We will help prepare you for an increasingly Visual Commercial world by teaching you skills in Marketing, Promotion and Brand Identity.

Your digital literacy skills will progress through the use of the Adobe Creative Suite software and we will develop your knowledge and awareness of historical and contemporary design practice.

You will explore your work initially through drawings, combining typography and images together to create different design outcomes. 

You will then build upon this to complete a body of work around a Festival design brief for your external Design folio board.


For useful/interesting videos and further information, see the links at the bottom of this page.

Recommended Prior Learning

A minimum of 12 credits in NCEA Level 1 Art, OR the approval of the Head of Department of Visual Arts.

Course Costs

This Course Contribution covers specialist take-home equipment.

Description Type Value
Course Contribution (approximate) Contribution $40.00
$40.00

Pathway

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

This course is eligible for subject endorsement.

Total Credits Available: 16
Internal Assessed Credits: 0
External Assessed Credits: 16
Optional Credits Available: 0
Optional Internal Assessed Credits: 0
Optional External Assessed Credits: 0
Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91315 v2
NZQA Info

Visual Arts 2.3 - Develop ideas in a related series of drawings appropriate to established design practice


Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91320 v2
NZQA Info

Visual Arts 2.4 - Produce a systematic body of work that shows understanding of art making conventions and ideas within design


Level: 2
Internal or External: External
Credits: 12
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 16
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

Disclaimer

Course availability is dependent on numbers and staffing, and course entry cannot be confirmed until the beginning of the 2025 school year.