03DES

NCEA Level 3 Art Design

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Rogan James.


NCEA Level 3 Visual Art: Design

At Level 3 you can select two Visual Art subjects.

In Design we will help you to extend the skills and knowledge gained in the Level 2 Design course and heighten your ability to analyse and decipher the visual world you are immersed in.

We will broaden your theoretical understanding of Design practice through the independent investigation of contemporary designers to influence your work. 

You will increase your digital design expertise through individual practical exploration and continued application of the Adobe Creative Suite processes.

We will extend your ability to critically investigate a personal proposition and fluently apply processes, materials, techniques and design conventions to produce an innovative and original body of work for the external folio submission.

We will prepare you with skills necessary to be successful studying at Tertiary level in a range of courses such as Design, Fine Arts, Communications, Architecture, and ICT based courses.


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Recommended Prior Learning

You should have 12 credits in one or more Level 2 Visual Arts subject(s) (Level 2 Design is an advantage), OR the approval of the Head of Department of Visual Arts.

Course Costs

This Course Contribution covers specialist take-home equipment, and is an APPROXIMATE figure.

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

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: 18
Internal Assessed Credits: 0
External Assessed Credits: 18
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. 91450 v2
NZQA Info

Design 3.3 - Systematically clarify ideas using drawing informed by established design practice


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91455 v2
NZQA Info

Design 3.4 - Produce a systematic body of work that integrates conventions and regenerates ideas within design practice


Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 14
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 18
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

Approved subject for University Entrance

Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 18

Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.

Disclaimer

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