art and design - course prospectus

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Art, Design, Media, Music,Fashion and Visual Merchandising

Course guide 2015/16


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Artwork by Charlotte,Art Student

This means that during your

time at college you willhave the opportunity to:

^ Undertake workplacements

^ Enter competitionsagainst other colleges

^ Work on projects with

local businesses^ Attend masterclasses

and workshops fromindustry professionals

^ Go on trips and visitsrelevant to your area ofstudy

^ Get paid work as part

of the colleges StudentCrew

northhertscollegeFashion DesignerLuke Archer preparing his #LFWcollection with help from NHCStudents

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-PHOTOGRAPHY

VISUAL

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Homeofcreat

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andcultural

educationatN

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Hertfordshire

College,theCe

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a150seattheat

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cinemascreen,

artgallery,da

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studios,print

room,speciali

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workshops,Ap

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MacSuite,fas

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andtextilesstu

dios

andourIndulg

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restaurant.

Ourstudents

regularlyhost

theatrical,

musicalandda

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productions,

andourIndulge

Restaurantiso

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dailyfor

lunchas

wellasregulartheme

evenings

throughoutth

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year.

CENTREFORTH

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Our newlyredeveloped

Hitchin Centre

boasts Enhanceand Energise

Hair and Beauty

Salons, open to

the public all year

round, as wellthe Edge Sports

Centre.The new building

houses dedicated

classrooms,communal

workspaces andquiet study areas

as well as the Link

Lounge, wherestudents can get

help with work

placements, CVwriting and jobapplications.

HITCHIN CENTREANIMAL MANAGEMENT BEAUTY AND

HOLISTIC THERAPY BUSINESS AND

ENTERPRISE HAIRDRESSING PUBLIC

SERVICES SPORT TRAVEL AND TOURISM

WILLIANROAD,

HITCHIN,HERTS,SG40LS


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We caught up withself starter mediaalumni, Adam Tyler, tofind out how coffee,pig-headedness and,

well, stuff has fuelledhis passion for writinghas helped him embarkon a new businessventure:

WHAT ARE YOU UPTO NOW?

I am a freelance writerand the founder ofHollow Dell Media.Right now, my mainresponsibilities include

promotion and contentmanagement for HollowDell Media.

WHAT SPARKEDYOUR BUSINESSIDEA?The idea was alwaysthere with me. I alwaysenjoyed writing andmeeting new people,and felt it was time toreally establish myselfonline which, forbetter or for worse,is where it all happens

now!

WHATS NEXTFOR YOU IN YOURCAREER AND LIFE?I hope to establishmyself further as a

self-employed writerby working on anumber of my ownprojects both alone,and with the supportof Hollow Dell Media.I dont try to predictwhere my life will be,only that there will beplenty of long, coffee-

fuelled nights ahead ofme!

northhertscollege Adam

TylerjoinsNHCstudents

foramediamasterclass

HOW DID YOURTIME AT NHCINFLUENCE YOU?When I joined NorthHertfordshire College,I had next to no idea

what I wanted to do. Itwas only by meetingthe people in mycourse, by talkingwith the tutors and byhaving the freedomto explore my

interests, wasI able to really naildown what I wanted

to do.

DO YOU HAVEANY ADVICEYOU COULD GIVEPOTENTIONALOR CURRENT

STUDENTS?My main piece ofadvice to give toanybody is dont beafraid of failure. Weall experience it insome way or another.Its the act of pickingyourself back up that

defines us. Each timeyou fall, youll getback up stronger thanbefore you just haveto take that step.


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10-14

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16-18

Art,Design

,Media,Fa

shion,

andVisua

lMerchandi

sing

Courses

Art and Design

Media and Photography

Music

Fashion and Visual

Merchandising

Our courses are validated byUniversity of Arts London.


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Thiscourseisdesignedasan

introductiontoarangeof

disciplinesthatcomewithinthe

artsandcraftscreativeindustries.

Youwillstudyanumberof

differentartandcraftsubjects

including:

^ Drawing/markmaking

^ Mediaandmaterials

investigation

^ Photography

^ Printmaking

COURSEDURATION

1year

COURSELOCATION

CentrefortheArts

ENTRYREQUIREMENTS

Therearenoformalentry

requirementsrequiredforthis

course.

PROGRESSION

OPPORTUNITIES

Uponsuccessfulcompletionof

thiscourseyoucanprogress

ontoalevel2courseorlookfor

employment.

Level1Art,DesignandMedia(FC006)


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Youwilldevelopskillswithinavariety

ofdisciplinesaswellastakingpartinliveprojects,competitionsandexhibitions.

Youwillbetaughtavarietyofskillswhichwillinclude:

^ Paintinganddrawing

^ Printmaking

^ Textiles

^ AdobeIllustratorandPhotoshop

^ Photography

^ Ceramics

^ 3Dmakingprocesseswood,metalandplastics

COURSEDURATION1year

COURSELOCATIONCentrefortheArts

ENTRYREQUIREMENTS4GCSEsatgradeDorabove(oneofwhichmustincludeanArtandDesign

relatedsubject).Youwillalsoneedtoshowaportfolioofworkataninterview.

PROGRESSIONOPPORTUNITIESUponsuccessfulcompletionofthiscourseyoucanprogressontooneofourlevel3courses,

lookforemploymentorfindanapprenticeshipwithinthecreativeindustries.

Level2ArtandDesign(FC043)


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This course gives you the

opportunity to learn through real

life projects and explore ideasusing experimental techniques.

You will have the opportunity to

study a variety of skills including:

^ Fashion and textiles

^ Photography

^ Graphic design

^ Sculpture

^ Product design

^ Painting and drawing

COURSE DURATION

2 years

COURSE LOCATION

Centre for the Arts

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

5 GCSEs grades A-C or a BTEC 1st

Diploma at merit, and a strong

portfolio of work

PROGRESSIONOPPORTUNITIES

Upon successful completion of this

course, you can progress onto

university to study a range of

multi-disciplinary degrees from

3D model making, graphic design,

photography to fine art and

many other options. Employment

opportunities include juniordesign work, fine art practice

and photographic practice or

establishing yourself as a sole

trader.

Level 3Art and Design (FC003)

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northhertscollegeArt&DesignStudentMadelineDowdwontheRoyalOperaHouseDesignChallengecreatingafantasticsetdesignfortheballetTosca.

Madelinefendedoffcompetitionfromover300entriestowinthesetdesign

categoryandwonatailor-madebehindthescenesexperienceattheRoyalOperaHouse.

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Thefoundationcourseistheestablishedmethodofentryto

universitydegreecoursesin thefieldofart,design,craft

andcommunication.It isalsoameansofgaininginvaluable

experience withworkingonliveprojectsandwithemployers

toprovideahigher chanceofemploymentafterthecourse.

Youwillhave theopportunitytostudyarangeofdisciplines

beforeundertakingafinal major

projectwithinyourchosenarea.

Subject areasof studyinclude:

^ Productdesign

^ Graphicdesign

^ Fineart

^ Fashionandtextiles

^ Photography

COURSEDURATION

1yearCOURSELOCATION

Centrefor theArts

ENTRYREQUIREMENTS

OneALevel gradeCor above

inartanddesignandagood

portfolioof work. Normally

possess at least5GCSEsA-C

level.


Ourstudentshaveprogressedtosomeofthemost prestigious

universitydegreecoursesinthecountrytostudyawiderange

ofsubjectsincludingpainting, sculpture, illustration,visual

communication,set design,fashion, textiles, games design,film,animation, furniture,jewellery,photography,conservation and

restorationand historyofart.

FoundationDiplomainArtandDesign

(FC002)


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Whenyouwatchtelevision,listen

totheradio,seeafilm,reada

magazineorenjoyananimation,

thepeopleinvolvedinbringing

theseproductstoyouallwork

undertheumbrellaofmedia

production.

Thiscourseisaimedatgivingyou

theopportunitytoexperiencewhatitwouldbeliketowo

rkinthe

industry.Throughouttheyearyou

willlearnthepracticalskillsof

productionandworkonyourown

creativeideas,ofteninproduction

crews.

Youwillbetaughtavarietyof

skillsincluding:

^ Digitalphotography

^ Videoproduction

^ Audioproduction

^ Lighting

^ Animation

^ Editingandproduction

software

COURSEDURATION

1year

COURSELOCATION

CentrefortheArts

ENTRYREQUIREMENTS

4GCSEsatGradesDandabove,

includingEnglish.

PROGRESSION

OPPORTUNITIES


thiscourseyoucanprogressto

theLevel3ExtendedDiploma

inCreativeMediaProduction,

InteractiveMediaorlookfor

employmentwithinthecreative

industries.

Level2CreativeMediaProduction

(FC016)

northhertscollegeMediaStudent Chloundertook a

three month paid internshipas a journalist at The Cometnewspaper after winning theBig Student News Takeover Like Comment

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TheLevel3ExtendedDiploma

inMediaProductionaimsto

developstudentsunderstanding

andpracticalimplicationof

movinganddynamicimages,

whichistaughtthroughboth

practicalandtheorymodules.

Thereisalsographicdesign,

photographyandjournalism-

relatedwork.Thecourse

includesthefollowingareasof

study:

^ Plan, direct,produceand

edityourownfilm

^ Mediarepresentation

^ Targetaudiences

^ Structureoftheindustry

^ Researchtechniques

^ Pre-productiontechniques

^ Criticalapproachesto

mediaproducts

^ Understandingthemedia

industries

COURSEDURATION

1year


ENTRYREQUIREMENTSFiveGCSEsatgradeCand

above,includingmathsand

English.

PROGRESSIONOPPORTUNITIESStudentsprogresstouniversity

oncoursessuchasFilm,TVand

RadioProduction,Journalism,

ScriptwritingandAnimation.

Studentsinthepastwhohave

wantedtogotouniversity

havebeenofferedplaces,

includingtopmediauniversities

BournemouthandWestminster.

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naspecialeditionofTheCometnewspaperinTheBigStudentNewsTakeover#BIGSTUDENTTAKEOVER

Level3CreativeMediaProduction(FC007)


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Duringthiscourse,youwillbe

taughtthetraditionalskillsof

communicationdesigninorder

toadaptthesefundamentalskills

tothemodernneedsofdigital

design.Thiscourseusesproject

basedlearning,workingonlive

briefswithexternalclientsand

organisationstobuildastrong

designportfolioandgainvaluable

industryexperience.

Youwillcovertraditionaland

digitalapproachestovisual

communicationthroughstudying:

^ Interactiondesign

^ Typography

^ Illustrationandmarkmaking

^ Printandeditorialdesign

^ Webandappdevelopment

^ Ideaandconceptgeneration

^ Imagemanipulation

^ Navigationaldesign

COURSEDURATION

1year

COURSELOCATION

CentrefortheArts

ENTRYREQUIREMENTS

FiveGCSEsatgradeA-CoraLevel

2DiplomaatMerit,andastrong

portfolioofwork.

PROGRESSION

OPPORTUNITIES

Uponsuccessfulcompletionofthis

course,studentscanprogressonto

studyatuniversityoremployment

opportunitiesincludingjunior

designer,freelancedesigner,

webdesignerandcommercial

operators.

Level3GraphicsandNewMedia(FC057)

northhertscollegeGraphicDesign studentsEmmaandWillworkedwithauthor

DiannaJackson to designthepaperback and Kindle edition

coversfor her latest release,

Murder Now and Then.


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ThefirstyearoftheLevel3Extended

DiplomainPhotographyfocusesonexploratorystudiesenablingyoutogeneratecreativeideas.Youwillhavetheopportunitytoidentifyyourpreferredinterestsmorecloselythroughexcitinganddiverseprojectwork.

Withinthesecondyearyouwillundertakemorespecialistactivities.Thecourseculminatesinafinalmajorprojectinwhichyouwilldemonstratethecreativeskillsandknowledgeyouhaveacquiredthroughoutthecourse.Thisworkwillformpartoftheendofyearshow.

COURSEDURATION2years


ENTRYREQUIREMENTSFiveGCSEsgradesA-CoraLevel2

Diplomaandastrongportfolioofwork.

PROGRESSIONOPPORTUNITIESTheLevel3ExtendedDiplomainPhotographycanleadtohighereducationtoenableyoutopursuephotographicpracticeatdegreelevel.

Level3inPhotography(FC024)


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This courseis deliveredin

partnership withthe Hertfordshire

CollegeofMusic, for those who

specialise ina rock instrument

and are seekinga career within

music performance.

On this course you will be:

^ Developing your on-stage

performance skills

^ Developingyour instrumentalskillsandworkingtowards

attaining Grade6 on your

chosen instrument

^ Planninganddeveloping your

creative and professional

skills

^ Taking the crucial steps indevelopingyourself asa

freelance musicpractitioner

In addition you will be taughta

variety of skills whichwillinclude:

^ Writing and recordingyour

ownmusic with Mac-based

software suchas Logic

^ Studying musical styles forthe

1950s tothepresentday

^ Developingyourskills inlive

soundengineering

^ Presenting your work

professionally usingthelatest

technologies

COURSE DURATION

1 year


ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

4GCSEs atgrade Dor above and a

short performance pieceaudition

on your chosen instrument


Upon successfulcompletion of this

course will beableto progress

onto theLevel 3qualification.

Level 2 MusicPerformance(FC051)

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15/2015

This course is delivered

in partnership with the

HertfordshireCollegeof Music, forthose who

specialisein arock

instrument and are seeking

acareer within music

performance.

On this course you will be:

^ Developing youron-stageperformance skills

^ Developingyour

instrumentalskills and

working towards attaining

Grade 8on yourchosen

instrument

^ Planning and developingyour creative and

professional skillsas a

sessionmusician

^ Taking the crucial steps

indevelopingyourself

as afreelance music

practitioner

In addition you will betaught

a variety of skills whichwill

include:

^ Writing and recordingyour

own music withMac-based

softwaresuchas Logic

^ Writing and recordinga

radio showor podcast

^ Studying musical styles

fromthe1950s tothe

present day^ Developingyour skills in

livesound engineering

^ Presenting your work

professionallyusing the

latest technologies

COURSEDURATION

2 years

COURSELOCATION

Centre for the Arts

ENTRYREQUIREMENTS

5 GCSEsat gradeC orabove

including English and maths

anda short performance

pieceauditionon yourchosen

instrument.


Upon successful completion

of this course you will be

able to progress onto Higher

Education and studyat

University. Previous students

have gone on tostudy atThe

Institute of Contemporary

Music Performance (ICMP)

inLondon and the Brighton

Instituteof Modern Music

(BIMM).

Level 3Music Performance(FC053)


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Thiscourseisagreatintroductionto

thefashionindustry.Therewillbethe

opportunitytotakepartinprojectsand

competitions,visitgalleriesandexhibitions

aswellasundertakeworkexperience

withintheindustry.

Studentswillbetaughtavarietyofskills

ontheDiplomainFashionandVisual

Merchandising,whichinclude:

^ Paintinganddrawing

^ Photography

^ Digitalsoftware

^ Researchingskills

^ Moodboards

^ Fashionandvisualmerchandising

^ 3Ddesign

^ Installation

^ Textiles

^ Illustration

COURSEDURATION

1year

COURSELOCATION

CentrefortheArts

ENTRYREQUIREMENTS

4GCSEsatgradeDorabove

PROGRESSIONOPPORTUNITY

Thiscoursewillbuildtheskillsrequired

inordertoprogressontoLevel3Fashion

courseoraLevel3VisualMerchandising

course.

Level2FashionandVisualMerchandising

(FC058)

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Thiscourseisyourfirststep

towardsacareerinthefashion

andclothingindustry.From

sketchbooktocatwalk, youlllearntogenerateyourown

fashionideas,whichyoull

carrythrougheverystageof

theprocesstothefinalcatwalk

show.Youwill learnthefollowing

skills:

^ Fashionillustration

^ Patterncutting

^ Garmentconstruction

^ Textiledesign

^ Printmaking

^ Knit

^ Fabricmanipulation

COURSEDURATION2years


ENTRYREQUIREMENTS4GCSEsatgradeCorabove

includingmathsandEnglishora

Level2BTECDiplomainarelevant

subjectandaportfolioofwork.

PROGRESSIONOPPORTUNITIESUponsuccessfulcompletion

ofthiscoursestudentscan

progressontotheFoundation

DegreeinFashionandTextiles

whichistaughthereatthe

college,aswellasmanyother

fashionandtextilesdegree

coursesatuniversitiesaround

thecountry.

Level3Fashion(FC017)

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Studentswillreceivebroad

trainingacrosstheretailsector,

developingcreativeskillsand

commercialawarenessthrough

visualdisplays.Youwillbe

workingalongsidethelocalshops

andinstallingvisualdisplays

throughoutthecourse,gathering

contactsandpossiblejob

opportunitiesforthefuture.You

willdevelopskillsinthefollowing

areas:

^ 3DDesign

^ Styling

^ Installation

^ AdobeIllustratorand

Photoshop

^ Artanddesign

^ Textiles

^ Propmaking

COURSEDURATION

2years


ENTRYREQUIREMENTS

Aninterviewforwhichthe

requirementsare4GCSEsatgrade

Coraboveincludingmathsand

EnglishoraLevel2BTECDiplomain

arelevantsubject,andaportfolio

ofwork.

PROGRESSION

OPPORTUNITIES


thiscoursestudentscanprogress

ontouniversitystudyorlookfor

employmentwithinthevisual

merchandisingindustry.

Level3VisualMerchandising(FC034)

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How to applyOnce youve decided which

course is right for you, there are a

number of ways to apply:

^ Pick up an application form

from reception at any of our

centres

^ Call us on 01462 424242 to

apply by telephone

^ Visit our website

www.nhc.ac.uk, find yourcourse and apply online

Travel to college

for 2Weve teamed up with the Uno bus

to provide students with unlimited

daily travel for just 2! There are

also great deals to be had with

Arriva and CentreBus.

75% off train travel

from RoystonFull-time students travelling from

Royston are eligible for 75% off of

monthly tickets bought in advance

from Royston station.

Terms and conditions apply.

The information in this brochure was

correct at the time of going to print

(October 2014). Some course and

venue details may be subject tochange, please visit our website

www.nhc.ac.uk for the most up-

to-date information.

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