Graphic Communications

Taught at Kenilworth School & Sixth Form

Exam Board: Eduqas (WJEC) 

Assessment Method: 100% Coursework 

Why Should I Follow This Course? 

The two-year linear course with Eduqas (WJEC) allows greater flexibility to deliver a course that is more engaging, creative and structured to allow all students to improve both their design skills and their understanding of how to visually communicate effectively. Students create work that meets a design brief, using the Adobe Creative Suite fluently to produce professional outcomes, ready for industry. 

What will I learn? 

Year 1  

You will attend a series of practical workshops that cover the bases of visual communication and the pillars of graphic design. You will be instructed how to use different media before being given the freedom to explore these experimentally and creatively within a series of mini briefs. You will learn how to use a wide range of artistic media, both hand-made and digital, with improved competence for more professional outcomes. You will also learn how to deconstruct works of design in greater depth, in order to understand how other designers approach different design briefs. By the summer you will have started your main A level project, worth 60% of the A level, where you will use and display the skills you have acquired in a thorough, personal and well-developed project.  

Year 2 

You continue to develop your main portfolio of work to create a final piece. In February you will start a second project, which makes up the final 40% of the A level. This exam unit is called the ‘Externally Set Assignment’, where the themes are set by the exam board. This culminates in a 15-hour period of controlled assessment. 

Where Will This Qualification Take Me? 

Advertising • marketing • animator • creative director • graphic designer • illustrator • printmaker • production designer • theatre/television/film • exhibition designer • fine artist • interior and spatial designer • landscape architect • architect • medical illustrator • multimedia specialist • photographer • stylist • UX designer • content designer 

Entry Requirements:  

The course is suitable for students who have a minimum of a ‘6’ at GCSE in an art-related subject. A level Graphic Communication can lead to a Foundation Course or directly into undergraduate study at university