Level 3 Design and Visual Communication UE Approved
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: S. Weir, J. Crawford.
Level 3 DVC has one main spatial design project for the year followed by an exhibition at the end of the year. Level 3 students are given lots of autonomy over the direction of their projects and are guided by staff to go deeper in their design knowledge and application of design thinking. Visual communication techniques can be dictated by the student and continue to improve over the course of the year.
It is important to be self-motivated and enthusiastic about design to take DVC in Level 3 -the more you enjoy it the better you will do in this course!
Recommended Prior Learning
Level 2 Design and Visual Communication
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
A set of pencils (2H, H, HB, B, 2B), 2 erasers, ruler.
Pathway
Architecture, product design, graphic design, landscape design, urban planning, set design, creative directing, typography and advertising.
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.
This course is approved for University Entrance.
External
NZQA Info
Design and Visual Communication 3.30 - Initiate design ideas through exploration
NZQA Info
Design and Visual Communication 3.31 - Develop a visual presentation that exhibits a design outcome to an audience
NZQA Info
Design and Visual Communication 3.32 - Resolve a spatial design through graphics practice
Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 16
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.