L3 Design and Visual Communication
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Mr A. Willis, Mr J. Montreal.
In Level 3 Design and Visual Communication, students create their own design brief for a spatial or product design of their choosing. Students will utilise skills obtained throughout their time in Design and Visual Communication to develop their own personal approach to designing. Students are encouraged to work to their strengths to produce a sophisticated outcome for a real-life context.
Level 3 Design and Visual Communication is modelled after first year tertiary study in Architectural and Spatial Design, as well as other design-related courses such as Graphic, Product and Interior Design. The work completed in this course will provide evidence for design portfolios required or most university applications in a design field.
Prerequisites
14 credits or more at Achieved in Level 2 Design and Visual Communication.
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
Generic Technology 3.3 - Develop a conceptual design considering fitness for purpose in the broadest sense
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Design and Visual Communication 3.30 - Initiate design ideas through exploration
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Design and Visual Communication 3.31 - Develop a visual presentation that exhibits a design outcome to an audience
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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: 22
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
- Some students’ courses may not fit the timetable when it is prepared so you may be contacted and asked to re-choose.
- If you do not make sufficient progress in the remainder of the year (i.e. in your entrance exams, course work and end-of-year exams), you may not be accepted into the subject of your choice