IGCSE Art and Design

Course Aims

This Edexcel IGCSE course aims to enable learners to:

actively engage in the creative process of art, craft and design in order to develop as effective and independent learners, and as critical and reflective thinkers with enquiring minds
develop creative, imaginative and intuitive capabilities when exploring and making images, artefacts and products
become confident in taking risks and learn from experience when exploring and experimenting with ideas, processes, media, materials and techniques
develop critical understanding through investigative, analytical, experimental, practical, technical and expressive skills
develop and refine ideas and proposals, personal outcomes or solutions with increasing independence
acquire and develop technical skills through working with a broad range of media, materials, techniques, processes and technologies with purpose and intent
develop knowledge and understanding of art, craft and design in historical and contemporary contexts, societies and cultures
develop an awareness of the different roles and individual work practices evident in the production of art, craft and design in the creative and cultural industries
develop an awareness of the purposes, intentions and functions of art, craft and design in a variety of contexts and as appropriate to students’ own work
demonstrate safe working practices in art, craft and design.

Component codes: 4FA1/01, 4GC1/01, 4PY1/01, 4TE1/01, 4TD1/01*

50% of the total International GCSE

Content summary

Students must work within one of the following endorsed titles: Fine Art; Graphic Communication; Photography; Textile Design; Three-dimensional Design.
Students create a personal portfolio of work that demonstrates the knowledge, understanding and skills for the selected endorsed titles.
Centres are free to devise any theme(s), project(s) or task(s) which may each have a separate focus or be interconnected.
Centre-devised theme(s), project(s) or task(s) must adhere to the submissionrequirements given in the Assessment Requirements section on page 34.

This component gives students opportunities to:

Component codes: 4FA1/02, 4GC1/02, 4PY1/02, 4TE1/02, 4TD1/02*

50% of the total International GCSE

• Students must continue to work in the same endorsed title as they did for the

Personal Portfolio. For example, if a student chooses Fine Art for component one,

then they must continue with Fine Art for component two.

• Students must present personal response(s) to an externally set broad-based

thematic starting point, set by Pearson in the Externally Set Assignment.

This component allows students opportunities to:

• develop and explore ideas

• research primary and contextual sources

• experiment with media, materials, techniques and processes

• present personal response(s) to the externally set theme.