Level 3 Design & Visual Communication
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Ms M. Dunsmore.
Design and Visual Communication helps students to acquire the visual and design thinking skills used in fields of design such as Architecture, Engineering, Industrial Design and Spatial Design.
Students will complete design projects that require them to develop high quality solutions to real problems. Work from the projects completed during the year can be used in portfolios that are needed for entrance to tertiary courses such as Architecture and Design degrees.
Course content: Students will complete 3 projects during the year including:
- Product Design: Students will use inspiration from nature or a designer to explore and develop a lighting product.
- Architecture: Students will develop a design for accommodation to enhance the experience of visitors to the Wenderholm Regional Park.
- Exhibition: Students may prepare and exhibit one of their solutions from the two design projects.
Careers information for DVC : https://drive.google.com/file/d/14mrF1StPIUoWnHsjGuaQjVyQtVgzQ4ix/view?usp=drive_link
Recommended Prior Learning
Students need to have completed the 12DVC, 12DVA or 11DVC course to enrol in this course.
Pathway
This course helps to prepare students for tertiary study in Architecture, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Industrial Design, Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning, and Interior Design
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
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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
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Design and Visual Communication 3.33 - Resolve a product 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
We aim to enable every student to have the course that they prefer, however, some courses have limited places or pre-requisits that may restrict the student's choice.