OCR Nationals

Applied Art, Design and Media

The OCR Level 1 Nationals in Applied Art, Design and Media has been developed to provide learners with an introduction to the skills, knowledge and understanding required to prepare for work in the applied art, design and media sector.

It has been designed to help learners develop their personal skills in areas such as:

• Team working.
• Career planning.
• Communication.
• Problem solving.

The learner also carries out a range of tasks that have been designed to recognise their achievements in a modern, practical way that is relevant to the workplace.

Specification aims

These qualifications specifically aim to:

• Develop learner's knowledge and understanding of generic, transferable skills that are essential for further education, occupational training or employment, i.e. basic skills, team working and problem solving.
• Develop learner's knowledge and understanding of the applied art, design and media sector and, where selected, a chosen specialist pathway within that sector area.
• Develop learner's knowledge, understanding and skills in contexts that are relevant to employment situations.
• Enable learners to develop the skills necessary to participate in real situations.
• Encourage progression by assisting in the development of skills, knowledge and understanding that learners will need to access further education opportunities or occupational training on a full-time or part-time basis.
• Promote interaction between employers, centres and learners by relating teaching and assessment to real settings.

List of Unit Titles

Mandatory units

Unit 1 Working as a team in applied art, design and media

Unit 2 investigating the applied art, design and media sector

Unit 3 Introducing practical skills in applied art, design and media

Unit 4 Investigating options for work in applied art, design and media

Unit 5 Communication skills in applied art, design and media

Unit 6 Problem solving in applied art, design and media

Optional units

Applied Art and Design specialist pathway

Unit 7 Working in 2D

Unit 8 Working in 3D

Unit 9 Working to design briefs

Unit 10 Introducing fine art

Unit 11 Introducing fashion and textiles

Unit 12 Introducing graphic design

Unit 13 Creative studies

Media specialist pathway

Unit 14 Introducing music in television, film and radio

Unit 15 Introducing new media

Unit 16 Introducing radio

Unit 17 Introducing television and video

Unit 18 Introducing film

Unit 19 Introducing publishing

Unit 20 Introducing photography

Complementary optional units

This list contains units from other sector areas that you might want to take alongside your applied art, design and media qualification.

Unit 21 Desktop publishing (ICT)

Unit 22 Presentation software (ICT)

Unit 23 Promotion for travel and tourism (Travel and Tourism)

Unit 24 Promotion for sport and leisure (Sport and Leisure)