Art, Craft and Design: Combining Disciplines
Edexcel Art and Design comes in six disciplines. Learn the endorsed titles, how the broad Art, Craft and Design title lets you combine them, and the rules that stop you double-dipping.
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Six ways to make art
Edexcel Art and Design comes in six disciplines, called endorsed titles. One of them, Art, Craft and Design, lets you combine several. This module covers the six titles, the rules for combining them across your two components, and how to avoid double-dipping.
Endorsed title words
Four terms run through this topic. Learn them first.
How many titles?
The two components ask you to draw from different numbers of endorsed titles.
Do not double-dip
You may combine disciplines, but you cannot use the SAME practice under two titles. You cannot count sculpture under both Fine Art and Three-dimensional Design, and you cannot count installation under both Fine Art and Photography. Choose practices that genuinely differ.
Match the title
- Fine Art
- Graphic Communication
- Textile Design
- Photography
- Painting, drawing and sculpture
- Design for print and screen
- Working with fabric and fibre
- Capturing images with a camera
Which title combines?
Which endorsed title is the broad one that lets you combine several disciplines?
- Art, Craft and Design
- Fine Art
- Photography
- Textile Design
Match the term
- Endorsed title
- Area of study
- Component 1
- Component 2
- One of the six named disciplines
- A named practice within a discipline
- The personal portfolio
- The externally set assignment
Which are titles?
Which TWO of these are endorsed titles of Edexcel Art and Design? Choose all that apply.
- Fine Art
- Photography
- Music
- Drama
Plan a combined portfolio
Put the steps of planning a combined portfolio in order.
- Choose a theme to explore
- Pick areas of study from two or more titles
- Check you are not double-dipping
- Develop the work across the disciplines
The endorsed titles, counted
Edexcel Art and Design has _____ endorsed titles. For Component 1 you draw from at least _____ of them, and for Component 2 at least _____. The broad title that combines disciplines is Art, Craft and _____. Using the same practice under two titles is called _____.
Count the titles
How many endorsed titles does Edexcel Art and Design offer?
Spot the titles
Tap the TWO that are endorsed titles of Art and Design.
- Fine Art
- Textile Design
- Music
- Geography
Allowed or banned?
For each combination of practices, decide whether it is allowed or a banned double-dip.
- Painting in Fine Art and photography in Photography. Allowed or banned?
- Sculpture in Fine Art and sculpture in Three-dimensional Design. Allowed or banned?
- Installation in Fine Art and installation in Photography. Allowed or banned?
Explain the titles
Explain the endorsed titles of Art and Design and the rules for combining them.
- Name some of the endorsed titles
- Explain the rule for Component 1 and Component 2
- Explain what double-dipping is and why it is not allowed