Peter Symonds College Prospectus 2014
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Performance StudiesOCRThis course is designed for students who would like to develop their skills and understanding across the Performance disciplines of Drama, Dance and Music. The focus is on Acting and Contemporary Movement with an additional component of live Music within theatre used to enhance mood or atmosphere. We donot cover Musical Theatre on this course. AS LevelCreating Performance: Comprising; acting, contemporary movement, physical theatre and musical soundtrack. You will undertake skills-based workshops in individual art forms devising and performing a short piece in each individual art form (dance, drama, music). You will then use the skills that you have learnt from this to devise and perform a longer piece that combines elements of all three art forms and has a community focus. The assessment for this unit is based on two elements: a written commentary on the practical work and the performance of the community piece. Performance Contexts 1: You will study two practitioners, one for Drama and one for Dance. They will be contemporary modern practitioners and you will be taught through a combination of practical workshops and theoretical study. This unit is assessed through a written paper of two hours’ duration in which you will answer an essay question on each practitioner studied. A2 LevelPerformance Contexts 2: Post-modern approaches to the Performing Arts since 1960. You will study nine extracts (three in dance, three in drama and three in music). You will be taught through a combination of practical workshops and theoretical study. This unit is assessed through a written paper of two hours’ duration in which you will answer one essay question. Performance project: You will undertake two performance assessments. The first is a performance realisation of one of the works from the repertoire you have studied for either Performance Contexts 1 or 2 which will be a monologue or duologue. The second is a group devised performance produced in response to a commission from exam board. It is important to note that this course will involve evening trips to live theatre, and some evening and weekend rehearsals. Students who wish to take on more than one Performance related course would be advised to consider this very carefully. Each performance subject, Dance, Drama and Theatre Studies and Performance Studies, will have its own pressures on time for rehearsals, performances, trips and workshops. This also has a financial implication as each course requires students to pay for trips and workshops in advance. Students should also be mindful that they are also limiting their options for HE courses in the future. However, if students still wish to combine two or more of these subjects it is possible and they need to see the course leader at enrolment. Standard entry requirements, plus at least a grade C in either Drama GCSE, Dance GCSE, or examinations of equivalent status, for exampleLAMDA, Guildhall, New Era Gold Medal/Grade 8, Ballet Grade 5. Auditions may be held for this course. PhilosophyAQAA Level Philosophy introduces you to some classic philosophical questions: where does our knowledge come from? Are we born knowing anything? Or: What do we mean when we say something is “morally wrong”? How can we work out what to do in a moral dilemma? The two year course will develop your skills of analysis and argument. You will need to be able to express yourself well on paper and to think logically. AS LevelReason and Experience Where does our knowledge come from? Is all our knowledge gained, as the Empiricists argue, through the experiences we have in the world around us or could it be the case, as the Rationalists claim, that there are some things we can know innately (from birth)? Why should I be governed? This course raises fundamental questions about how free individuals become obliged to obey the laws of the state. It supports the work we go on to do at A2 in Political Philosophy and covers questions concerning the basis of political obligation, consent and the justification of disobedience and dissent. The Value of Art It is clear that most of us value art, be it music, paintings or films. Do we value art because it represents the world around us? Do we value art because it expresses emotions, or is the value of art wrapped up in the formal qualities of the work? Free Will and Determinism Are we really free? You may think you have chosen to read this prospectus out of your own free will; a conscious, unhindered free decision. Determinism says that you had absolutely no choice in the matter; your behaviour was determined and inevitable. This argument has serious implications for us making sense of our ability to make decisions and choices. It has an impact on our notion of praise and blame and punishment too. A2 LevelPolitical Philosophy This course builds on the AS unit ‘Why should I be governed?’ It looks at competing accounts of human nature and the purpose of the state. It asks questions about the nature of Justice and Liberty and evaluates the various answers given to the question of where our rights come from. It goes on to ask whether these concepts can be applied at a global level in a discussion of nation states. Moral Philosophy Can there be such a thing as an absolute ‘right’ and ‘wrong’? Or is it all a matter of perspective? We also look at how moral decisions are made: should we look at consequences alone? Or should we appeal to moral duties? We will consider at least one practical ethical problem in our discussions, for instance abortion, euthanasia, or animal rights. Philosophical problems: Plato’s Republic Our set text raises issues about the nature of morality, the nature of knowledge and the ideal form of political rule. Standard entry requirements plus we strongly advise a Grade B in GCSE English due to the complexity of the texts studied and the need for advanced essay writing skills. Directory: prospectus prospectus -> State school prospectus -> Prospectus ms/MPhil/llm shari’ah/Phd programmes Download 229.69 Kb. Share with your friends:
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