IB VISUAL ARTS SL
1 Credit
1.10 Weighting
Grade: 11 or 12
Prerequisite: Studio Art
The IB Visual Arts SL course enables students to engage in both
practical exploration and artistic production, and in independent
contextual, visual and critical investigation, with Option A students
focusing more on the former and Option B students on the latter. The
course is designed to enable students to study visual arts in higher
education and also welcomes those students who seek life enrichment
through visual arts. IB Visual Arts SL students will develop aesthetic,
imaginative and creative skills through the study of art history.
Regular research and studio work will provide the link between the
students’ personal research and their studio work.
*SL option is for students who choose to sit for the IB Visual Arts examination after 1 year of study in the program.
IB VISUAL ARTS HL YR I
1 Credit
1.10 Weighting
Grade: 11
Prerequisite: Studio Art
The IB Visual Arts HL I course enables students to engage in
both practical exploration and artistic production, and in independent
contextual, visual and critical investigation, with Option A students
focusing more on the former and Option B students on the latter. The
course is designed to enable students to study visual arts in higher
education and also welcomes those students who seek life enrichment
through visual arts. IB Visual Arts students will develop aesthetic,
imaginative and creative skills through the study of art history.
Regular research and studio work will provide the link between the
students’ personal research and their studio work.
*IB Visual Arts HL 1 students MUST continue onto IB
Visual Arts HL II (Grade 12) at the conclusion of which they will sit
for the examination.
IB VISUAL ARTS HL YR II
1 Credit
1.10 Weighting
Grade: 12
Prerequisite: IB Visual Arts I
IB Visual Art HL II students will continue to develop aesthetic,
imaginative and creative skills through the study of art history.
Students will complete the Investigation Workbook demonstrating
knowledge and visual phenomena.
Option A (HL and SL)
Option A is designed for students who wish to concentrate on
studio practice in visual arts. Students will produce investigation
workbooks to support, inform, develop and refine studio work through
sustained contextual, visual and critical investigation.
At both HL and SL, the investigation workbooks are integral to
studio practice and should reflect the student’s critical visual and
written investigation.
Option B (HL and SL)
Option B is designed for students who wish to concentrate on
contextual, visual and critical investigation in visual arts. In their
investigation workbooks students will explore fully an integrated range
of ideas within a contextual, visual and critical framework and produce
studio work based on their visual and written investigation.
Both HL and SL, students should demonstrate connections between academic investigation and studio work.