After having had advice on lighting, backgrounds, composition, camera angles and expression, you will be asked to photograph someone you know with the aim of showing his/her personality. You will also be asked to photo someone in black and white. Afterwards you will discuss the results with your teacher.

A demonstration of studio portraiture using electronic flash and different lighting will end the module.

Students must be prepared to pay for their own film development and photo paper. Students must bring their own camera but it does not have to be a specialised one.

The students will learn how to print on fabric with silk screens. The course starts with a series of sketching excercises to explore pattern making to make the students aware of design principles and elements. They will then take the resulting patterns and create stencils in paper, plastic and fabric, and use them to build up layers of colour to create complex images. The students can then if they want, print imagery on clothing, creating unique items for themselves.

Students must be prepared to pay for their own materials.

You will be able to go out and create a sketchbook by drawing the life and culture of Brighton. Experiment and explore possibilities for generating drawings. Learn new things and get ideas for your own work.

A study of the current environmental problems affecting Great Britain. The course aims to provide students with an understanding of the main environmental issues involved, together with the measures, so far introduced, to help improve the situation.

Some local study trips are envisaged and there will also be opportunities for some individual investigations.

Students must be prepared to pay for transport to certain study visits.

This course looks at some aspects of art, literature and music in Britain. The content depends in part on local events, for example exhibitions, concerts and plays that we can prepare for and then attend. Students also look at the culture on our own doorstep by making study visits or looking at the local architecture. Students also have the opportunity to follow a topic of their own interest.

Students must be prepared to pay for transport to certain study visits.

This is a very practical course which gives students the opportunity to develop both their writing and reading skills. We will look at different styles of writing and try some of them!

We will discuss the work of some writers and students will be encouraged to dip into ‘new’ authors. Students will also research and present the life of a writer of their choice.

The aims of this course include developing self confidence, imagination, individual expression and creativity.

Students study drama through a variety of different means including exercises, improvisation, scripts and role play. They look at various characterisations and different types of script (contemporary and traditional).

Most terms the students work towards putting on a short performance to fellow students.

This is a practical course looking at learning different sewing techniques, the use of different types of fabric, basic fashion, design work and pattern making.

Students must be prepared to provide all relevant materials.

The course is designed to follow on from Fashion 1 and consists of experimental projects in fashion textiles and fashion design, garment construction, visual research and drawing. The conclusion of the course will be a fashion show by the participants.

Students must be prepared to provide all relevant materials

This is a practical course for those students interested in learning more about the British Garden. A look at growing vegetables and flowers. Students will learn about gardening for enjoyment in all four seasons with ideas about the use of plants, design and planting in different size gardens for different effects. Participants must be prepared to do some physical work as some of the course is work experience.

The first part of the course is about how we view international/global relations. After this the students in the class select which topics they are most interested in studying.

Topics include:

• the relationship between the state, human rights and belief
• the extent that production and trade have an ethical dimension
• the origins of and future of ‘Terror’
• what we mean by ‘Globalisation’
• can ‘Humanitarean Intervension’ be justified?
• investigation into Trade Blocs.
• Global poverty, how best to deal with it.

Students will study a wide range of pop music, lyrics and cover art, and discuss these from a technical, social, political and cultural point of view. Students may create an original CD of their own music but will also carry out audi-visual presentations of a pop music topic of their own choice to the rest of the group.

Students look at various techniques to create atmosphere in films and documentaries. This includes looking at lighting, use of music and camera angles. Students will look at a variety of different films and documentaries and present their own findings on different subjects.

In Practical Media students work in groups to write, shoot and edit a short video film, either on a suggested theme or on a subject of their own choosing. The emphasis is on learning through doing. The teacher provides some necessary input and is there to offer help when needed.

Students will be taken through various aspects of vocal techniques including warming up, producing a quality sound, tone production, exercises, extending range and diaphagmatic support. Tone, arrangement and song structure will all be broken down and analysed. Also a focus on dealing with nerves and anxiety on stage.

Students must be prepared to take part in evening practices and possibly to join a choir.

This module is only for students staying a minimum of 10 weeks and they must have an upper-intermediate level of English.

This is a course designed to improve students’ English by partaking in work experience in a company or organisation in Brighton. This is an opportunity for students to practise their English in a working environment.

Most placements are at cafes, restaurants, gardens, pubs, environmental projects or charity shops. Students must work when their employer needs them to so their work experience may take place outside of the timetabled programme. Students must be prepared to work on Friday or Saturday evenings. Students working with environmental projects have to work a full day each week. Although this is sometimes possible to do on a Saturday or Sunday it is mostly done midweek so these students may have to miss some of their other classes on one day per week. The placements do not involve skilled work.

Occasionally it may be possible to get work experience at nursing homes, schools or nurseries. For these placements it is essential that students have brought with them a registered police check or good conduct document. For further details of this please contact the school.

Students have to pay for their travel to and from the work experience placements themselves and sign an ‘Employee conduct’ contract if they wish to join this course.