Year 1, 2, 3

Generalist year, the year 1 intellectually and artistically prepares the students for the different pathways that they will be able to follow at the School. The teaching units enable students to:
- acquire the basics necessary to practise the plastics arts
- improve their work and research skills
- familiarise themselves with the methodological and conceptual tools that will enable them to reflect on modern and contemporary creative art and their own production
- evaluate the quality of their own motivation and aptitudes before embarking on a higher education course in art


Evaluation and entry into year 2
The second semesters' work is judged at once by continuous assessment, by an appreciation given by the teaching staff and an end-of-year exam. At the end of the second semester, students present a personal file to the evaluation committee in the form of a formal display of the work they have produced. Students who have obtained the sixty credits required can enroll on the Art or Design options for Year 2. The option will chosen in consultation with the teaching staff.

Years 2 and 3 form the core of the course and students prepare to take the DNA (national diploma in art) This phase consists of teaching that combines acquisition of basics related to the options and the development of experimentations that will lead students to question their own preferences and abilities. Students must complete a compulsory placement during the core phase. This is a "short" observation placement (2 weeks) and it must be completed between semester 3 and semester 5. The placement takes place in line with the principles laid down in the national charter of 26 April 2006.