Year 1

In semester 1 and semester 2, the course includes several compulsory components:

• theoretical teaching: philosophy, art history, languages, screen culture, graphic design culture,
• technical and practical teaching in workshops: drawing, engraving, color, screen printing, volume and space, digital practices, photography, video, sound, design and graphic design,
• group presentations of work.
• lectures, intensive courses, and trips.

In semester 2, theory classes continue and, among the artistic practice classes, students must choose three classes (two classes will correspond to the jury’s choice during the entrance exam, a third class will be of their choice) from three courses: art, design, and graphic design + 1 intensive work period of 4 consecutive days with teachers from the school (program of 6 intensive courses).

Semesters 1 and 2 give rise to the awarding of credits. The assessment methods are as follows:

1. An assessment at the end of semester 1 in the form of an oral interview based on a presentation of the work allows the progress made by each student at the school to be measured and analyzed, and each student to be informed of the assessment of their work during the semester and the credits obtained.
2. An assessment of the entire year at the end of semester 2 during an oral exam, the jury examines the work from semesters 1 and 2 and the student’s progress since entering isdaT.

During these exams, the teaching team assesses the student’s overall artistic, theoretical, and critical knowledge and skills, their analytical abilities, the quality of their work, their progress over the year, and their commitment to personal research. Their attendance in class is also taken into account.
A meeting of the teaching staff allows for an evaluation of the student’s overall practical and theoretical skills.

To be admitted to semester 3, students must have obtained 60 credits. Repeating a year is not permitted, except in serious cases (illness, accident). The decision to move on to semester 3 or to allow a student to repeat a year is made by the management, based on the recommendation of the teaching staff.

At the end of the year, each student will have to choose an option for continuing their studies: art, design (spaces and objects specialisation), or graphic design. In order to learn about the direction of each of the three options available at the institution, from the month of January on, students are invited to attend the upper-year assessments and, later on, graduation. Students are offered a presentation on the content of the options.

All information concerning the course programme and timetables can be found on the dedicated Art, design and graphic design courses catalog website (in French).