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This course will give you a grounding in both national and international politics as well as recent world affairs. At AS level you will examine the uncodified constitution of the UK and the different layers of government within it (the Prime Minister, Parliament and the judiciary). You will also learn how people become involved in the political system through elections, political parties and pressure groups.

At A2 level you will study international politics beginning with examining the changes in the world order, the global economy and the international institutions that operate within it (including the UN, NATO, the EU and the IMF). You will also study the latest developments in international politics including recent conflicts, regional instability and Britain’s changing role within the world.

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You will learn all of the basic hairdressing skills such as cutting, colouring, perming etc.  You will cover these subjects in a practical way in our real working salons.  There is also an element of theory involved which underpins the qualification.

You will study:

• Health and safety practice in the salon
• Promoting products and services to clients
• Shampooing and conditioning the hair and scalp Client consultation Cutting women's hair
• Colouring and lightening hair
• The art of dressing hair.
• Perming and neutralising hair

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These qualifications prepare you to work unsupervised or in a supervisory capacity with children and their families in a variety of settings These could include nurseries, children's centres, home-based child care, pre-schools or schools. you will study a range of subjects for example:

• Child development from 0-16 years
• Keeping children safe and healthy
• Child observations
• Cultural diversity

You are required to do at least two days a week work placement in an appropriate setting, for which you need to have a CRB (Criminal Records Bureau) check.

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This course is a nationally recognised and industry standard accounting qualification, designed to keep you competitive in the growing finance sector. It will help you to update your professional accountancy and finance skills to a high level and develop your career opportunities. Whether you want to improve existing skills or learn new ones, this course can improve your future prospects.

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In this course you will study ESOL as well as some child care and health and social care.  By the end of the year you will take a qualification in ESOL .

Please contact our Advice Team on 020 7510 7777 or Advice@tower.ac.uk for further information or pop in and see us.

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Options include:
- Animation & interactivity for Games Design,
- Motion Graphics for SFX,
- 3D Modelling and character design,
- Storyboarding and Narrative development for Games Design,
- Moving Image and SFX

The course is an option within the BTEC Level 2 Extended Diploma in Animation & Multimedia (Games Development). It has embedded Work Skills to provide an ideal course for those with an interest in games or new media design.

Discover the diversity and potential of multimedia. Explore graphics, illustration, typography, web design, multimedia production, 2D and 3D animation, desktop video production and special effects. You will produce traditional and digital creative work while developing your visual, written and oral communication skills through contextual studies and professional studio practice. You will explore Italian Renaissance art and learn about perspective alongside the study of Manga and contemporary artists such as Takashi Murakami

You will also create ideas and solutions to meet industry-standard briefs. Assessment is continuous and the course ends in a final project where you can specialise in an area of your choice. You will use professional software packages such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Maya, Final Cut Pro, After Effects and Director. You will learn how to use scanners, printers, digital and video cameras. You will also have the opportunity to study an additional A level in Art, Media or Photography to enhance your skills and knowledge.

Off-site visits to galleries and other educational institutions will compliment and inform your practical work. Students from this course have an excellent track record in relation to progression to higher education. We have strong links with Ravensbourne, Bournemouth and London College of Communication who all offer advice and guidance on portfolio content.

Where this course might take me:
You could progress to very popular career routes in games, animation, multimedia authoring, interactivity and digital applied art, or to a Higher Education course.

For Matthew Jones, this course took him to University at Ravensbourne: 

“Tower Hamlets College has made me want to achieve, the best thing is that THC offers me comfort and security, it has made me take my work seriously and opened my mind to career choices,” says this Ex-Langdon Park student.

Tower Hamlets College has helped Matthew reach his full potential, by setting him on route to a specialist design summer school and a work placement with Framestore, one of the largest digital visual effects company in Europe, as well as another at Channel 4. Now he’s off to Ravensbourne, a specialist art university to study Production for Web-delivered Media.

Matthew has always been fascinated by animation. He wanted to see the bigger picture of what he can do with his talent, so he enrolled on a BTEC course at Tower Hamlets College after receiving some much needed advice from College staff members who sensed both his commitment and worries about studying. “My course pushed me creatively, I used to find places like The Tate Gallery boring but now I really appreciate it and admire the work some artists do,” commented Matthew. “I really enjoyed College, it was great!” he adds.
 

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Options include:
- Animation & Interactivity for Games Design,
- Motion Graphics for Broadcasting SFX,
- 3D Modelling for Games, Broadcast and Architecture,
- Storyboarding and Narrative Development for Creative Industries,
- Moving Image and SFX

This course is the equivalent of 3 A levels and is suitable for creative ambitious students who enjoy working in a computing environment. We will expect students to be inquiring and interested in a range of topics that will inform imaginative possibilities for their own work.

If you are considering a career in computer graphics then this is the ideal starting point. Games development & Motion graphics are one of the fastest growing industries and covers a wide area including the use of games in training and education as well as entertainment. You will like working with computers and using your imagination to solve problems in a systematic way.
 

Through a series of industry related projects you will learn how to respond to a professional brief from researching initial ideas through to creating and presenting a finished product. You will discover the diversity and potential of digital media, using 2D and 3D animation for games design, illustration; typography; web design and special effects. On the course you will be producing creative work using both traditional and digital media while developing your visual, written and oral communication skills through contextual studies and professional studio practice. You will explore Italian Renaissance art and learn about traditional perspective alongside the study of contemporary graphic art styles such as Manga.  Assessment is continuous and the course ends in a final project where you can specialise in an area of your choice.

Resources
You will use professional software packages such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Maya, Final Cut Pro, After Effects and Director. You will learn how to use industry standard scanners, printers, digital and video cameras. 

Off-site visits to galleries and other educational institutions will compliment and inform your practical work. Students from this course have an excellent track record in relation to progression to higher education. We have strong links with Ravensbourne, Bournemouth and London College of Communication who all provide workshops to offer advice and guidance on portfolio content.