Photography & Moving Image with Foundation Entry
About this course
BA (Hons) Photography & Moving Image has been designed to give you the knowledge and real-life skills that are needed for a range of graduate-level jobs in industry.
This is an exciting, but challenging time to be entering the photographic industry. Never has photography been so popular, nor so competitive. As such, this course has been designed to produce graduates that are: socially engaged, politically aware photography and moving image practitioners; able to integrate criticality and reflection in their practice; independent thinkers who can collaborate and lead; sophisticated ‘makers,’ able to utilise contemporary and traditional technology and methodology appropriately for a range of audiences and functioning, and commercially adept practitioners of photography and moving image.
Modules
During the course of the programme you will study a range of subjects directly associated with photography and moving image. Alongside all the modules you will develop your academic skills that will help you progress smoothly.
All students take a total of 120 credits per level and you will study the following modules:
Level 3 Modules (all modules are mandatory) include: Preparing for Higher Education, Studio Practice 1 (Multidisciplinary), Studio Practice 2 (Multidisciplinary)
Level 4 Modules (all modules are mandatory) include: Contextual Studies (Photography and Moving Image), Creative Process , Location and Studio Practice, Photography and Moving Image, Professional Practice 1
Level 5 Modules (all modules are mandatory) include: Critical Studies (Photography and Moving Image), Creative Process 2, Professional Practice 2, Photographic Practice, Moving Image Practice.
Level 6 Modules (all modules are mandatory) include: Dissertation, External Engagement, Extensive Personal Practice and Exhibition, Professional Practice 3
Assessment methods
Assessment will be undertaken through a range of established methodologies at various stages throughout your learning experience. This incorporates standard practices through initial, diagnostic, formative and summative stages. Examples of assessment activity includes: Essays, Seminars, Projects and Portfolios, Dissertation, Reflective/Summative Reports, Group presentations, Peer assessment, Group assessment
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