Term 1
Professional Photography in Practice (Photographic Technology and Applied Production Skills) (40 credits)
This unit will enable you to develop and utilise specialist photographic skills and knowledge to solve photographic problems through a series of technical workshops and project briefs.
Through planning, implementation, review, and engagement with industry, you'll apply your photographic skills in a realistic and professional context, identifying areas in which you may wish to develop your future practice.
Critical Approaches (Photographic Culture, History and Theory) (20 credits)
You’ll have the opportunity to study major developments and critical approaches in photography, enabling you to gain an understanding of its contemporary significance whie placing your work in a historical-cultural context. This unit is particularly useful if you’re interested in pursuing Master’s-level study.
Personal Project (Research and development) (20 credits)
Through the research and development of a comprehensive project, you’ll be able to recognise creative influences in your own work and develop an understanding of your own creative ambitions.
Term 2
Professional Photography in Practice (continued)
Critical Approaches (continued)
Personal Project (continued)
Professional Identity and Portfolio Development (Professional Context and Progression) (40 credits)
A culmination of the previous units, this unit will offer you the hands-on opportunity to develop a professional body of work that showcases your personal identity.
This is the most significant unit in that you’ll be expected to produce a professional portfolio of work which demonstrates a rigorous and critical analysis of your interests in professional photography, strongly influenced by your area of specialism.
Term 3
Personal Project (continued)
Professional Identity and Portfolio Development (continued)
You’ll explore and gain a working knowledge of contemporary business practice, with an emphasis on operating as a freelance practitioner.
All units will involve you in original applications of knowledge, together with a practical ability to use and critically assess existing photographic techniques and formats.
In the process of the critical evaluation of your own work and the work of others, you’ll develop innovative solutions to creative challenges.
The end of the course will also provide an opportunity for you to showcase your work in an exhibition context.
