Course Title: Photography Major Study 2

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2008

Course Code: VART5169

Course Title: Photography Major Study 2

School: 340T Art

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5048 - Diploma of Arts (Visual Arts)

Course Contact : Kellyann Geurts

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4472

Course Contact Email:kellyann.geurts@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Linda Erceg

linda.erceg@rmit.edu.au

Ph: +61 3 9925 4125

Nominal Hours: 144

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Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

VART5168 – Photography Major Study Level 1 / VART5166 – Photography Minor Study Level 1

Course Description

The purpose of this course is for students to synthesise the technical and conceptual skills acquired in previous photography courses to produce an individual body of work that applies the knowledge of photography as a fine art discipline. Students also participate in the planning and organisation of an exhibition of works. This course focuses on digital practice, with camera use and lighting techniques incorporated into digital studio outcomes.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

VBS679 Photography Major Study 2


Learning Outcomes


1. Use and select appropriate equipment, materials and advanced techniques in the production of a personal body of work.
2. Document contemporary issues and theory in the arts
3. Use photography effectively as a form of visual expression and articulation.
4. Consolidate ideas to produce a personal body of work for exhibition.
5. Promote oneself through setting up an exhibition.


Details of Learning Activities

Students will receive tuition in their individual studios and in the computer lab.

Lectures, demonstrations, group discussion, gallery excursions and individual tutorials will all feature as part of the course.

Students are expected to work on their practice in their studios and off campus.


Teaching Schedule

This course is run over an 18 semester.


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

Cotton, Charlotte. The Photograph As Contemporary Art, Thames and Hudson, 2004


References

Bolton, R. The Contest of Meaning: Critical Histories of Photography MIT Press, 1989

Langford, Michael Basic Photography,Oxford Focal Press, 2000.

Janus, Elizabeth (ED) Veronica’s Revenge Contemporary Perspectives on Photography LAC Switzerland,1998

Newhall, Beaumont The History of Photography: From 1839 to the Present Day, Doubleday,1964

Sontag, Susan On Photography, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1989


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

Folio presentation marked by a panel, with written response.


Assessment Tasks

•    Folio Work, demonstrating sustained investigation.
•    10-12 Resolved works with backup
•    Successful integration of Photoshop elements within practice.
•    Participation in group tutorial on specified date.
•    1 Visual journal
•    Studio practice        

Students are given a mark (either PX or NN) at the end of the semester.


Assessment Matrix

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