C10265v1 Bachelor of Design in Photography and Situated Media

Overview

The Bachelor of Design in Photography and Situated Media explores both traditional photographic practice and more contemporary dimensions of media and imaging in urban environments, such as for exhibitions, installations and interactive responses. The degree has a strong emphasis on the relationship between digital photography and its purpose in an environmental situation, focusing on the city, urban issues and the relationship of media to its context – social, physical, geographical, political, documentary, artistic and design motivations.

This course recognises the technological change brought about by digital advances in photography, and responds to actual and potential directions in which technological change impacts upon photography, the production of imagery and their applications in the real and virtual worlds. Digital imaging has been transformed by the mobility of the image, innovations in the available scale and materials for photographic reproduction, pervasive media and ubiquitous conduits of electronic communication.

Accordingly, the course balances practical skills with theoretical underpinnings, ethics and creative speculation. All studio subjects are project based and rely on professional practice in their requirements, giving students the capacity to handle the expectations of professional life.

Course aims

Students graduate with skills of self-reflection in their practice, critical engagement with and responses to social and cultural issues, and a broad understanding of research practices. Students also gain an understanding of new technologies for image and multi-modal production, and new ways of approaching media in the environment.

Career options

Graduates of this course are able to engage in the broad scope of photographic careers. Career options include employment or self-employment in traditional commercial photography, photojournalism, exhibition media, photographic lighting, photographic technical and digital workflow practice, installation and interactive media and advertising.

Academic requirements

Applicants must have completed an Australian Year 12 qualification, Australian Qualifications Framework Diploma, or equivalent Australian or overseas qualification at the required level.

Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.

The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; TOEFL: paper based: 575 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 90 overall with a writing score of 21; DEEP: C

Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.

Applications

Local students

Non-recent school leavers must submit a personal statement directly to UTS: Design, Architecture and Building. Based on the statement, students are selected for interview, at which they are expected to attend with a portfolio of work.

International students

International students (excluding those studying in an Australian high school) must submit an application to UTS International (in person, by mail or online) or through an accredited UTS representative. The application must include a portfolio of up to 10 examples of the student's work demonstrating awareness, imagination and skills relevant to design (preferably provided on CD or DVD).

Course duration and attendance

This course is offered on a three-year, full-time basis.

Course completion requirements

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