C09052v1 Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Photography and Situated Media
Award(s): Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Photography and Situated Media (BDesign(Hons))CRICOS code: 068111J
Commonwealth supported place?: Yes
Load credit points: 48
Course EFTSL: 1
Location: City campus
Overview
Course aims
Career options
Admission requirements
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Other information
Overview
The Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Photography and Situated Media enables students to explore an independent project through research.
Alongside the rapid evolution of the photographic medium due to digital and mobile technologies, students learn how images are situated in particular contexts, whether social, cultural or political. They apply this understanding to the art of image-making, under the guidance of expert staff, using cutting-edge equipment and facilities, including darkrooms, specialist colour-managed computer labs and fully equipped photographic studios.
Students also have the unique opportunity to collaborate with other disciplines across the University, including fashion, architecture and journalism. This enables them to both pursue their specific interests and learn how to collaborate with others on projects and commissions.
Through the chance to work with major organisations such as Amnesty International, exhibition opportunities and a focus on professional practice, students acquire the entrepreneurial skills to carve out their own niche in the photographic industry. Graduates are recognised in the industry for their ability to create photographic works that are sophisticated, relevant and concept-driven.
Course aims
The course introduces students to a wide range of photographic practices and encourages them to understand their own relationship to current thinking and modes of contemporary practice.
Students develop a personal photographic vision and language as they progress through set briefs and self-proposed projects. The course balances the acquisition of technical skills and creativity with critical historical and theoretical analysis.
Career options
Career options include employment or self-employment in traditional commercial photography, exhibition media, photographic lighting, photographic technical and digital workflow practice, photojournalism, installation and interactive media and advertising.
Admission requirements
Applicants must have completed a UTS recognised bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline at an appropriate level.
The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64; or CAE: 58-66
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
Local students
External local applicants must also attend an interview with the program director. Academic transcripts and portfolio are required at the interview.
Internal UTS applicants require a weighted average mark of above 72.5 across the three years of the Bachelor of Design in Photography and Situated Media (C10265) to secure guaranteed entry. A student with a weighted average mark of above 70 can enrol in the course with the permission of the program director.
International students
International applicants must also attend an interview (via Skype) with the program director. Digital copies of both academic transcripts and portfolio must be sent to the program director prior to the interview.
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.
Course duration and attendance
The course is offered on a one-year, full-time basis.
Course structure
This course totals 48 credit points made up of four 12-credit-point subjects.
Course completion requirements
| 80030 Research Methods | 12cp | |
| 80029 Independent Project: Conceptual Development | 12cp | |
| 80028 Independent Project: Designed Outcome | 12cp | |
| 80041 Dissertation | 12cp | |
| Total | 48cp |
Course program
The course program is shown below.
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 80030 Research Methods | 12cp | |
| 80029 Independent Project: Conceptual Development | 12cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 80041 Dissertation | 12cp | |
| 80028 Independent Project: Designed Outcome | 12cp | |
Other information
Further information is available from:
Building 6 Student Centre
telephone 1300 ask UTS (1300 275 887)
or +61 2 9514 1222
Ask UTS www.ask.uts.edu.au
www.dab.uts.edu.au
