C10265v4 Bachelor of Design in Photography
Award(s): Bachelor of Design in Photography (BDesign)UAC code: 602065 (Autumn session)
CRICOS code: 093240C
Commonwealth supported place?: Yes
Load credit points: 144
Course EFTSL: 3
Location: City campus
Overview
Course aims
Course intended learning outcomes
Career options
Admission requirements
Applications
Assumed knowledge
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Honours
Other information
Overview
In the Bachelor of Design in Photography, students learn how to create outstanding images linked to the sociocultural context that drives contemporary visual culture.
With the rapid evolution of the photographic medium due to digital and mobile technologies, images are situated in particular contexts, whether social, cultural or political. In design studios students learn how to recognise these contexts, and use and reinterpret them for their own creative work.
Students apply this understanding to the art of image making, under the guidance of expert staff, using world-standard equipment and facilities. These include darkrooms, specialist colour-managed computer labs and fully equipped photographic studios. Equipment is constantly upgraded to ensure that students only work with the best and latest devices.
Throughout their studies, students have the unique opportunity to collaborate with other disciplines across the university, including fashion, architecture and journalism. This enables them to both pursue specific interests and learn how to collaborate with others on projects and commissions.
Course aims
Through the opportunity to work with major organisations such as the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Sydney Biennale and participate in exhibitions, students are given the entrepreneurial skills to carve out their own niche in the photographic industry. A focus on professional practice means they are recognised for their ability to create photographic and media works that are sophisticated, relevant and concept-driven.
Course intended learning outcomes
| A.1 | Ability to take autonomous responsibility for actions and decisions |
| A.2 | Ability to establish and develop an informed and ethical position toward social and cultural issues |
| A.3 | Ability to constructively engage with subject learning activities |
| A.4 | Ability to recognise and appreciate cultural diversity including Indigenous perspectives |
| C.1 | Ability to work cooperatively and professionally as part of a team, initiate partnerships with others, take a leadership role when required, and constructively contribute to peer learning |
| C.2 | Ability to communicate ideas effectively in a variety of ways including oral, written and visual |
| C.3 | Ability to engage in, and contribute to studio discussion |
| I.1 | Ability to develop innovative approaches |
| I.2 | Ability to understand and challenge disciplinary conventions |
| I.3 | Ability to initiate and execute meaningful self-directed iterative processes |
| I.4 | Ability to produce inspirational responses that exemplify integration of learning experiences |
| I.5 | Ability to innovatively use photographic and media technologies |
| P.1 | Ability to recognise and engage in a diverse range of technical and practical contexts |
| P.2 | Ability to apply relevant digital and/or analogue techniques and technologies to image-based practice |
| P.3 | Ability to develop technical skills in photography and situated media |
| P.4 | Ability to demonstrate knowledge of current image-based practice |
| P.5 | Ability to position work within an extended disciplinary context |
| R.1 | Ability to source, evaluate and utilise appropriate academic and professional references |
| R.2 | Ability to independently select and apply appropriate research methodologies to carry out investigative study |
| R.3 | Ability to analyse, synthesise and formulate complex ideas, arguments and rationales and use initiative to explore alternatives |
| R.4 | Ability to demonstrate knowledge of photographic history and theory and to place creative practice within a contextual framework |
| R.5 | Ability to reflect and engage in self-critique and critical thinking |
Career options
There are many career options for graduates across a range of sectors, such as photography for fashion, journalism, architecture or marketing. Some graduates start their careers as photography assistants for professional photographers while others move into freelance work.
Generally, graduates can expect to work in a number of capacities, including photo agencies, advertising, and cultural production, as a freelancer working for various clients, a fine arts practitioner, or an editorial photographer for news outlets, magazines and digital media. Many graduates combine a number of these careers.
Admission requirements
Applicants must have completed an Australian Year 12 qualification, Australian Qualifications Framework Diploma, or equivalent Australian or overseas qualification at the required level.
Students must refer to the inherent requirements for all degrees offered by Design and Architecture in the Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building.
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: 176-184.
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
International students
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).
Assumed knowledge
Any two units of English.
Design and Technology, Visual Arts are recommended.
Course duration and attendance
The course is offered on a three-year, full-time basis.
Course structure
Students must complete 144 credit points made up of 96 credit points of core subjects (10 subjects), a 24-credit-point sub-major and 24 credit points of electives.
Course completion requirements
| STM90980 Core subjects (Photography) | 120cp | |
| CBK90242 Sub-major/Electives (DAB) | 24cp | |
| Total | 144cp |
Course program
A typical program is shown below.
| Autumn commencing, full time | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 80027 Photographic History and Theory | 6cp | |
| 80065 Design Studio: Photographic Intervention | 12cp | |
| 85503 Design Thinking | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 80037 Critical Approaches to Photography | 6cp | |
| 85502 Researching Design History | 6cp | |
| 80047 Design Studio: The Photographic Studio | 12cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 80066 Design Studio: The Digital Image | 12cp | |
| 80067 Photography Guest Lecture Program | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points of electives | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 80046 Design Studio: The Object | 12cp | |
| 80035 Photographic Artifice | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points of electives | 6cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 80057 Design Studio: Research as Practice | 12cp | |
| 80068 Professional Studies: Industry Placement | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points of electives | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 80031 Graduation Exhibition | 12cp | |
| 80033 Professional Studies: Independent Practice | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points of electives | 6cp | |
Honours
The Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Photography (C09052) is available to meritorious students with an additional one year of full-time study.
Other information
Further information is available from:
UTS Student Centre
telephone 1300 ask UTS (1300 275 887)
or +61 2 9514 1222
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