C10266v4 Bachelor of Design in Photography Bachelor of Arts in International Studies
Award(s): Bachelor of Design in Photography (BDesign)Bachelor of Arts in International Studies (BA)
UAC code: 609285 (Autumn session)
CRICOS code: 093242A
Commonwealth supported place?: Yes
Load credit points: 240
Course EFTSL: 5
Location: City campus
Overview
Course aims
Course intended learning outcomes
Career options
Admission requirements
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.
The international experience of the international studies component further enhances career prospects.
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
| 1.1 | Graduates will have the capacity to operate in intercultural professional contexts |
| 1.2 | Graduates will demonstrate the application of international knowledge as adaptable, flexible and resourceful practitioners. |
| 1.3 | Graduates will have a broad and coherent understanding of the historical, political, cultural, social and economic situations of their host country |
| 2.1 | Graduates will be able to creatively design and conduct independent, engaged and ethical research in and about other cultural contexts and societies |
| 2.2 | Graduates will possess critical problem-solving and research-led analytical skills in international and intercultural change |
| 3.1 | Graduates will be able to personally reflect upon the relationship between diverse cultures in Australia while confidently engaging with cultures overseas, particularly in this region |
| 4.1 | Graduates will have the capacity to reflect upon and contextualise Indigenous peoples' experiences and circumstances |
| 5.1 | As informed and engaged international citizens graduates will demonstrate cosmopolitan openness, with an awareness of, and commitment to, ethical practices |
| 6.1 | Graduates will possess a high-level of oral and written communication skills in English and at least one other language |
| 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 inspiration responses that exemplify integration of learning experiences |
| I.5 | Ability to innovatively use photographic and media technologies |
| I.5 | Ability to innovatively use photographic and media technologies |
| 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.
Assumed knowledge
There are no prior language requirements for the international studies program.
Course duration and attendance
The course is offered on a five-year, full-time basis. Students spend two sessions of study at a university or other higher education institution in the country of their major.
Course structure
Students must complete 240 credit points of study, comprising 144 credit points relating to photography and situated media and 96 credit points relating to international studies.
Overseas study
Students spend their fourth year of study at a university overseas.
Course completion requirements
| STM90980 Core subjects (Photography) | 120cp | |
| CBK90242 Sub-major/Electives (DAB) | 24cp | |
| CBK90005 Country major choice | 96cp | |
| Total | 240cp |
Course program
The example program below is for a student commencing in Autumn session and undertaking the course with the Germany major as the international studies major. Other countries may be chosen from the list of majors in CBK90005; the program has the same structure but with subjects specific to the chosen country major.
| 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 | |
| 976001 Foundations in International Studies | 8cp | |
| 97601 German Language and Culture 1 | 8cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 97602 German Language and Culture 2 | 8cp | |
| 80035 Photographic Artifice | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points of electives | 6cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 97603 German Language and Culture 3 | 8cp | |
| 80067 Photography Guest Lecture Program | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points of options | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 80046 Design Studio: The Object | 12cp | |
| 97604 German Language and Culture 4 | 8cp | |
| 976421 Contemporary Germany | 8cp | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 977420 In-country Study 1: Germany | 24cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 978420 In-country Study 2: Germany | 24cp | |
| Year 5 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 80057 Design Studio: Research as Practice | 12cp | |
| Select 6 credit points of electives | 6cp | |
| 80068 Professional Studies: Industry Placement | 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 eligible students with one additional year of full-time study, or equivalent part-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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