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Courses Handbook 2011

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2011.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2010.

8886 (v.12) Journalism Photo Journalism 318

Note

Tutition Patterns

The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline.

Unit references, texts and outcomes

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Area: Department of Journalism
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 3.0
Lecture: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s): 1557 (v.12) Journalism Introduction to Print 111 or any previous version
AND
1564 (v.12) Journalism Introduction to Broadcast 112 or any previous version
Syllabus: This unit will acquaint students with the theory and practice of photographic construction for print based media and equip students with an understanding of the function of photojournalism and associated critical theory. Students will be required to generate images of a publishable quality for the Western Independent. Topics covered include: introduction to digital cameras; exposure control; depth of field, shutter and motion; the lens; composition; the assignment and the photo essay; Photoshop; picture editing; the decisive moment; photography and truth; photography and war; historical perspectives.
Field of Education: 100703 Journalism
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Not Online
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2011 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        
2011 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y        

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External