303454 (v.3) Design Photography Specialism 392

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Area:	Department of Design
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	3.0
Lecture:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Workshop:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Anti Requisite(s):	10001 (v.3) Design Specialism 392-1 or any previous version
Prerequisite(s):	303451 (v.3) Design Photography Specialism 391 or any previous version
Co Requisite(s):	305780 (v.1) Visual Communication Practice 392
Syllabus:	Seeks to prepare students for professional Design Photographic vocational practice, by developing a high degree of technical proficiency and independent research skills. Endeavours to further develop student's professional skills and knowledge in Design Photographic processes, management and practice. Also seeks to further establish a contextual framework for students to facilitate an understanding of the principal theories in contemporary photographic debate. Students will be encouraged through this unit, by an assessable major self-directed project, to develop specialised areas of individual Design photography proficiency and competency.
Unit Outcomes:	On successful completion of this unit, students will have developed - advanced Photographic technical skills and competencies, individual areas of specialist photographic learning and enquiry, an advanced knowledge and understanding of digital photographic acquisition systems, competency in Design Photographic enquiry, research and investigation, and a vocationally competent Photographic Self Promotion device.
Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.
Unit References:	Brougher, Kerry (1996), Art and Film since 1945: Hall of Mirrors. Los Angeles, California, Museum of Contemporary Art. Fiske, John (1994), Media Matters-Everyday Culture and Practice Change. Minnesota, University of Minnesota Press. Leibovitz, Annie (1999), Women, Photography by Annie Leibovitz - essay by Susan Sontag. New York, Random House. London, Barbara and Upton, John (1998), Photography. 6th ed. New York, Longman. Parr, Martin (1995), Small World: Global Photographic project 1987 - 1994. Stockport, Dewi Lewis. Sekula, Alan (1989), On the Invention of Photographic Meaning in Thinking Photography. Edited by Victor Burgin. London, Macmillan. Sekula, Alan (1999), Dismal Science- Photo Work 1972-1996. Illinois, Illinois State University. Sontag,Susan (1977), On Photography. London, Penguin Books. Tagg, John (1988), The Burden of Representation. London, Macmillan. Tagg, John (1992), Grounds of Dispute-Art History, Cultural Politics and the Discursive field. Basingstoke, Macmillian. Tomaselli,Keyan (1996), Appropriating images: The Semiotics of Visual Representation. Hejbjerg, Denmark, Intervention Press. Visions in View, (1999), Video Recording Vol 1 -8. New York, Berger Design Communications. www.digitaltruth.com www.photo.net
Unit Texts:	No prescribed texts.
Unit Assessment Breakdown:	Project Submission 85%. Rationale submissions 5%. Work Journal 5%. Folio Presentation 5%. This is by grade/mark assessment.
Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External 2004 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y     2004 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y