Photography Major | 2018

This major is available for students studying the Bachelor of Arts.

The Photography major will equip you with the technical, conceptual and theoretical skills to embark on a career as a practicing visual artist or in other related fields such as commercial, documentary or multi-media photography and design. The course will cultivate informed practitioners through visual experiences and critical thinking.

You will undertake a range of studies in diverse studio subjects including digital photography and Photoshop, printing, studio lighting (portraiture and still life), fieldwork site and context, photo- assemblage and series and photography in the expanded field of new technologies (including audio and the moving image).

You will develop practical studio skills alongside an understanding of traditions and concepts relevant to photography in historical, theoretical and contemporary visual art contexts. You will study under the guidance of some of Australia’s leading contemporary photographic practitioners and scholars.

Major Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this major students will be able to:

1. Identify how Photography has developed as a discipline and a profession and how it relates to other disciplines and professions;
2. Resolve visual ideas through management of self-directed photographic art projects;
3. Generate individual photographic artworks that express a distinct point of view;
4. Evaluate key historical and theoretical debates that have shaped contemporary art and apply insights to personal practice.

Major Study

A major study in Photography consists of 48 credit points comprised of the subjects outlined below.

Timetables

Click on subject codes in the above course structure for information on sessions of offer for each subject.

To find out specific information on timetables, tutorials, and classes, visit the Timetable page.

Minor Study

A 24 credit point Minor in Photography is available.

Note that students cannot complete both a Major and a Minor in Photography.

Information regarding minors, including which subjects to take to complete a minor, are available on the 2018 General Schedule of Minors page.

Minors appear on the transcript (i.e. academic record), but do not appear on the testamur. To have a minor study recorded, students must submit an Application to Declare or Change Intended Major/Minor.

Work Integrated Learning

Undertaking a work integrated learning (WIL) experience during your university education is now a significant contributor to being competitive in securing employment in your field of choice when you graduate from UOW.

The Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts internship program provides students with an opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills acquired in their degree in a workplace setting.

Students are also encouraged to consider CRLP200 (6cp). CRLP200 includes a quality assured workplace internship or industry project to give you that competitive edge by developing your professional skills through authentic learning in a real world context. You will focus on your career goals and receive career direction guidance, strengthen your resume and gain skills to navigate the rapidly changing world of work, develop your communication skills and begin to build a professional network.
 

Honours 

See Bachelor of Creative Arts (Honours).

Entry Requirements & Credit Arrangements

Information on academic and English language requirements, as well as eligibility for credit for prior learning, is available from the UOW Course Finder.

Other Information

For further information email: lha-enquiries@uow.edu.au