FME103 Photo for media
Sufficient mastery of the English language to participate in dialogue lecturing. Applications are to be handed in to the VUC Student Support Office (Studentsørvis) by email: studentsorvis@hivolda.no. Please mark the application FME103. Students following Erasmus programs and media related study programs will be given priority. A primary admission list will be made within two weeks after the first application deadline. Students failing to attend the first lecture without valid reason will be excluded. VUC reserves non-commercial user rights to images submitted during the course.
The course focuses on photography for media purposes.
In accordance with the National Qualifications Framework the student will have following learning outcome after completing the course:
The students are to acquire basic knowledge of photo technical development until recent times, and of photo journalism history.
The students are to acquire fundamental skills in photography and picture handling based on a digital platform, as photography is practised in world media today. This includes handling of physical and electronic tools used in the production of photographic images, as well as a basic understanding of journalistic visual communication and the ethics connected to the same.
The course is designed for the students to acquire suffient knowledge and skills to operate independently as a photographer in a journalistic context.
The course provides an introduction to the physical and optical laws behind photographic image production, with practical exercises designed to explore the problems and benefits connected to these facts. The course also explores; in theory and through practical exercises the fundamental rules regarding composition of visual elements and the communicative effects of photographic images. In addition the course provides lectures in the history of photography and photo journalism, as well as basic ethics and law concerning the topic.Teaching is offered in the form of lectures, individual exercises and plenum discussions around submitted studentmade images and images produced by professional photographers; based on given criteria as found in literature on visual communication. Some lectures may take place at evening time and/or during weekends.
Each student must submit a portfolio that is to include 19 individually performed exercises; each exercise designed to explore specific challenges related to the trade of professional news photography. The total amount of images needed for a complete portfolio is about 30. The portfolio must be submitted and accepted prior to each student’s individual examination.
Grading will be done in accordance with the Regulations governing admission, studies and examinations at Volda University College.
The course will be evaluated in accordance with the University College’s routines for quality assurance. (http://www.hivolda.no/hivolda/om-hogskulen/kvalitetsarbeid)
| Assessment Form | Grouping | Duration | Grading scale | Proportion | Comment | Support Materials | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oral examination | Individual | A-F, A is the best grade and E is the lowest passing grade |