Bachelor of Arts (Photography) (Honours)

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

About

The Photography Honours program will introduce you to research as a mode of practice-led inquiry in the multiple narratives of contemporary photography.

Intensive studio and workshop practice will develop your capacity to creatively explore photography through a critical analysis of research and practice.

You will be required to attend on-campus classes throughout the delivery of the program so that you can produce high quality photographic works, with access to photographic studios, editing and printing facilities.

On-campus classes will also provide opportunties for you to critique your own work and the work of others in a group setting with your lecturers and fellow students.The program will engender you with greater self-reliance in initiating and undertaking independent research as an integral part of your professional and scholarly development.

This will prepare you for independent professional practice and with the appropriate knowledge and skills required for further studies at postgraduate level.Successful completion of the program may provide a pathway to higher degree research and see you prepared to work nationally and internationally in the various fields that define contemporary photography.

Structure

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To graduate you must complete the following:

All courses listed may not be available each semester.

Year One of Program

Complete the following Five (5) Courses:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Research in creative practice 12 HUSO2252 City Campus
Honours Photography Studio 1 24 VART3641 City Campus
Cultures and Contexts 12 VART3019 City Campus
Honours Photography Studio 2 24 VART3642 City Campus
Praxis and Resolution 24 VART3023 City Campus

Entry requirements

You must have successfully completed an Australian Bachelor degree (or equivalent overseas qualification) in a relevant photographic discipline with a minimum GPA of 2.7 (out of 4.0).

International English language requirement

A minimum of IELTS (Academic module) overall score of 6.5, with no band less than 6.0, or equivalent. For equivalents to English entry requirements, see the English requirements web page.

Selection tasks

All applicants must complete and submit the selection task. Some applicants may be required to attend a folio presentation.

Learning outcomes

As a graduate, you will be able to:

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