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Photojournalism (JOUR90022)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 2
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
Availability(Quotas apply) | Semester 2 |
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This is a practice-based subject teaching the history, principles and techniques of photojournalism in the context of rapidly changing communications technology. Students will learn basic photographic techniques, as well as learning how to edit their work and present it in a variety of multimedia contexts and platforms. They will also learn how to handle the ethical issues involved in dealing with subjects in a variety of different situations, as well as how to present and market their work.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this subject should:
- Be able to take professional standard photographs for use in a journalistic context
- Be able to edit and crop their work, and prepare it for a variety of platforms and multimedia environments
- Have an awareness of the international market for photojournalism, and how this is changing
- Have the ability to identify the particular ethical issues involved in photojournalism
- Be equipped to critically reflect on a range of case studies relating to journalism practice in the international context
Generic skills
Upon successful completion of this subject, graduates should develop the following generic skills:
- Capacities relating to the to communication of facts and ideas in visual form
- Capacities of ethical reflection and identifying on how these are relevant to exercising responsible judgement in applied settings
- A capacity to analyse and reflect on the social significance of communication practices
- Time management and planning skills relevant to the management and organisation of workloads
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Portfolio of photojournalism
| During the examination period | 80% |
Class paper on a case study
| Week 6 | 20% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Melanie Dove Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours: One two-hour workshop per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 3 August 2020 to 1 November 2020 Last self-enrol date 14 August 2020 Census date 21 September 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 October 2020 Assessment period ends 27 November 2020 Semester 2 contact information
Additional delivery details
This subject is delivered either partially or fully in-person in Second Half Year 2020. Please ensure you are able to attend any essential in-person requirements or speak to Stop 1 about alternative subject options.
This subject has a quota of 20 students. Selection is automated and based on the order in which students enrol. Your enrolment in this subject guarantees a space unless you withdraw.
If the subject is full, spaces may become available in the future as others withdraw. The only way to check this is by attempting to enrol. Please note that there are no waiting lists for this subject.
As entry into this subject is based only on the order in which students enrol, special permission will not be offered to any students.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
A compiled reader will be made available, together with relevant examples of photojournalism
Last updated: 3 November 2022