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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
Overview
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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: 31 January 2024
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Photographic case study and class paper
| Week 6 | 20% |
Portfolio of photojournalism
| During the examination period | 80% |
Additional details
Hurdle: Students are required to attend a minimum of 80% of classes in order to pass the subject and regular class participation is expected.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Coordinator Liam Cochrane Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours: One two-hour workshop per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 24 July 2023 to 22 October 2023 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2023 Census date 31 August 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2023 Assessment period ends 17 November 2023 Semester 2 contact information
What do these dates mean
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- And for Commonwealth Supported students, your:
- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.
Additional delivery details
This subject has a quota of 40 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: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
A compiled reader will be made available, together with relevant examples of photojournalism
Last updated: 31 January 2024