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Module title: Landscape [Photography]
SCQF level: 07:
SCQF credit value: 20.00
ECTS credit value: 10
Module code: LMD07119
Module leader: Colin Andrews
School School of Arts and Creative Industries
Subject area group: Art Design and Photography
Prerequisites

There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added
Description of module content:

On this module you will be exploring, considering, questioning, experimenting with, and producing work around, the genre of Landscape Photography. Through lectures and demonstrations you will be introduced to the work of established practitioners alongside the theories, concepts and principles of Landscape Photography. In a series of exercises you will engage with the technical skills and equipment used. Research and experimentation will be recorded in creative workbooks, promoting critical thinking and reflective practice. Tutorials, seminars and group critiques will provide formative feedback and assist in developing a final project as a resolved body of work. You will have the opportunity to examine and engage in projects relating to a specialist area of photographic practice. The knowledge, skills and attributes employed in your practice are central to: creativity, self motivation and flexibility; self awareness and reflection, allowing you to evaluate your own learning, performance and achievements; the development of an individual practice which suits your interests and aspirations; the effective use of key intellectual, specialist and transferable skills; and a knowledge of the professional requirements of a chosen specialism.
Learning Outcomes for module:

Upon completion of this module you will be able to

LO1: Develop an awareness of the main theories, concepts and principles of landscape photography.

LO2: Gain an appreciation of the integration of theory and practice.

LO3: Identify appropriate research skills to extract and synthesise information from a wide range of sources.

LO4: Undertake critical analyses and evaluations of creative ideas, information and issues within the genre of landscape photography.

LO5: Develop and demonstrate foundational knowledge of a range of production skills and methods.
Full Details of Teaching and Assessment
2025/6, Trimester 2, IN PERSON,
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Occurrence: 001
Primary mode of delivery: IN PERSON
Location of delivery: MERCHISTON
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Member of staff responsible for delivering module: Colin Andrews
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Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH))
Mode of activityLearning & Teaching ActivityNESH (Study Hours)NESH Description
Face To Face Practical classes and workshops 6 These consist of technical introductions to specific tools and equipment relevant to the tasks/exercises they are required to undertake within the Module.
Online Guided independent study 175.5 Students are guided by academic staff in undertaking the creative and technical briefs assigned to them whilst also required to demonstrate initiative and autonomy in their approach and creative and technical application.
Face To Face Lecture 5 Through lectures students engage with various examples of landscape photography and concepts and principles relevant to the consideration of landscape. Students are encouraged to share ideas and responses.
Face To Face Tutorial 13.5 Through work-in-progress tutorials academic staff and graduate assistants work with students to provide feedback through the discussion and analysis of research and work-in-progress.
Total Study Hours200
Expected Total Study Hours for Module200


Assessment
Type of Assessment Weighting % LOs covered Week due Length in Hours/Words Description
Portfolio 40 1~2~4~5 Exam Period , WORDS= 1-40 images Completion of a number of landscape exercises.
Project - Practical 60 1~2~3~4~5 Exam Period HOURS= Body of work The Project submission consists of:The production of a body of photographic work relevant to the genre of landscape. The production of a substantial creative workbook detailing the students’ exploration of research, their creative and technical experimentation, critical evaluation, explanation of process and annotation and analysis of outcomes.A written critical self-assessment reflecting upon and evaluating the work undertaken for the module.
Component 1 subtotal: 40
Component 2 subtotal: 60
Module subtotal: 100

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