Core Module Information
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.

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