Upon successful completion of this programme the graduate will be able to demonstrate... :
PO1
Knowledge - Breadth
(a)
a specialised and practical knowledge of the scope and range of contemporary, emerging and historical theories and practices in photography and new media.
PO2
Knowledge - Kind
(a)
an ability to critically evaluate current and emerging professional photography and new media practices and a knowledge of the associated moral and ethical issues.
(b)
an ability to identify and reflect on their own strengths, interests and achievements when working in photography and new media.
PO3
Skill - Range
(a)
the flexible and transferable, creative and technical, skills required to work as a competent and confident professional still and moving image-maker.
PO4
Skill - Selectivity
(a)
an ability to respond creatively and innovatively to assignment briefs through visual research, experimentation and the creative application of practical skills and techniques.
(b)
a capacity to critically evaluate and reflect on their own and others' work and practices.
PO5
Competence - Context
(a)
an ability to situate their own and other photographic and new media work and professional practices within cultural, historical, technological, industrial, political and social contexts.
PO6
Competence - Role
(a)
effective management skills and an efficient workflow through the stages of pre-production, production and post-production of still and moving images.
(b)
an ability to self-motivate, to work alone or to collaborate with others in a production team.
PO7
Competence - Learning to Learn
(a)
an ability to manage their own professional development by consistently researching emerging photographic and new media technologies and changing professional practices within the sector.
PO8
Competence - Insight
(a)
apply reflective self-awareness, self-motivation along with critical and practical skills in response to the creative challenges they encounter within their practice.