CAO Code GC 470
Points Level 2008 AQA 
Framework Level Level 7

Course Duration
Full-Time 3 years
Part-Time 3 years
 

About the Course
This visual media industry is currently in rapid change and progression. Elements like DTP and the world wide web have created a pressing need for highly trained visual arts professionals with a high level of new skills and creative artistic and communications talent.

Griffith College’s Faculty of Journalism and Media has over eight years experience in providing industry standard photographic training. The delivery of award winning courses has gained us an enviable reputation in the Irish photographic industry. Former students are now working in the field in all spheres of photographic practice and we have long enjoyed the support of our colleagues in the Irish professional Photographer’s Association. In addition, Griffith students have won seven of the eight photographic awards in the national student Media competitions between 2005 and 2007.

This BA Degree course is offered on a three year full-time basis or on a part-time version, the first time this level of study has been offered in this format in Ireland. The emphasis of our course is on commercial photography, professional approach allied to analytical skills and creative judgment. Our graduates will be highly skilled and experienced, capable of adding to the visual arts media in Ireland and abroad. On completion of this course graduates will be versed in the skills necessary for further study at even higher levels.

Progression
Further study is an option for students who successfully complete this course; the logical progression is to take the final year of the BA (Hons) in Journalism and Visual Media.

BA in Photographic Media Course Content

Year 1: Learning
Semester 1

• Photographic Techniques
• Practical Photography
• Ways of Seeing
• Research & Writing Skills

Semester 2

• Applied Photography
• Photographic Theory
• Digital Photography
• History of Art and Photography

Year 2: Consolidation

Semester 1

• Photo-essay/Editorial Photography
• Media Law & Ethics
• Layout & Graphic Design
• Professional Development

Semester 2

• Commercial Photography
• Media History
• Web Design
• Structured Photo Project

Year 3: Application

Semester 1

• The Business of Photography
• The Politics of the Image
• Elective Specialism
  • Video Production
  • Large-Format Photography
  • Action Photography
  • People Photography

Semester 2

• Final Photographic Project (double credit)
• Professional Practice