Module Descriptors
PHOTOGRAPHY: ENVIRONMENTS
PHOT50082
Key Facts
Faculty of Arts and Creative Technologies
Level 5
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Timothy Fieldstead
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 13
Independent Study Hours: 137
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
  • CWK - A&D weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Texts
Taylor, John, A Dream of England: Landscape, Photography and the Tourists Imagination,
Manchester University Press, 1994, ISBN 0 7190 3724 7
Walker, Robert, Colour is Power, Thames & Hudson, 2002, ISBN 0 500 54259 7
Carter, Keith, Holding Venus, Arena Editions, 2000, ISBN 1 892041 24 3
Jussim, Estelle, Landscape as Photograph, Yale University Press, 1985 ISBN 0 300 03221 8

Module Resources
Lecture, seminar and tutorial rooms. Library. Slide library.
Module Indicative Content
This module is about what constitutes the idea of a landscape. You will consider the many different types of place including the natural, urban and social landscape. You will be making photographs in one of these contexts. Working with examples from seminal photographers you will consider the differences in approach to these environments. You will be asked to produce photographs that explore in depth a particular aspect of an environment.
Module Learning Strategies
Lectures.
Seminars.
Group tutorials.
Individual tutorials.
Independent practice and experimentation.
Independent reading and research.
Module Additional Assessment Details
You will present a body of coursework for assessment, including:

A visual diary documenting your research [Learning Outcome 1].
A pictorial workbook evidencing your picture-making strategies [Learning Outcomes 2,3].
A portfolio of photographs [Learning Outcome 3].