Queensland College of Art

RECORD: E 302
INSTITUTE: Queensland College of Art

ADDRESS:
Foxton Street
BRISBANE

TELEPHONE: + 61 7 3875 3170
FAX: + 61 7 387 3199
ELECTRONIC MAIL: S.Manietta@qca.gu.ed

DEPARTMENT NAME: Department of Photography
CONTACT: Mr Siegfried Manietta
POST HELD: Coordinator Photo Programmes

STAFF WHO TEACH PHOTOGRAPHY, FILM OR TELEVISION: 9
THE INSTITUTION IS PRIMARILY PART OF THE STATE PROVISION.

NUMBER OF COURSES 1
Bachelor of Photography (Applied/PJ/Art/Adv)
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Final qualification:Bachelor of Photography [B Photo]

Course level is Equivalent to a University degree in AUSTRALIA

The course is validated by our own or an associated institution

Course length is 96 week(s) or 3 year(s).

The approximate number of students joining the course each year is 70

The course is designed for full-time students

Minimum age of students at entry is 18

THE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS ARE:
Selection criteria and processes are curently under review (Spring 1996). The following is an outline of the proposed student selection process. 1. Folios to be submitted for review. 2. Applicants with appropriate visual aptitude are selected. 3. Selected applicants are ranked in order based on Tertiary Entrance Score or equivalent academic criteria. 4. Top 60-80 applicants offered positions.

REQUIREMENTS WHICH ARE ESSENTIAL FOR ENTRY ONTO THE COURSE ARE:

• Evidence of creative or artistic ability by presentation of a folio or test.

REQUIREMENTS WHICH ARE DESIRABLE FOR ENTRY ONTO THE COURSE ARE:

• Some professional experience in a job of which photography was a part.
• A lower level course in photography or a course of which photography was part.
• A lower level of course of which general art or graphics was a part.

COURSE PROFILE: Areas Available For Study

Advertising and illustrative photography
Architectural photography
Biomedical illustration
Documentary photography
Fashion photography
Holography
Industrial & commercial photography
Landscape photography
Photography as fine art
Photojournalism/ News/ Reportage
Scientific & technical photography
Social/ Wedding/ Portrait photography
Computer studies for generating images
History-of-Art
History of Photography (still)
Media studies (psychology & sociology of images)
Management of photographic business
Photolaboratory & processing work
Social & cultural studies
Photographic theory, optics & chemistry
                                          
                                          
                                          

The percentage of work placement is 1 %

LINKS INFORMATION

LINK 1:  NAME OF COURSE: Visual Communication (Photography)
         CONTACT: Prof. Larry Nighswan
         NAME OF INSTITUTION: Ohio Univ.School of Vis. Comm.                    
         ADDRESS: Athens