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understand and demonstrate practical application of career management skills necessary for successful progression and development through university and transition from university. The module includes a work placement component to give students experience of the commercial world of imaging. Recently students have found a diverse range of placements: examples include the Research and Development Department at Kodak, the medical imaging department at Great Ormond Street Hospital, photographic assisting work in studios and on location and digital retouching work for an advertising agency. The course is taught mainly by members of the Imaging Technology Research Group (ITRG), who also teach on the postgraduate (MSc) course. The ITRG has achieved high national and international recognition through contributions of papers to international symposia and refereed learned journals. 1.5 Professional Body Accreditation The Royal Photographic Society (RPS) offers professional Imaging Science Qualifications at various levels. A graduate of the course, who is a member of the RPS or who has applied for membership, with one year’s appropriate experience after graduation may be awarded the professional qualification of Graduate Imaging Scientist, Associate of the Royal Photographic Society. A distinction of the RPS, Licentiateship or Associateship may be gained immediately on graduation. The British Institute of Professional Photographers (BIPP) may also award Licentiateship to graduates of the course. 2. Course Structure and Routes 2.1 Modules, structure and value Courses at the University of Westminster are based on a modular system, with the academic year divided into two semesters. The first semester runs from September to January, with a feedback week at the end of January. The second semester begins in January and continues until the assessment period in May. Most modules are completed in a single semester; however there is only one assessment period, at the end of semester 2. Modules are designed in various different ways – the majority of modules are one semester long, with three hours timetabled per week, and these are worth 15 credits. In some subject areas, particularly in practice modules offered as free modules by the other photography courses in the school, modules are offered in ‘short, fat’ half-semester blocks, with double the amount of hours timetabled per week. This structure allows for focused project-based practical work. Again these modules are worth 15 credits. There are also a number of 15 credit modules which are run in ‘long-thin’ mode. Examples of these are the Career Management Skills module and the Commercial Photography Practice module taught in year two. These modules are run throughout the year but are scheduled on alternate weeks. The amount of work remains the same but because teaching is extended over a longer time, it allows students time for reflection and development of ideas, which is key in both of these subject areas. Finally, there are some modules which are worth 30 credits. These are mainly the core modules in the first and second years. This structure allows intensive study of core subjects, allowing important cross-linking of theory in diverse subject areas and a substantial practical component, important at this stage in the course. There is an additional photography double module in the third year to allow in-depth study at an advanced level. The final project is worth 45 credits, the equivalent of three single modules. This is a focused piece of specialised work at the end of the course, in which the student is able to explore a subject of interest and preferably of relevance to their future career. It is expected that the DPI_Hbook 4 ©University of Westminster
student will have begun their research and reading for the subject during the first semester and students on the Photoscience route should begin work on the project alongside the project planning module. This process is assisted by the completion of the project planning module during the first semester alongside Personal Development Planning by the student with their personal tutor begun in the second year. Students are required to take modules to the value of 120 credits per year. These will be a combination of core, option and free choice modules. Core Modules A number of modules (shaded on the diagrams on the next few pages) are core modules. These are mandatory for all the students on the course, as they contain fundamental theory and practice and contain what is considered to be essential knowledge within the discipline. Option Modules There are a number of option modules offered each year. These are more specialised subject areas and are often ‘stand-alone’ modules i.e. they have no pre-requisites. Option modules give students choice in the subject areas that they study and allow them to tailor their learning programme to suit their needs and interests. Option modules are un-shaded on the course diagrams. Students choose their Options at the beginning of each semester to supplement the core modules and make up their credit value to the required 120 per year. Free modules In most years it is also possible to take a free module from elsewhere in the university instead of or in addition to the Option modules chosen. Free modules can be in any area, from photography to computing to languages, although it is important to think about the reasons for taking a particular subject and its relevance to the course. They must be at an equivalent level and credit value to the year that the student is in. Availability of places on these modules is not guaranteed however, and the choice of free modules may vary from year to year. See section 12.3 for further details, or contact the undergraduate office. 2.2 Course Routes The BSc has been developed to provide a flexible learning experience, allowing students to select modules according to their interests and career aspirations. As stated earlier, the Option modules on offer cover two key specialisms: Photographic Science (sometimes called Image Science) and Practical and Applied Photography. This can be useful for those students with a clear idea of what type of career they want to help them select and group modules accordingly. The range of modules currently available within the course is shown on the diagram on the next page. On the following two pages are examples of possible module selections for the two different specialisms defined above. It is important to note that students are not required to select modules from just one area or the other however, and many students may find that they have interests in both areas and therefore do not follow either route. DPI_Hbook 5 ©University of Westminster
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• The practical project will asse
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The examination will test the stude
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Indicative syllabus content: • Se
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Full Module Title: COMMERCIAL PHOTO
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Full Module Title: INTRODUCTION TO
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M.R.Pointer and G.G.Attridge (1997)
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7. Interpret data derived from labo
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Full Module Title: MATHS FOR IMAGIN
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Full Module Title: MATLAB Programmi
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Full Module Title: IMAGE QUALITY VE
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P.G.Engeldrum (2000) Psychometric S
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Laboratory work is assessed by prac
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Full Module Title: DIGITAL IMAGE PR
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Assessment Methods and Weightings:
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Student Module Profile From the 200
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