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BA inPhotographic Media (HETAC)Course InformationFor further informationDurationPre Requisites3 yearsUnder 23 years - Leaving CertificateOver 23 years - Contact Admissions OfficePlease contact the Admissions OfficePhone +353 1 415 0400Email eveningcourses@gcd.ieValidation HETAC Level 7About the CourseThe visual media industry is currently in rapid change andprogression. Developments in Layout and Design, Internettechnologies and mobile phone applications have createda pressing need for highly trained visual arts professionalswith a high level of new skills and creative, artistic, andcommunications talent.Griffith College’s Faculty of Journalism and Media hasover ten years experience in providing industry standardphotographic training. The delivery of award winningcourses has gained us an enviable reputation in the Irishphotographic industry. Former students are now workingin the field in all spheres of photographic practice and wehave long enjoyed the support of our colleagues in the IrishProfessional PhotographersAssociation. In addition, Griffith students have won seven ofthe eight photographic awards in the national student Mediacompetitions between 2005 and 2007.This BA Degree course is offered on a three-year part timebasis, the first time this level of study has been offeredin this format in Ireland. The emphasis of our course is oncommercial photography, a professional approach allied toanalytical skills and creative judgment. Our graduates willbe highly skilled and experienced, capable of adding to thevisual arts media in Ireland and abroad. On completion ofthis course, graduates will be versed in the skills necessaryfor further study at even higher levels.Year 1: LEARNINGSEMESTER ONEPhotographic TechniquesPractical PhotographyWays of SeeingResearch and Writing SkillsSEMESTER TWOApplied PhotographyPhotographic TheoryDigital PhotographyHistory of Art and Photographyyear 2: consolidationSEMESTER ONEPhoto-essay/Editorial PhotographyMedia Law and EthicsLayout and Graphic DesignProfessional DevelopmentSEMESTER TWOCommercial PhotographyMedia HistoryWeb DesignStructured Photo Projectyear 3: applicationSEMESTER ONEThe Business of PhotographyThe Politics of the ImageElective Specialism• Video Production• Large format Photography• Action Photography• People PhotographySEMESTER TWOFinal Photographic Project(double credit)Professional PracticeLearner protection for all HETACprogrammes is provided in accordancewith Section 43 of the Qualifications(Education and Training) Act 1999course content44 45