13APY

Year 13 Visual Art - Photography

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Ms L. Kidd.

Course Description:  Based around Curriculum Level 8.   This course will develop students’ ability to:

  • Work with selected photography materials, techniques, technologies, processes and procedures
  • Extend and refine photography skills
  • Systematically generate, analyse, clarify and regenerate ideas through a body of work
  • Research and analyse selected approaches and theories related to photography practice
  • Critically reflect on, respond to, and evaluate photographs

 Assessment:    Up to 20 credits available at Level 3 including a 3 panel Folio worth 14 credits.   Internal and External Achievement Standards are offered.

 Prerequisites: 12 credits from Level 2 Photography, Folio credits preferred. This course requires a high level of photographic knowledge and the ability to work independently. Students will be at an advantage if they own their own camera and a laptop that has Photoshop.  Please talk to the HOD about good entry level cameras for purchase.  

Students are able to take this course for the first time at Level 3 at the discretion of the HOD based on examples of work, 12 credits from Level 2 Photography preferred.

 Contribution: $50 towards take home components. 

 

Recommended Prior Learning

12 credits from Level 2 Photography, Folio credits preferred. This course requires a high level of photographic knowledge and the ability to work independently. Students will be at an advantage if they own their own camera and a laptop that has Photoshop. Please talk to the HOD about good entry level cameras for purchase.
Students are able to take this course for the first time at Level 3 at the discretion of the HOD based on examples of work, 12 credits from Level 2 Photography preferred.

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

Total Credits Available: 32
Internal Assessed Credits: 4
External Assessed Credits: 28
Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91442 v2
NZQA Info

Photography 3.1 - Analyse methods and ideas from established photography practice


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 4r *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91456 v2
NZQA Info

Painting 3.4 - Produce a systematic body of work that integrates conventions and regenerates ideas within painting practice


Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 14
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91457 v2
NZQA Info

Photography 3.4 - Produce a systematic body of work that integrates conventions and regenerates ideas within photography practice


Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 14
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 32
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 4
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

Approved subject for University Entrance

Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 32

Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.

Disclaimer

Courses offered will be subject to sufficient students taking them up and are not necessarily guaranteed to run.