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.
External
NZQA Info
Photography 3.1 - Analyse methods and ideas from established photography practice
NZQA Info
Painting 3.4 - Produce a systematic body of work that integrates conventions and regenerates ideas within painting practice
NZQA Info
Photography 3.4 - Produce a systematic body of work that integrates conventions and regenerates ideas within photography practice
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.