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AP 9A
Photography

3 units; 3 hours Lecture, 3 hours Laboratory
Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100 and READ 100.
A black-and-white photography course introducing the basic principles, practice and aesthetics of image making including camera techniques, film developing and printing, and print presentation. Course includes lecture, demonstration, critique, darkroom laboratory work and field studies.
Transfer Credit: Transfers to CSU Transfers to UC. CAN ART18.

AP 9B
Photography

3 units; 3 hours Lecture, 3 hours Laboratory
Prerequisite: AP 9A or equivalent skills.
Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100 and READ 100.
Repeatability: May be taken 2 times.
Continues application of principles and practice of photography studied in AP 9A. Introduces fiber base paper printing techniques, archival processing, and Zone System practices. Activities include lecture, demonstration, critique, darkroom laboratory work and field studies.
Transfer Credit: Transfers to CSU Transfers to UC with limits: only 3 units will transfer.

AP 40A-Z
Studies in Photography

1–3 units; .67 hours Lecture, 1.33 hours Laboratory
Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100 and READ 100.
Repeatability: May be taken 4 times. Course may be repeated for credit if a different area is investigated.
Investigates special areas of interest in Photography. The special area (i.e. field studies, workshops in specific photographic techniques, etc.) will be announced and described in the Schedule of Classes.
Transfer Credit: Students must retain a copy of the course outline, the course syllabus and work completed for this course. Credit for this course is contingent upon a review of the course outline and other materials by the UC transfer campus.

AP 42
Alternative Photographic Processes

3 units; 3 hours Lecture, 3 hours Laboratory
Prerequisite: AP 9B or equivalent skills.
Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100 and READ 100.
Repeatability: May be taken 2 times.
A hands-on exploration of historical, contemporary, and alternative applications of silver-based and non-silver processes and mixed media techniques. Contemporary trends, specialized techniques and integration with new media imagery. Photography as an art form. Synthesis and creative application of skills from AP 9B.
Transfer Credit: Transfers to CSU.

AP 43
Basic Color Photography

3 units; 3 hours Lecture, 3 hours Laboratory
Prerequisite: AP 9B or equivalent skills.
Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100 and READ 100.
Repeatability: May be taken 2 times.
Introduces the use of color photographic materials as expressive media. Covers exposure and development of color negative films, transparencies and prints. Activities include lecture, demonstration, critique, lab and field.
Transfer Credit: Transfers to CSU.

AP 45
Contemporary Trends in Photography

3 units; 3 hours Lecture
An overview of contemporary trends, theories and applications of photography since 1945. No lab time required.
Transfer Credit: Transfers to CSU Transfers to UC.

AP 46A
Beginning Digital Photography

3 units; 2 hours Lecture, 4 hours Laboratory
Prerequisites: AP 9A or equivalent skills, and DM 100 or CS 1 or equivalent skills.
Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100 and READ 100.
Repeatability: May be taken 2 times.
An introduction to electronic (digital) photography. Instruction in the technology and fine art applications of digital image processing and presentation, emphasizing the use of film-based and/or digital cameras to generate original images for manipulation with digital imaging software. Course work includes lecture, demonstration, critique, and computer laboratory work.
Transfer Credit: Transfers to CSU.

AP 46B
Intermediate Digital Photography

3 units; 2 hours Lecture, 4 hours Laboratory
Prerequisite: AP 46A or equivalent skills.
Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100 and READ 100.
Repeatability: May be taken 2 times.
Continued application of principles and practice of digital photography studied in AP 46A. Emphasis on applying aesthetic principles and graphic elements to create a unified body of digitally-generated art.
Transfer Credit: Transfers to CSU.

AP 47
Studio Lighting for Photography

3 units; 3 hours Lecture, 3 hours Laboratory
Prerequisite: AP 9B or equivalent skills.
Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100 and READ 100.
Repeatability: May be taken 2 times.
Introduces the use of studio lighting techniques and equipment emphasizing black and white photography, and including color applications. Topics include: medium and large format studio photography, portrait, still life, fine-art and commercial techniques. Activities include lecture, demonstration, critique, darkroom work and field studies.
Transfer Credit: Transfers to CSU.

Course Aims:
This short course will concentrate on improving your visual photography skills and help you realise your pictures using Photoshop. Students will be expected to take photographs on an ongoing basis throughout the duration of the course as part of the assessment procedure.

Course Outline:
Participants will be introduced to:
• Using camera features for creative control
• Being creative with your camera
• Understanding exposure
• Using Flash
• Approach’s to composition
• Digital darkroom techniques – learning about dodging and burning
• Colour toning
• Selective colouring
• Retouching
• Selection & Masking
• Composing images
• Using the History palette
• Advanced layers

Course Structure:
This course will be offered one evening per week for 10 weeks commencing October 2009.

Entry Requirements:
Completion of Digital Photography and Photoshop Level 1 is compulsory. You will need a digital camera for this course.

Course Fee:
Course fee is €250.

Programme Location:
Tipperary Institute – Thurles and Clonmel.

Course Aims:
This short course is suitable for those with an interest in photography. The course will utilise Tipperary Institute’s Multimedia facilities in order to help develop the participant’s visual skills. The course includes progression from traditional to digital photography. Students will be encouraged to take photographs on an ongoing basis throughout the duration of the course as part of the assessment procedure.

Course Outline:
Participants will be introduced to:
• The camera and its controls
• The digital camera versus traditional camera
• Controlling visual elements with Aperture and Shutter settings
• Film – traditional versus digital
• Photoshop – the digital darkroom – finding your way around
• Introduction to Photoshop’s many tools to correct & enhance your pictures
• Processing digital files – different file types
• Sizing pictures – preparing photos for printing, email and the web
• Correcting colour and tonal qualities
• Converting from colour to black & white
• Introduction to working with Layers
• Filters – traditional and digital
• Introducing to scanning

Course Structure:
This course will be offered one evening per week for 10 weeks commencing early October 2008.

Entry Requirements:
There are no formal entry requirements to this course; however, students should have a basic understanding of the computer (e.g. how to turn on / off a p.c. and be able to navigate using a mouse).

Course Fee:
Course fee is €250.

Programme Location:
Tipperary Institute – Thurles and Clonmel.

Award type: MA
Additional awards:
Delivery method: Standard
Course length:
Full time: – 1 year
Specific entry requirements: Entry requirements for postgraduate courses vary and you are advised to check for any specific requirements with Enquiry Management and on our website. Normally the following general entry 
requirements apply: Postgraduate Diplomas, Certificates and Conversion Courses A recognised British first degree or its equivalent, or a BTEC Higher Diploma/Certificate.

School: Design
Campus: Preston

Course Outline

As technology and market sophistication develop, designers in animation are constantly making new connections in bringing forth their ideas. Digital technologies touch all areas of production and development of media. Traditional boundaries of what is ‘animation’ are constantly being questioned, disassembled and reformed. Consumer acceptance and demand for novelty and innovation drives the product at a rapid and stimulating pace. Successful applicants to this course will find themselves part of a larger postgraduate community, which will reflect and include a wide variety of interests right across the Art and Design spectrum.

This course is aimed at both professional practitioners wishing to pursue a sustained period of time developing new ideas or recent graduates wishing to focus their studies and refine ideas at an advanced level. The course will also consider students from a non-animation background, providing they can offer clearly articulated and informed reasons for wishing to study at an advanced level. Furthermore, students should be able to demonstrate an ability to critically examine, analyse and evaluate contextual and philosophical issues relating to their intended programme of study.

Course Content

The MA course exists within the framework of the University modular scheme. All students are assigned a supervisor who is a specialist in the student’s area of study. Modules have been chosen and scheduled to allow students to attain the stated aims and learning objectives set out for the course. With this philosophy in mind, the course team sought to develop a structure in which there is a balanced and appropriate integration of theory and activity and since the programme is fundamentally design driven we have sought to ensure continuity of activity. Central to the programme is the ‘statement of intent’ drawn up during the beginning of your studies – this forms the backbone of the postgraduate activity and provides a term of reference for assessable outcomes. Students are supported by staff input through a series of design activities during the initial modules that are designed to identify an area of interest that can then be fully explored. The formal presentation of this initial research activity and the conclusions drawn, form the basis of the ‘statement of intent’ document. Both the practical and theoretical elements will be assessed both during, and at the end of, each module.