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Aim of the programme

MA Photography and the Book is a unique award that offers you the opportunity to develop your photographic practice, knowledge and understanding through the resolution of individual projects where the dominant but not exclusive form of dissemination is a book or bookwork.

It is also intended to provide those with an editorial or curatorial photographic practice with the opportunity to develop and resolve original projects in book forms.

The programme has an ethos of experimentation, creativity, risk-taking, research and authorship which, combined with extended practice, leads to the development of a critical and theoretical understanding of the medium of photography.

Programme highlights

Staff team with extensive international experience of photography and editing, designing and publishing
Full range of new photographic resources in a complex alongside media, design and print resourses
Links with an established Publishing MA

The Scott Building, where you will be based and where these resources are housed, also contains the Faculty’s Printmaking and Letterpress workshops.
Entry requirements

A good honours degree in photography or a related visual communication subject.
Appropriate professional experience may also be considered. An interview, portfolio and written piece of work will be required. IELTS of 6.5 or equivalent.

Duration

1 year full time or 2 years part time
Contact email

artspostgrad@plymouth.ac.uk
Contact details

Postgraduate Admissions
Faculty of Arts

Tel: +44 (0) 1752 585100

General programme structure

Photography: the practice of research examines models of photographic practice-based research methodology and gives an opportunity to initiate fields of individual visual and conceptual enquiry. You begin a process of consolidating technical understanding relevant to your practice.

The photobook: historically and now considers the book as a mode of dissemination of ideas and images, through critical examination of photography books, and books illustrated photographically, historically and now.

MA project proposal: through practice, research, seminars, tutorials and workshops you consolidate the work begun in the first module, defining your MA project proposal and testing this thoroughly through practice.

The photobook: production and publishing develops an understanding of the arenas of editing, design, copywriting, print, binding and the distribution and marketing of photographic books within the contemporary fields of book publishing, through seminars, tutorials, exercises, workshops and visits.

MA Photographic project: asks you to resolve an individual project in the form of a photographic book or bookwork/s, with a report or dissertation providing a critical commentary to your practice. The module therefore provides you with a context to consolidate your MA practice.

The typical Illustration curriculum is as follows:
Sophomore
3 Introduction to Illustration
3 Drawing for Illustration
3 Studio Elective
3 Drawing, Painting, or Visual Communication Design
3 Sculpture or Ceramics
3 Photo, Video, Printmaking, or Media Arts
3 Academic Elective
3 AUC Other Cultures or Academic Requirement
4 AUC Science/Tech. or Academic Requirement
3 Mathematics or Academic Requirement
0 Sophomore Review*
Junior
9 Intermediate Illustration I, II & III
3 Intermediate Illustration: Figure
3 Digital Illustration
3 Studio Elective
3 Art History or Academic Requirement
3 AUC Western Heritage or Academic Requirement
3 AUC Social Context or Academic Requirement
3 Academic Elective
0 Junior Review*
Senior
6 Two from the following: Book Illustration, Editorial Illustration or Advertising Illustration
3 Senior Project: Illustration
3 Senior Portfolio Preparation
6 Studio Elective
3 Art History or Academic Requirement
3 Academic Elective
6 Unrestricted Elective

*All students must pass a department review prior to undertaking further course work

Requirements for a Minor in Studio Art

A minor in studio art consists of a minimum of six courses distributed as follows:
Beginning, intermediate and advanced level courses in one of these areas of concentration: drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, two-dimensional design.
An additional introductory-level course in an area other than the chosen concentration.
Two courses chosen in consultation with a faculty adviser. One of these courses must be at the advanced 300-400 level, and may or may not be in the area of concentration.
For the minor in studio art, transfer students may transfer two courses equivalent to courses offered in the studio program.

The curriculum in studio art offers both a major (leading to a BA in art) and a minor. It also provides experiences for the liberal arts student who wishes to explore studio practices through elective courses.

The studio program consists of five areas of concentration: drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking and graphic design. It is supported by a generous endowment: the Elsie Benensohn Rosefsky Visiting Artists Series.

The studio program is enhanced by events and activities in the Rosefsky Studio Art Gallery, which presents an ongoing series of exhibitions, including visiting artists, alumni artists, solo shows, lectures and seminars. It is also supported by the Art Student Co-op, a student-organized and operated source for art supplies.

For beginning and intermediate courses, the quality of work determines whether the student may repeat a course for further development. The decision for such action is a result of mutual consent of the student and the instructor. A repeated course receives credit and fulfills the major requirements.

Art majors and minors must declare an area of concentration and choose an appropriate adviser from among the faculty.

All courses used to satisfy departmental requirements must be taken under the normal grading option.

Beginning drawing is a prerequisite for the beginning courses in graphic design and printmaking, and recommended for all others.

Students must be in residence their last semester.

Program Requirements

Intellectual Foundations Requirements: 39–66 cr

Total Required Credit Hours in Fine Arts: 78 cr

A. Required Courses (42 cr)

DES 101 Two-Dimensional Design
FAR 101 Drawing I
FAR 102 Drawing II
FAR 103 Modeling
FAR 210 Introductory Painting
FAR 220 Introductory Photography
FAR 230 Introductory Printmaking
FAR 240 Introductory Sculpture
FAR 250 Art History I
FAR 251 Art History II
FAR 363 Twentieth-Century Art
FAR 470 Senior Seminar in Fine Arts
Two art history electives.

B. Photography Courses (21 cr)

FAR 321 Intermediate Photography I
FAR 322 Intermediate Photography II
FAR 323 Advanced Photography (three courses) (9)
FAR 420 Senior Studio in Photography (6)

C. Art Electives (15 cr)

All College Electives: 0–3 cr

Total Required Credit Hours: 120–144 cr

Admission Requirements

Admission to the B.F.A. program is based on an interview and portfolio examination by the Fine Arts Department. The portfolio is to be presented in person or mailed along with a statement of intent as stipulated by the department and should contain examples of work that the candidate believes best display his or her abilities.

Students are expected to assume the costs of materials they use in their courses. All studio courses may have an additional charge for materials used in class.
Career Information

Fine arts students become professional artists in their major (painting, photography, printmaking, or sculpture). Some also may pursue commercial work in related vocations requiring their expertise, such as advertising, photography, photojournalism, art printing, pattern and model making, illustration, and restoration. Graduates have been hired as artists, graphic artists, photographers, illustrators, printers, directors, managers, and professors. Typical hiring firms include museums, public and cultural agencies, advertising agencies, galleries, businesses, universities.

Educational Objectives

The Department of Art and Art History provides facilities and instruction to serve equally the needs of the general student for participation in and appreciation of the visual arts and those of students with specialized interests and abilities preparing for careers in the production, teaching, utilization, and interpretation of Art and Art History.
Degree Programs

The Department of Art and Art History offers two degrees: the Bachelor of Arts with tracks in Art History, General Study and Studio Art and the Bachelor of Fine Arts with specializations in Painting, Sculpture, Printmaking, Photography/Digital Imaging, Graphic Design/Multimedia and Ceramics. The B.A. requires a minimum of 36 credit hours in the department with a grade of C or higher. The B. A. major is also required to have a minor outside the department. Minor requirements are specified by each department and are listed in the Bulletin. The B.F.A. requires a minimum of 72 credit hours in the department, a grade of C or higher in each course, a successful portfolio review, and at least a 3.0 average in departmental courses. The B.F.A. major is not required to have a minor outside the department.

Aim of the programme

MA Photography and the Book is a unique award that offers you the opportunity to develop your photographic practice, knowledge and understanding through the resolution of individual projects where the dominant but not exclusive form of dissemination is a book or bookwork.

It is also intended to provide those with an editorial or curatorial photographic practice with the opportunity to develop and resolve original projects in book forms.

The programme has an ethos of experimentation, creativity, risk-taking, research and authorship which, combined with extended practice, leads to the development of a critical and theoretical understanding of the medium of photography.

Programme highlights

Staff team with extensive international experience of photography and editing, designing and publishing
Full range of new photographic resources in a complex alongside media, design and print resourses
Links with an established Publishing MA

The Scott Building, where you will be based and where these resources are housed, also contains the Faculty’s Printmaking and Letterpress workshops.
Entry requirements

A good honours degree in photography or a related visual communication subject.
Appropriate professional experience may also be considered. An interview, portfolio and written piece of work will be required. IELTS of 6.5 or equivalent.

Duration

1 year full time or 2 years part time

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The major in studio art gives a thorough education in the traditions of twentieth-century drawing, painting, printmaking, ceramics and sculpture. In addition to extensive studio courses, the major covers the history of art and its role in contemporary society.

The introductory two-term sequence, called Theory and Techniques of Studio Art, focuses on developing the fundamentals of visual language. The major culminates in Open Studio and the Senior Show, immersing the student in building and exhibiting a body of work.

The minors in ceramics, painting, photography, sculpture and printmaking each have a strong foundation in the basic requirements of an art major, as well as in-depth experiences in one of the department’s program areas, ensuring that each student has a broad understanding of the visual language and is able to articulate visual ideas.