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ABERDEEN COLLEGE COURSE DETAILS
HND Photography
Successful completion of this course will allow students to gain entry* into:
BA Commercial Photography (Year 3)
* Conditions may apply
- Duration: 2 years
- Study Options: FT
- College Centre: Gallowgate
- Contact: Aberdeen College (Tel: 01224 342822 or Email: viscom@abcol.ac.uk)
- Entry Requirements:
This course is suitable for those with Highers, who have completed the Higher syllabus or have who successfully completed a non-advanced College course. For those returning to education, life skills and experience in the workplace may allow entry subject to availability.
- Description:
From a vocational perspective the new national HND Photography framework will meet the increasingly demanding needs of an industry in change. Employers require the next generation of Photography graduates to have the traditional skills of image making combined with an ability to work comfortably in the ever changing digital environment. To view current HND Photography student work see below:
- Who is the Course for?
Those who wish to pursue a career in photography, either entering employment or progressing to degree level study.
- How will I be Assessed?
This course is mainly assessed on a continuous basis and does not include an external end-of-course examination. Coursework takes the form of essays, reports, presentations, case studies and practical projects. Most of the assessment work is undertaken by College staff.
- Course Content Includes:
- Applied Techniques (Year 1)
- Art and Design Context (Year 1)
- Creative Industries: An Introduction (Year 2)
- Creative Process (Year 1)
- Darkroom Techniques (Year 1)
- Digital Imaging (Year 1)
- Environment (Year 2)
- Exhibition (Year 2)
- Fashion (Year 2)
- Graded Unit (Year 1)
- Graded Unit 2 (Year 2)
- Image Editing 1 (Year 1)
- Image Editing 2 (Year 2)
- Location Stock (Year 1)
- Photography Theory (Year 1)
- Photography: Advertising (Year 2)
- Photojournalism (Year 2)
- Portraiture (Year 1)
- Social Photography (Year 1)
- Studio Still Life (Year 1)
- Web Design: An Introduction (Year 1)
