Module manager: Dr. Mick Schofield
Email: M.P.Schofield@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2025/26
| COMM1860 | Photographic Practices |
This module is not approved as a discovery module
This module is designed to bring the theory and practice of photography together, via research and creative experimentation, alongside critical and reflective writing. This will prepare you for more independent working at level 3. Together with study of the principles of photographic practice, history and theory, you will develop your own technical knowledge and creative approaches to the medium, through the development of a negotiated photography brief.
The module aims to give you experience of developing a photography project, informed by relevant research, photography theory and creative experimentation, in preparation for your final year project. You will learn about the history and theory of photography, while examining the
relationships between critical ideas and photographic practice. Through making critically-informed images, you will gain experience of practice as a research method, critical analysis and self-reflection, alongside developing your creative and technical photography skills.
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following learning outcomes relevant to the subject:
1. Plan and execute a critically-informed and research-led photography project
2. Situate and contextualise photography within critical themes, relevant theory, history and genre
3. Discuss and appraise photography theory, using it to underpin creative approaches
4. Apply practical photography skills and use of technology in the production of new images
Skills Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:
1. Work independently to develop creative and technical solutions
2. Communicate clearly using both written and visual texts
3. Critically self-reflect on creative work and situate it in professional, social and cultural contexts
Details of the syllabus will be provided on the Minerva organisation (or equivalent) for the module
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 9 | 2 | 18 |
| Practical | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| Private study hours | 172 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 28 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200 | ||
Throughout the course of this module students will be engaged in practice-based tutorial exercises leading to the production of assessed creative practice, and feedback will be provided within these.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | Photography portfolio | 50 |
| Coursework | Reflective essay | 50 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 30/04/2025
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