• Offered by School of Art and Design
  • ANU College ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
  • Course subject Visual Arts
  • Areas of interest Visual Arts, Creative Arts

See https://www.anu.edu.au/covid-19-advice. This course includes on campus/in person activities that cannot be adjusted for remote participants.

This course provides instruction in basic and advanced experimental photographic processes. Students will conduct projects which explore the conceptual, thematic and technical aspects of these processes. Students will gain skills in range of experimental photographic processes and techniques and have the opportunity to explore areas of interest through the development of individual projects. Experimentation with materials, scale and creative problem solving are encouraged. Students will individually research the contexts and concepts relevant to their projects. Workplace health and safety instruction is an integral part of this course.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

  1. competently utilise a range of skills relevant to the discipline, in response to Workshop projects;
  2. explore the potential of material/s used in Workshop projects;
  3. investigate the application of concepts and processes in collaborative and professional contexts; and
  4. engage with historical and theoretical contexts relevant to Workshop projects.

Other Information

School of Art & Design studio courses have a limited enrolment capacity. Students are advised to enrol as early as possible to maximise the opportunity of securing a place. If you do not have any experience of analogue darkroom photography it is highly recommended you complete ARTV1601 or ARTV2605 before enrolling in this course.

Indicative Assessment

  1. Portfolio of studio work (80) [LO 1,2,3]
  2. Studio Theory presentation, 5 minutes (10) [LO 2,3,4]
  3. Journal/Documentation (10) [LO 2,3,4]
  4. Assessment includes periodic critique and review sessions that provide ongoing feedback on work in progress. (null) [LO null]

The ANU uses Turnitin to enhance student citation and referencing techniques, and to assess assignment submissions as a component of the University's approach to managing Academic Integrity. While the use of Turnitin is not mandatory, the ANU highly recommends Turnitin is used by both teaching staff and students. For additional information regarding Turnitin please visit the ANU Online website.

Workload

130 hours of total student learning time made up from:
a) 48 hours of contact over 12 weeks: lectures, tutorials, critiques and supervised studio practice; and
b) 82 hours of independent studio practice, reading and writing.

Inherent Requirements

Not applicable

Requisite and Incompatibility

To enrol in this course you must have completed at least one of the following courses: ARTV1601, ARTV1602 or ARTV2611. You are not able to enrol in this course if you have previously completed ARTV2604 or ARTV2004 or ARTV6608.

Prescribed Texts

Nil

Fees

Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.  

Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees

Student Contribution Band:
12
Unit value:
6 units

If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.

Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.

Units EFTSL
6.00 0.12500
Domestic fee paying students
Year Fee
2024 $3780
International fee paying students
Year Fee
2024 $5280
Note: Please note that fee information is for current year only.

Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links

ANU utilises MyTimetable to enable students to view the timetable for their enrolled courses, browse, then self-allocate to small teaching activities / tutorials so they can better plan their time. Find out more on the Timetable webpage.

The list of offerings for future years is indicative only.
Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.

First Semester

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
3483 17 Feb 2025 24 Feb 2025 31 Mar 2025 23 May 2025 In Person N/A

Responsible Officer: Registrar, Student Administration / Page Contact: Website Administrator / Frequently Asked Questions