FH2D010 - Practical Placement 01 Sep 2024 - 31 Aug 2030 | Version 1

Associated Module Information

Module Code: FH2D010
Module Title: Practical Placement
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Creative Industries
Faculty Group: Fashion, Marketing and Photography
Faculty Sub Group: Photography
Module Leader: Jessica Emanuel
Module Team: Sarah Butterworth
First Intended Intake: SEP 2024 Final Year of Intake: 2029
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 40 Credit Level: 5
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100063 - photography
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 1
Valid From 01 Sep 2024
Valid To 31 Aug 2030

Module Aims

To enable students to be flexible and adaptable to changing environments and working methods.

To develop skills, knowledge, and experience relevant to the selected industry, its processes and business issues.

To develop a portfolio of practical outcomes from a range of supervised placements, working to a client brief.

To demonstrate creativity, self-direction, reflexivity and to manage time and resources effectively by drawing on planning and organisational skills.

Content Summary

Implicit within this module is an expectation of the student to learn from the process of working with industry professionals and businesses on live briefs by producing visual solutions.

This module offers ‘real world’ challenges, creative and technical obstacles whilst requiring students to reflect on their professional conduct, skills learnt, and experiences of the workplace.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 5
Seminars 4
Tutorials 1
Project Supervision 60
Demonstration 1
Practical Classes and Workshops 1
Work-Based learning 125
Independent Study 100
Placement 100
Groupwork 1
Problem/Challenge based learning 2
Total Hours Selected 400

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Communicate an understanding of how different professional businesses work and adapt to ranging scenarios, meeting the requirements of a range of client briefs.
LO2 Produce creative visual work and produce a portfolio of practical work for a range of clients.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Project Output 1 A range of practical outcomes from a variety of placements 0 N/A 80 No 40
Synchronous Onsite Oral Assessment Presentation (Synchronous Onsite) 1 Presentation reflecting on outcomes and learning achieved during each practical placement. 15 2000 20 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Project Output 1
Presentation (Synchronous Onsite) 1

Reading List

Alexander, J.A.P. (2020), Perspectives on Place: Theory and Practice in Landscape Photography. London: Routledge

Bate, D. (2015) Art Photography. London: Tate Publishing

Colberg, J. (2016) Understanding Photobooks: The Form and Content of the Photographic Book. London: Routledge

Cotton, C. (2020) The Photograph as Contemporary Art. London: Thames and Hudson.

Daly, T. (2019) Practical Projects for Photographers: Learning through practice and research. Routledge.

Kwon, M. (2002) One Place After Another: Site-Specific Art and Locational Identity. Cambridge: MIT Press

Smith H., Dean R.T. (2009) Practice-led Research, Research-led Practice in the Creative Arts. Edinburgh University Press

Tuan, Yi-Fu. (2008) Space and Place: The Perspective of Experience. Minnesota Press.