Diploma of Photography and Digital Imaging – CUA50920
Diploma of Photography and Digital Imaging – CUA50920
In the Diploma of Photography and Digital Imaging, you will have the opportunity to further develop your artistic practice and hone your creative skills. Designed to build practical and highly transferrable skills across a range of industry contexts, including commercial, advertising, documentary, editorial, institutional and fine art photography, this qualification…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
In the Diploma of Photography and Digital Imaging, you will have the opportunity to further develop your artistic practice and hone your creative skills.
Designed to build practical and highly transferrable skills across a range of industry contexts, including commercial, advertising, documentary, editorial, institutional and fine art photography, this qualification will teach you to:
interpret photo imaging assignment briefs
consult with clients to refine objectives of photo imaging assignments
select the appropriate tools to capture images, including types of camera, image recording media, lighting, post-capture processing and outputs
work from a studio or in a range of locations
employ aesthetic, conceptual, compositional and technical skills to realise photo imaging outcomes, and
utilise a range of traditional, contemporary and emergent technologies in the capture, preparation and distribution of images.
As a graduate of this diploma, you will have a sound theoretical and practical knowledge base, and the skills to use a range of specialised and technical skills to plan, execute and evaluate photography and photo imaging services.
Career
As a graduate of this diploma, you will have the skills to pursue a career in a range of industries.
You may work as a freelance photographer in commercial, advertising, editorial, fashion, food, wedding, portrait, sports, travel, stock library, illustrative, and scientific and technical photography. You can also start a career as a photographic assistant or technician in any of these fields, or in professional image retouching, digital image operation, events and corporate photography, or media and documentary photography.
Further study
You are guaranteed entry to the Bachelor of Arts (Photography) with 1 or 2 semesters of credit (depending on the semester you commence, equivalent to 96 credit points) when you successfully complete the Diploma in Photography and Digital Imaging.
Alternatively, you may be eligible for entry to other RMIT vocational study or undergraduate programs.
Pathway options
You are guaranteed entry to this program when you successfully complete the Certificate IV in Photography and Photo Imaging.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Since its establishment in 1887, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University (RMIT) has been meeting the needs of the community surrounding it. Originally a Working Men’s College, RMIT showed its flexibility during World War Two, training over 20,000 servicemen in communications to help with the war effort.Now, it is a true pioneer in international education, championing cross-border study opportunities with campuses in various countries. Granted formal university status in 1992, RMIT is ranked 21st in the world for universities that are less than 50 years old.RMIT is the largest higher education institution in Australia, currently with more than 82,000 students. With nearly 20% of those students coming from overseas, it is a university that truly welcomes diversity and is a melting pot of different cultures. RMIT has three campuses in Vietnam, a European hub in Barcelona, an office in Indonesia, and partners with 200+ institutions in 42 countries to provide study opportunities worldwide.
