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ECTS Information Package: Degree Programme

Master's degree in

PHOTOGRAPHY

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Instituto Politécnico de Tomar 14-05-2013 2/30

A - General DescriptionProgramme Title - Mestrado em Fotografia

Qualification awarded - Master's degree in Photography

Level of qualification - Second-cycle degree, EQF Level 7; ISCED Level 5

Specific admission requirementsGeneralAccording to the Portuguese Law, the following candidates are eligible for entry to the course ofstudy leading to the Mestre degree:

Holders of a licenciado degree or legally equivalent corresponding to the first cycle of higher●

education;Holders of a foreign higher degree awarded on completion of a first-cycle programme organised in●

the framework of the Bologna Process;Holders of a foreign higher degree which is deemed by the Technical-Scientific Committee of●

ESTT-IPT to meet the requirements of a licenciado degree.Holders of an academic, scientific or professional curriculum which is deemed by the●

Technical/Scientific Committee of ESTT-IPT as appropriate to access the programme.

Specific

A first-cycle degree in Photography or other equivalent degrees deemed by the ScientificCoordinating Committee as appropriate to take this master's program.

Instituto Politécnico de Tomar


Specific arrangements for recognition of prior learning (formal, non-formal and informal)

GeneralGranting of credits from prior learning is regulated by the Portuguese Law taking into account thelevel of credits and the field of study where they have been earned and is subject to the recognition ofESTT-IPT Technical/Scientific Committee.

Training undertaken in the context of other higher education programmes of study from national or●

foreign HE establishments or organised in the framework of the Bologna Process or other priorlearning can be credited towards the present programme of study;Credits earned from postgraduate studies can also be credited towards this programme of study;●

Professional experience or other training, different from the abovementioned ones, can also be●

credited towards this programme of study.

SpecificNot applicable.

Qualification requirements and regulations:The master's degrees are regulated by Portuguese Law and applicable program regulations established by theSchool of Technology-IPT.

In order to complete the master's degree it is necessary to accumulate 120 ECTS credits distributed throughout 4curricular semesters as according to the course curriculum.

Each ECTS credit corresponds to 27 hours of work.

Profile of the program:

The study program is organised around two areas of expertise corresponding to two specialisation profiles:

Applied Photography;

Photography Conservation.

In any of these areas the study program comprises:

2 semesters including 11 modules (a total of 60 ECTS), of which one has a strong practical component in one●

photography speciality of the students' choice; 3 modules are selected among available options;2 semesters corresponding to 60 ECTS credits dedicated to undertake professional internship or a dissertation in●

photography.



Key learning outcomes:

Prepare students to lead and coordinate teams of professional photographers, photography conservators andcollection managers.

Build on previous knowledge to develop new abilities and skills Be able to deal with complex situations anddevelop appropriate solutions while keeping up with ethical and social responsibilities.Students will have the opportunity to incorporate the values of this particular activity sector through a placementperiod, project or dissertation and further develop their academic training while applying the theoretical skillsacquired.

Occupational profiles of graduates with examples:

Prepare students to lead and coordinate teams of professional photographers, photography conservators andcollection managers.

Build on previous knowledge to develop new abilities and skills Be able to deal with complex situations anddevelop appropriate solutions while keeping up with ethical and social responsibilities.Students will have the opportunity to incorporate the values of this particular activity sector through a placementperiod, project or dissertation and further develop their academic training while applying the theoretical skillsacquired.

Access to further studies:

This program gives access to doctoral degrees (third-cycle) in several areas related with image practice and theory.



Course structure diagram with credits

Applied Photography

Course Title Year Semester Credits

Applied Photography I 1 S1 6

Arstistic Production I 1 S1 6

Digital Photography I 1 S1 6

Image History and Theory I 1 S1 4

Interdisciplinary Seminars 1 S1 4

Option FA-I (Year1/Sem1) (**) 1 S1 4

Applied Photography II 1 S2 6

Artistic Production II 1 S2 6

Description of Photographic Collections 1 S2 4

Digital Photography II 1 S2 6

Image History and Theory II 1 S2 4

Option FA-II (Year1/Sem2) (**) 1 S2 4

Internship/ Dissertation/Project 2 A 60

op: Dissertation 2 A 60

op: Internship/Placement 2 A 60

op: Project 2 A 60

(**) Free Option.

(*) This course may not be available in certain academic years. Please confirm availability with the Erasmus coordinator.

Photography Conservation


Digital Photography I 1 S1 6

Image History and Theory I 1 S1 4

Interdisciplinary Seminars 1 S1 4

Option CF-I (Year1/Sem1) (**) 1 S1 4

Option CF-II (Year1/Sem1) (**) 1 S1 6

Photography Conservation I 1 S1 6

Description of Photographic Collections 1 S2 4

Digital Photography II 1 S2 6

Image History and Theory II 1 S2 4

Management of Photographic Collections 1 S2 6

(**) Free Option.



Course structure diagram with credits (cont.)

Photography Conservation


Option CF-III (Year1/Sem2) (**) 1 S2 4

Photography Conservation II 1 S2 6

Internship/ Dissertation/Project 2 A 60

op: Dissertation 2 A 60

op: Internship/Placement 2 A 60

op: Project 2 A 60

(**) Free Option.

(*) This course may not be available in certain academic years. Please confirm availability with the Erasmus coordinator.



Examination regulations, assessment and grading

GeneralAssessment of course units complies with the Academic Regulations in force at ESTT-IPT, except forthe Dissertation, Project and Internship, to which apply the provisions set out in the regulations forthe master's degrees offered by the ESTT-IPT.

Dissertation, Project and Internship have only two assessment seasons and the students are free to●

choose only one.The assessment calendar for the Dissertation, Project and Internship is proposed by the Programme●

Coordinating Committee to the Technical/Scientific Committee at the beginning of each academicyear.The general grade improvement scheme does not apply to the Dissertation, Project and Internship.●

The overall grade of the master's programme is the arithmetic weighted average rounded off to theones of the number of ECTS credits and the grades of the course units that form part of theprogramme of study.The 10-20 mark expressed on a 0-20 scale is converted into its equivalent in the European gradingscale with the awards Satisfactory, Good, Very Good or Excellent.

Specific

The students must develop an original project or undertake professional internship and associatedreport. Both the project and the internship report must be submitted for appreciation to anexamination panel appointed for that purpose.

Graduation requirements:

In order to complete the master's degree it is necessary to accumulate 120 ECTS credits, of which 60 correspond tointernship and associated report or a dissertation, both subject to presentation and defence before an examinationpanel.

Mode of study:

Full- or part-time.

Program director or equivalente

Director: Luis Miguel Segurado Pavão MartinsErasmus coordinator: Miguel Duarte Antunes da Silva JorgeECTS coordinator: Valter Nuno Garcez da Silva Ventura



B - Description of individual course units

Course unit title Applied Photography I

Course unit code 30413

Type of course unit Compulsory

Level of Course unit Second Cycle

Year of Study First Year

Semester/Trimester when thecourse unit is delivered

First Semester

Number of ECTS creditsallocated

6

Name of Lecturer(s) António Martiniano Ventura

Learning outcomes of thecourse unit

On completion of this unit the students should have acquired and expanded skills in all areas ofphotography expertise and be able to apply them in the professional internship that is part of thecurriculum.

Mode of delivery Face-to-face

Prerequisites andco-requisites

Not applicable.

Recommended optionalprogramme componentes

Not applicable.

Course contentes 1. Project design 2. Bench photography and advertising 3. Photography and heritge, museum works,conservation and archaeology.

Recommended or requiredReading

- AA. VV., ..(1992). Problemi di Restauro, Riflessioni e Richerche. .: Edizioni Firenzi- Blaker, A.(1989). Handbook for Scientific Photography. London: Focal Press- Thomas, B.(1980). Light - Its Interation with Art and Antiquities. New York: Plenum Press- Arnold, C. e Rolls, P. e Stewart, J. (1971). Applied Photography. London: Focal Press

Planned learning activitiesand teaching methods

Guest lecturers or enterprises will be invited to make demonstrations throughout 4 work sessions. Thestudents will develop practical projects in each specialist area.

Assessment Methods andcriteria

Assiduity, motivation, research ability, self-study ability, knowledge assimilation and skill acquisitionand presentation/discussion skills.

Language of Instruction Portuguese

Work placement(s) Not applicable.




Course unit title Arstistic Production I






First Semester


6

Name of Lecturer(s) Nuno Filipe Moreira Ribeiro de Faria


On completion of this unit the students will master the concepts and techniques used in the variousphotographic sectors; will be familiar with the different approaches to the documentary method and wilbe able to develop a practical research project.



Not applicable.


Not applicable.

Course contentes August Sander and social typification. The Farm Security Administration and the origins ofdocumentary photography. Walker Evans and the documentary style. The new surveyors.The newGerman straightforwardness and its successors. The new paths of documentary photography.


- ., ..to be defined on the basis of the students choice of theme. .: .


Case study analysis, brainstorming and laboratory sessions.


Continuous assessment including report presentation. Preparation, presentation and critical discussion ofpractical projects.






Course unit title Digital Photography I






First Semester


6

Name of Lecturer(s) Márcio Vilela Nunes


Applied Photography route: Be able to apply technical knowledge for the creation of images in technicalareas and personal projects. Photography Conservation route: Be able to define and organise the methodsand tools neded for the scanning of photographic supports.



Not applicable.


Not applicable.

Course contentes Applied Photography route: Development of projects in the areas of Portrait; Fashion; Bench andArchitecture. Photography Conservation route: Creation of a manual containing procedures for thescanning of flat proofs, glass negatives and transparencies.


- Soudo, J. e Ramos, M. (2008). Manual de Iluminação Fotográfica. Lisboa: Cenjor/IEFP(www.opac.iefp.pt)


Exhibition of the different works proposed complemented by informative, documentary, bibliographicreferences and theoretical notes related with the specialities. Development of practical work projects inlaboratory or outdoors.


Continuous assessment and reports. Individual project. Theoretical and practical examination.






Course unit title Image History and Theory I






First Semester


4



On completion of this unit the students will be able to reflect on the different issues related with thetheory, production and use of images. They will also understand image over time as a vehicle for power,insight and breakthrough.



Not applicable.


Not applicable.

Course contentes Image as imitation, mediation or evidence. The contribution of Photography to Modernity. Photographyas a panoptical instrument: images in the construction of societies. Images in the prehistoric frontier.Narrative image:the age of mute cinema. The true image: photography as evidence.


- Gil, F. e Romano, R. (2004). Enciclopédia Einaudi. (Vol. 1 e 25). .: .- Didi-Hubermann, G.(2010). Atlas, Como llevar el mundo a cuestas. Madrid: Museo Nacional Centrode Arte Reina Sofia- Gil, J.(1996). A imagem Nua e as pequenas percepções. Lisboa: Relógio d'Água- Foucault, M.(2009). O que é um autor?. Lisboa: Vega


Expository lectures.


Continuous assessment: mid-term tests and/or final examination. Presentation of a theoretical essay.






Course unit title Interdisciplinary Seminars






First Semester


4



The students should acquire specialised knowledge and be able to discuss and consolidate ideas,theories and methods related with the production and use of images.



Not applicable.


Not applicable.

Course contentes Development of themes or practices related with applied photography, photography conservation andartistic production.


- Costa, P.(2010). Onde Jaz o teu sorriso?. .: .- Weiss, P.(1987). The way things go. .: .- Godard, J.(1994). JLG par JLG, Autoportrait de Décembre. .: .- Erice, V.(1992). O Sol do Marmeleiro. .: .


Seminars on the projects developed by the students.


Continuous assessment: assessment of project portfolio. Class performance.






Course unit title Applied Photography II






Second Semester


6

Name of Lecturer(s) António Martiniano Ventura


On completion of this unit the students should have acquired and expanded skills in all areas ofphotography expertise and be able to apply them in the professional internship that is part of thecurriculum.



Not applicable.


Not applicable.

Course contentes 1. fashion photography 2. architecture photography


- AA. VV., ..(1992). Problemi di Restauro, Riflessioni e Richerche. .: Edizioni Firenzi- Blaker, A.(1989). Handbook for Scientific Photography. London: Focal Press- Thomas, B.(1980). Light - Its Interation with Art and Antiquities. New York: Plenum Press- Arnold, C. e Rolls, P. e Stewart, J. (1971). Applied Photography. London: Focal Press


Guest lecturers or enterprises will be invited to make demonstrations throughout 4 work sessions. Thestudents will develop practical assignments in each specialist area.


Assiduity, motivation, research ability, self-study ability, knowledge assimilation and skill acquisitionand presentation and discussion skills.






Course unit title Artistic Production II






Second Semester


6



The students should be able to make an in-depth reflection on the concepts and techniques used in thevarious photography sectors. They sould be able to develop a dissertation on the technical and authoralparticularities of photography.



Artistic Production I


Not applicable.

Course contentes The early days of photography as artistic expression. Photography and abstraction. Photography as aform of expression for non-photographers. Photography and the imagined real. Time-lapse animation.The analogue and the digital video cameras - differences and particularities. Operating parameters of avideo camera. Non-linear editing systems and video post-production.




Case study analysis, brainstorming, experimental sessions.


Continuous assessment. Report presentation. Preparation, presentation and critical analysis of practicalprojects.






Course unit title Description of Photographic Collections






Second Semester


4

Name of Lecturer(s) Patrícia Marques Ferreira da Cunha Romão


On completion of the unit the students should be able to identify photographic documents; viewphotographs as a source of information and a document; be aware of the particularities of this kind ofcollections and design and implement a plan for the treatment of archived documents.



Not applicable.


Not applicable.

Course contentes International standards for the description of photographic images. Physical description of the sourceobject. Studying on-line image databases. Exercises, searches, queries and critical analysis of imagedatabases. Description of a small collection....


- CASELLAS, J.(2001). Manual para la gestión de fondos y colleciones fotográficas. Girona: CCGEdiciones- SÁNCHEZ , J.(2006). El documento fotogra?fico : historia, usos y aplicaciones. Gijo?n: EdicionesTrea- VALÉRIO, S. e ALVES, M. (1998). Manual para Indexação de Documentos Fotográficos . Rio deJaneiro: Fundação Biblioteca Nacional, Ministério da Cultura- CASQUIÇO, S.(2009). A Fotografia nos Centros de Informação em Portugal. Gabinete de Estudosa&b, Nº 4, pp. a-b.


Seminars focused on the projects developed by the students.


Continuous assessment. Test and/or final examination. Assessment of the students reports and portfolios.






Course unit title Digital Photography II






Second Semester


6



Applied Photography route: Creation of a video project. Photography Conservation route: Be able todefine and organise the necessary methods and tools to digitise photographic material with digitalcameras.



Not applicable.


Not applicable.

Course contentes Applied Photography route: Introduction to video editing tools. Video shooting with DSL cameras.Creation of video project with the lecturer's supervision. Photography Conservation route: Creation of amanual containing procedures for the scanning of flat proofs, glass negatives and transparencies with theaid of digital cameras.




N/A


Continuous assessment and reports. Individual project. Theoretical and practical exam.






Course unit title Image History and Theory II






Second Semester


4



On completion of this unit the students will be able to reflect on the different issues related with thetheory, production and use of images. They will also view the usage of image over time as a vehicle forpower, spirituality and breakthrough.



Image History and Theories I


Not applicable.

Course contentes Image, propaganda and power. From mechanical reproducibility to the loss of materiality: the digital era.Masterpieces and copies. The issue of authorship and archiving.




Lectures.


Continuous assessment. Mid-term tests and/or final exam. Presentation of a theoretical essay.






Course unit title Dissertation


Type of course unit Optional


Year of Study Second Year


Anual


60

Name of Lecturer(s) Lecturer to be selected on the basis of the students choice of theme


The Dissertation topics, irrespective of the supervisor or the specific assignment proposed to thestudents, will enable them to apply all the skills acquired during their course of study.



Not applicable.


Not applicable.

Course contentes Tutorials.




Individual tutorship.


Public presentation of reports and projects.


Work placement(s) Alternatively, students can choose to pursue an internship.




Course unit title Internship/Placement






Anual


60



Internships, irrespective of the supervisor or the specific assignment proposed to the students, willenable them to apply all the skills acquired during their course of study.



Not applicable.


Not applicable.









Work placement(s) Internships are an alternative to Project or Dissertation.




Course unit title Project






Anual


60



The Projects, irrespective of the supervisor or the specific assignment proposed to the students, willenable them to apply all the skills acquired during their course of study.



Not applicable.


Not applicable.









Work placement(s) Alternatively, students can choose to pursue an internship.




Course unit title Digital Photography I






First Semester


6



Applied Photography route: Be able to apply technical knowledge for the creation of images in technicalareas and personal projects. Photography Conservation route: Be able to define and organise the methodsand tools neded for the scanning of photographic supports.



Not applicable.


Not applicable.

Course contentes Applied Photography route: Development of projects in the areas of Portrait; Fashion; Bench andArchitecture. Photography Conservation route: Creation of a manual containing procedures for thescanning of flat proofs, glass negatives and transparencies.




Exhibition of the different works proposed complemented by informative, documentary, bibliographicreferences and theoretical notes related with the specialities. Development of practical work projects inlaboratory or outdoors.


Continuous assessment and reports. Individual project. Theoretical and practical examination.






Course unit title Image History and Theory I






First Semester


4



On completion of this unit the students will be able to reflect on the different issues related with thetheory, production and use of images. They will also understand image over time as a vehicle for power,insight and breakthrough.



Not applicable.


Not applicable.

Course contentes Image as imitation, mediation or evidence. The contribution of Photography to Modernity. Photographyas a panoptical instrument: images in the construction of societies. Images in the prehistoric frontier.Narrative image:the age of mute cinema. The true image: photography as evidence.




Expository lectures.


Continuous assessment: mid-term tests and/or final examination. Presentation of a theoretical essay.






Course unit title Interdisciplinary Seminars






First Semester


4



The students should acquire specialised knowledge and be able to discuss and consolidate ideas,theories and methods related with the production and use of images.



Not applicable.


Not applicable.

Course contentes Development of themes or practices related with applied photography, photography conservation andartistic production.


- Costa, P.(2010). Onde Jaz o teu sorriso?. .: .- Weiss, P.(1987). The way things go. .: .- Godard, J.(1994). JLG par JLG, Autoportrait de Décembre. .: .- Erice, V.(1992). O Sol do Marmeleiro. .: .


Seminars on the projects developed by the students.


Continuous assessment: assessment of project portfolio. Class performance.






Course unit title Photography Conservation I






First Semester


6

Name of Lecturer(s) Luis Miguel Segurado Pavão MartinsPatrícia Marques Ferreira da Cunha Romão


On completion of this unit students the will be able to recognise and identify the most commonphotographic processes used in photographic collections and its forms of deterioration; be familiar withthe photographic materials, its fragility and appropriate preservation conditions.



Not applicable.


Not applicable.

Course contentes The constituent materials of photographs, both analogue and digital. Laminated materials, its structureand interaction problems. Particular care required for each type of photo, methods of diagnosis inphotography, observation, comparison, reproduction, destructive and non-destructive tests.


- Reilly, J.(1986). Care and identification of 19th-century photographic prints . Rochester, New York:Eastman Kodak Company- PAVÃO, L.(1997). Conservação de Colecções de Fotografia. Lisboa: Dinalivro


Lectures. Laboratory classes focused on practising with the students' samples and materials from thephotographic collection held by the School.


Continuous assessment: test and/or final theoretical examination. Pracrical project works. One theoreticalpresentation on a research topic of the students' choice. Class performance.






Course unit title Description of Photographic Collections






Second Semester


4

Name of Lecturer(s) Patrícia Marques Ferreira da Cunha Romão


On completion of the unit the students should be able to identify photographic documents; viewphotographs as a source of information and a document; be aware of the particularities of this kind ofcollections and design and implement a plan for the treatment of archived documents.



Not applicable.


Not applicable.

Course contentes International standards for the description of photographic images. Physical description of the sourceobject. Studying on-line image databases. Exercises, searches, queries and critical analysis of imagedatabases. Description of a small collection....


- CASELLAS, J.(2001). Manual para la gestión de fondos y colleciones fotográficas. Girona: CCGEdiciones- SÁNCHEZ , J.(2006). El documento fotogra?fico : historia, usos y aplicaciones. Gijo?n: EdicionesTrea- VALÉRIO, S. e ALVES, M. (1998). Manual para Indexação de Documentos Fotográficos . Rio deJaneiro: Fundação Biblioteca Nacional, Ministério da Cultura- CASQUIÇO, S.(2009). A Fotografia nos Centros de Informação em Portugal. Gabinete de Estudosa&b, Nº 4, pp. a-b.


Seminars focused on the projects developed by the students.


Continuous assessment. Test and/or final examination. Assessment of the students reports and portfolios.






Course unit title Digital Photography II






Second Semester


6



Applied Photography route: Creation of a video project. Photography Conservation route: Be able todefine and organise the necessary methods and tools to digitise photographic material with digitalcameras.



Not applicable.


Not applicable.

Course contentes Applied Photography route: Introduction to video editing tools. Video shooting with DSL cameras.Creation of video project with the lecturer's supervision. Photography Conservation route: Creation of amanual containing procedures for the scanning of flat proofs, glass negatives and transparencies with theaid of digital cameras.




N/A


Continuous assessment and reports. Individual project. Theoretical and practical exam.






Course unit title Image History and Theory II






Second Semester


4



On completion of this unit the students will be able to reflect on the different issues related with thetheory, production and use of images. They will also view the usage of image over time as a vehicle forpower, spirituality and breakthrough.



Image History and Theories I


Not applicable.

Course contentes Image, propaganda and power. From mechanical reproducibility to the loss of materiality: the digital era.Masterpieces and copies. The issue of authorship and archiving.




Lectures.


Continuous assessment. Mid-term tests and/or final exam. Presentation of a theoretical essay.






Course unit title Management of Photographic Collections






Second Semester


6

Name of Lecturer(s) Patrícia Marques Ferreira da Cunha RomãoLuis Miguel Segurado Pavão Martins


The students should be aware of the management needs of a photographic collection in terms ofpreservation and usage; be familiar with the management policies of some Portuguese private and publicinstitutions holding photographic collections and be able to identify problems ...



Not applicable.


Not applicable.

Course contentes Preservation of analogue photographs, environmental control, dead archive for unstable photographs,storage ans organisation of unstable species. The preservation of digital photography, format updating,backup programs, methods for long-term archiving of digital information. Policies for public exhibitionand dissemination of photographs.Organisation of image databases and its legal framework.


- RITZENTHALER, M. e O’Connor, D. (2006). Photographs: archival care and Management. Chicago:The Society of American Archivists- CHARBONNEAU, N. e ROBERT, M. (2001). La Gestion des Archives Photographiques. . Québec:Presses de L’ Université du Québec


Lectures and laboratory classes.


Continuous assessment. Report and portfolio of practical projects. Class performance.






Course unit title Photography Conservation II






Second Semester


6

Name of Lecturer(s) Luis Miguel Segurado Pavão MartinsPatrícia Marques Ferreira da Cunha Romão


The students should be able to determine and check the environmental conditions for a photographiccollection, select the appropriate control tools, including dead archives as well as take basic conservationand restoration actions on photographic proofs, slides and negatives.



Not applicable.


Not applicable.

Course contentes 1. Preservation and environmental control. 2. Construction of packings. 3. Silver and chromogenicnegatives. 4. Intervention and photographic proofs. 5. Intervention in photo albuns. 6. Accelerated-agingtests and tests on photographic materials.


- PAVÃO, L.(1997). 18. PAVÃO, Luís – Conservação de Colecções de Fotografia. Lisboa: Dinalivro, .Lisboa: Dinalivro- Reilly, J.(1986). Care and identification of 19th-century photographic prints. Rochester, New York:Eastman Kodak Company


Lectures. Laboratory classes focused on practising with the students' samples and materials from thephotographic collection held by the School.


Reports done by the students in practical classes. Theoretical research on a topic to be defined. Finalexamination.



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