To enable the deeper exploration of key aspects of developmental and personality psychology, The development of an informed, critical evaluation of relevant research. This module also serves to develop employability skills with particular emphasis on the following: • Communication (D,A) • Organisation and Planning (D) • Flexibility and Adaptability (D) • Self-awareness (D) • Initiative (D) • Internationalisation (T) • Social, Public and ethical responsibility (T)

This module offers you insights into photography both as a global industry whilst also relating to the professional outputs that are taught within the practice-led modules you are studying. A key aim of the module is to prepare you for individual trajectory into photography as a profession in preparation for work related activities. The module will investigate a range of current photographic pathways through research visits, lectures and later individual discussion. This will allow for the development of an individually negotiated pathway. The module will encourage you to become familiar with current work-related opportunities related to your learning thus preparing you for industrial experience.

Tutor: Laura Robertson 

Semester 02 - Wednesday (10am-12pm) - Room T5-14

The aim of this module is to develop your knowledge and understanding of the wider concepts, debates and commentaries surrounding photography. Learning will focus on historical, contemporary and possible future developments within the sphere of photography whilst allowing you to prepare evidence of your own research as an underpinning element of your photographic journey. The module aims to develop conceptual thinking within historical and contemporary photographic discourse. Research and study skills are an integral part of the module and blended learning forms part of the delivery process, such as electronic checking of written work and participating in online discussions and research.

Graduate Attributes: Effective Communicator, Self Aware.

Image credit: Khalik Allah, Sapphire smoking, 2013, Magnum Photos

This module asks you to creatively engage with the technical and theoretical aspects of the photographic studio, focusing on developing your understanding and control of studio flash in making creative imagery. The module will address how diverse the photographic studio process has been and continues to be in the formation of images made within this environment, through focusing on key photographers. You will advance your photographic studio lighting skill and engage with different camera formats and industry software. You will respond to a variety of technically and creatively diverse tasks and assignments to produce a set of photographic images.

 We embed practical and current industry trends that allow students to explore a dedicated pathway relevant to their career aspirations with a strong focus around employability and enterprise.

The module will help students to build on research to inform their wider practice and will also challenge their ability to set goals and to solve problems – developing critical awareness of their own work.

Module components are designed to be run in conjunction with other modules during semester 1 and utilise complimentary practical components that build on other modules taught alongside this one.

This is a year-long module split into two parts.

 This module will develop your understanding of photographic authorship. You will examine how photographers from history developed their photographic voices and discover what your own photographic voice might be

The aim of the module is to enable you to place your practice specifically within your chosen historical, socio-political and theoretical viewpoint. You will be asked to research historical themes and events from the history of photography, allowing you to focus on a specific practice or photographer.

The practical side of the module will ask you to extend your knowledge, experiment and explore techniques, both new and old, based on inspirational photographers. You will be able to negotiate and develop the type of skills you undertake in relation to the photographer or practice you choose.

This will help you develop a deeper understanding of the processes in which some of the historical photographs were taken by practitioners working in the field of photojournalism and documentary photography. The module will consider how photographic ‘truth’ and the ethical responsibility of photojournalists are discussed in relation to key photographers and theories relevant to practices within photojournalism and documentary practice.

You will develop confidence in speaking authoritatively about your work and learn how to communicate effectively with an audience, both visually and in written form, concluding in an end of year exhibition.

The Major Project module is a substantial piece of work that will enable you to demonstrate the extent of your achievement on the degree as a whole, integrating your ongoing personal research with the development of a body of practical work appropriate to your discipline. The final body of work should demonstrate your originality of ideas, independence of study, innovative use of materials and media and an appropriate, coherent, personal understanding of practice, underpinned by sound investigative research practice which fully contextualises the area you are planning to investigate. The final outcomes will be based on your proposal which will be developed and agreed upon in conjunction with your tutor/s.

In this module, you will develop an independent approach to researching and produce a visually led project. The module allows you to explore your interests and subject matter in depth within the context of your own discipline. You will be required to make informed personal observations, explore, and interpret themes, and make creative responses towards a defined subject matter. You will be encouraged to experiment and investigate different ways to produce visual work and apply critical review and feedback to inform your work. The module will also develop your advanced research skills, including research processes within theoretical and practice-led frameworks. You will be supported in your development by the introduction of various output strategies, such as the self-published artist's book, blog sites, video. You will also hear from industry professionals during study visits, guest speaker talks and portfolio reviews.

This module is designed to run alongside your other HE6 modules and will build and reinforce the learning from those modules. As well as this, the module enables you to take learning from your previous years on the course and asks you to apply this to your final year and projects.

Welcome to the BA (Hons) Education and Learning Programme

Welcome to the BA (Hons) Education and Learning Programme at the University of Bolton. Here you can get a first taste of what completing a degree in education and learning at the University of Bolton is like. The University of Bolton follows a unique philosophy which is in line with its Teaching Intensive Research Informed (TIRI) agenda. As such, the quality of teaching and the student experience is at the heart of everything we do. University should not just be a time for students to memorise facts. We believe that the time at university should be an experience that shapes students for their future. Thus, our overall focus is on creating a dynamic learning environment, in which students can engage with the fascinating subjects, learn valuable employability skills and become passionate professionals of the future. 

On the following page, we have provided some valuable information for you about the study of  this programme at the University of Bolton, including useful links, documents, videos, sample lectures, exercises and games.

We are delighted that you wish to study education and learning at the University of Bolton. We are proud of our track record of delivering quality programmes and will strive to make your studies as fulfilling and fruitful as possible.