12PHO

Level 2 Photography

Course Description

Teacher in Charge:

You will learn to:

  • Research and investigate wide cultural and societal contexts and their impact on society to apply critical thinking and idea development.
  • Confidently use a DSLR camera and related photographic equipment
  • Extend and apply appropriate art-making processes, procedures, materials, and techniques within a photographic context.
  • Develop a sound control of Adobe Creative Cloud applications for a re-generation of ideas and refinement for presentation
  • Work independently with teacher guidance to produce a systematic body of work in response to their own proposal, thereby gaining the practical experience of engaging in project-based learning.
  • Students will complete a 2 x A1 folio board for the external submission.


Recommended Prior Learning

Completion of level 1 Art recommended. 


Equipment & Stationery

Folio boards required for NCEA External Assessment (Cost to be advised)
A suggested art materials pack as per stationery list to allow for continued practice and work at home

Pathway

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

Total Credits Available: 16
Internal Assessed Credits: 4
External Assessed Credits: 12
Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91317 v2
NZQA Info

Visual Arts 2.3 - Develop ideas in a related series of drawings appropriate to established photography practice


Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91322 v2
NZQA Info

Visual Arts 2.4 - Produce a systematic body of work that shows understanding of art making conventions and ideas within photography


Level: 2
Internal or External: External
Credits: 12
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 16
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

Disclaimer

* PLEASE NOTE

For senior courses, standards listed are indicative only and are subject to change.