Photography at Wyke is a great A-Level choice if you have a keen interest in photography and lens-based media. A wide range of facilities exist that will allow an in-depth exploration of processes and techniques. The course requires dedication and a commitment to work independently. Ownership of a digital SLR camera is beneficial but not essential. Photography is often studied alongside courses such as Media studies and Graphic design, but can also serve as a complementary study route, offering an element of variety to an intense academic programme. An interest in photography is essential and prior creative study is considered an advantage. Wyke Photography department has a well-equipped purposed-built studio with Bowen’s flash equipment and a computer suite that uses the latest digital software. A darkroom and film processing facilities also exist and the combination of traditional and digital techniques is viewed as central to the course. The course is delivered as three distinct units of study, which test the skills of observation, media handling, ideas development, contextual research and visual realisation. Quality of written expression is especially important in the second year of study. COURSE DETAILS – YEAR 1 The first body of coursework is internally set and marked and is concerned with the building of photographic skills and the construction of a portfolio of studio and location-based images that show a wide variety of techniques, methods, outcomes and subject matter. Darkroom photography is still explored and is integrated with the use of digital imaging platforms. COURSE DETAILS – YEAR 2 A personal investigation is undertaken in the first period of the second year of study; the theme for this work is agreed upon via negotiation between the individual student and the course team. This component of the course also requires the undertaking of an illustrated essay related in theme to the nature of the personal investigation. An externally set exam paper is released in February offering a choice of themes for independently researched visual development and contextual work. The culmination of this body of work is a fifteen-hour exam undertaken in April in which a summative piece of visual work relating to the exam question is undertaken. Throughout the course, you will be encouraged to produce practical and critical/contextual work in one or more areas including; portraiture, landscape photography, still-life photography, documentary photography, photo-journalism, experimental imagery, photographic installation, video, television and film. In the second year of study, you will be encouraged to develop your starting points with an emphasis on individual outcomes.
• Minimum 5 GCSEs • All grade 5 or above • Must include an English A Level Photography requires you to achieve at least the minimum entry requirements for your chosen pathway. The minimum entry requirements will be discussed at open events and at your college interview.
40 % EXAMS. 60 % COURSEWORK.
About Education Provider
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Local Authority | Kingston upon Hull, City of |
| Ofsted Rating | Outstanding |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Bricknell Avenue, Hull, HU5 4NT |
Photography at Wyke is a great A-Level choice if you have a keen interest in photography and lens-based media. A wide range of facilities exist that will allow an in-depth exploration of processes and techniques. The course requires dedication and a commitment to work independently. Ownership of a digital SLR camera is beneficial but not essential. Photography is often studied alongside courses such as Media studies and Graphic design, but can also serve as a complementary study route, offering an element of variety to an intense academic programme. An interest in photography is essential and prior creative study is considered an advantage. Wyke Photography department has a well-equipped purposed-built studio with Bowen’s flash equipment and a computer suite that uses the latest digital software. A darkroom and film processing facilities also exist and the combination of traditional and digital techniques is viewed as central to the course. The course is delivered as three distinct units of study, which test the skills of observation, media handling, ideas development, contextual research and visual realisation. Quality of written expression is especially important in the second year of study. COURSE DETAILS – YEAR 1 The first body of coursework is internally set and marked and is concerned with the building of photographic skills and the construction of a portfolio of studio and location-based images that show a wide variety of techniques, methods, outcomes and subject matter. Darkroom photography is still explored and is integrated with the use of digital imaging platforms. COURSE DETAILS – YEAR 2 A personal investigation is undertaken in the first period of the second year of study; the theme for this work is agreed upon via negotiation between the individual student and the course team. This component of the course also requires the undertaking of an illustrated essay related in theme to the nature of the personal investigation. An externally set exam paper is released in February offering a choice of themes for independently researched visual development and contextual work. The culmination of this body of work is a fifteen-hour exam undertaken in April in which a summative piece of visual work relating to the exam question is undertaken. Throughout the course, you will be encouraged to produce practical and critical/contextual work in one or more areas including; portraiture, landscape photography, still-life photography, documentary photography, photo-journalism, experimental imagery, photographic installation, video, television and film. In the second year of study, you will be encouraged to develop your starting points with an emphasis on individual outcomes.
• Minimum 5 GCSEs • All grade 5 or above • Must include an English A Level Photography requires you to achieve at least the minimum entry requirements for your chosen pathway. The minimum entry requirements will be discussed at open events and at your college interview.
40 % EXAMS. 60 % COURSEWORK.