The second unit for the MA Photography focused on Research and Experimentation. The purpose of the module was to produce a body of photographic work and a supporting research dossier. This was in order to give me and my fellow students the opportunity to develop our practical photographic work in the context of historical and contemporary photographic practice. The following is the module brief:
Level: 7
Credits: 40
Assessment Task 1: Submission of a body of photographic work (50%)
Assessment Task 2: Research Dossier (50%)
Learning Outcomes
I will be assessed against the following Learning Outcomes:
LO1: I will plan, develop, research and document an extended body of experimental work.
LO2: I will acquire and apply appropriate technical skills as defined by my photographic practice.
LO3: I will demonstrate a clear understanding of the ideas, issues and different visual contexts underpinning my own photographic practice.
LO4: I will demonstrate a critical awareness of historical and contemporary debates around the research-based photographic practice.
Task Details:
Assessment Task 1:
I will produce a Body of Photographic Work submitted in an appropriate form. For example, a portfolio of prints, an installation, a projection or otherwise.
I will accompany this with an Artist Statement of 200 words.
LO1 & LO2 (50%)
Assessment Task 2:
I will produce a formal and critically reflective Research Dossier of 3-4,000 words that supports the above Body of Work. I will include:
- Documentation and reflective critical evaluation of the creative process undertaken during the module.
- A critical analysis of a set of visual references that demonstrate an appropriate context for the Body of Photographic Work.
- A critical analysis of a set of historical and theoretical references that support the development of the Body of Photographic Work.
- A bibliography and list of research resources.
LO3 & LO4 (50%)
Jennie Meadows MA Photography 