Bachelor
This major allows students to develop creative skills and explore career pathways in photography, focusing on design, editorial, and fine art photography. It includes theoretical and practical learning through lectures, workshops, and industry collaborations, preparing graduates for diverse photographic practices.
This major gives you the opportunity to develop your creative skills and explore pathways to careers in our ever-increasing visual world.
The course examines the interchanges between design, editorial and fine art photography. This approach will enable you to develop your own practice to a standard of excellence across multiple platforms.
You'll study histories and theories of photography and explore experimental approaches to the medium through lectures, tutorials, studio workshops and gallery visits.
Throughout your course you'll learn through project-based activities and collaboration with students from other disciplines - mirroring a true industry environment.
As a Curtin student, you'll also benefit from our links with industry and major cultural institutions.
The range of work-integrated learning opportunities available means that you can expect to graduate ready for successful photographic practice in diverse industries.
Photography is offered as part of the Bachelor of Design. You will be able to enhance your degree by selecting to study either two additional specialisations or one specialisation and four elective units to support your career goals.
What you need in order to get into this course. There are different pathway options depending on your level of work and education experience.
Subjects you must have studied in high school to be eligible for entry into a course.
There are no essential WACE subjects for this course.
High school subjects that aren't essential for entry into the course, but provide a good foundation.
There are no desirable WACE subjects for this course.
Please see our correlation comparability for previous TEE subjects, WACE courses and WACE ATAR courses.
StepUp grants additional ATAR points to help eligible students qualify for admission.
Successful StepUp Entry and StepUp Equity Adjustment Admission Pathway (StepUp Bonus) applicants will be eligible to be considered for admission into this course.
Portfolio entry is available for those who can demonstrate equivalence to Curtin's ATAR entry through the submission of a portfolio that includes evidence of your academic achievements, qualifications and ability.
If you don't meet our minimum admission criteria, the UniReady Enabling Program can help you qualify for entry into a range of undergraduate courses.
The certificate IV is the minimum requirement for university entry. It qualifies you for entry to Curtin courses with a 70 ATAR. You must also meet English language proficiency and check that you meet any extra subject prerequisites (where applicable).
If you're an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander applicant who hasn't met Curtin's minimum admissions criteria, the Centre for Aboriginal Studies offers bridging courses that are tailored to help you gain entry into this course.
The Skills for Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) is a national test for those who don't meet university admission criteria. STAT can be used to meet entry criteria for some courses, or as a way to satisfy Curtin's English proficiency requirements.
Written English, MC Verbal and Quantitative
Curtin requires all applicants to demonstrate proficiency in English. Specific English requirements for this course are outlined in the IELTS table below.
You may demonstrate English proficiency using the following tests and qualifications.
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