Photo Journalism (KSK_088)
About Study Course
Objective
To provide students with basic knowledge in photo journalism and basic skills in the use of photography in media.
To provide basic information about the subject, its history and modern situation.
To familiarise with main, legal, ethical and social problems in the use of photography in media and to provide potential solution models.
To provide necessary knowledge about obtaining, evaluation and publishing of photo information required by media.
Prerequisites
Introduction to journalism, Modern communication technologies.
Learning outcomes
As a result of successful mastering of the course students obtain knowledge about the nature of photo journalism, its history, genres and use in different media.
As a result of successful mastering of the course students obtain skills to differentiate functions, genres, approaches of photo journalism, to work with photographers in practice.
As a result of successful mastering of the course students will be able independently design, plan and perform works in photo journalism, use knowledge about obtaining, evaluation and use of photo information in media.
Study course planning
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journalism, ZR | 3 | Bachelor’s | Limited choice | Ints Kalniņš |
