PRESENTATION
It is a year of study progression for students who have finished 2 year courses in Photography area/Pearson BTEC international certification, and also for other students whose equivalence can be granted. Certified competence in the English language is required.
This course aims to develop and cultivate in students’ high standards of visual understanding combined with an ability to formulate concepts and ideas. Students are encouraged to research, critically explore and personally develop sustainable photographic projects that will be informed through a sophisticated understanding of the wider contexts of contemporary photographic practice, through negotiating concepts, themes, methods and approaches relevant and meaningful to individual positions.
GLOBAL VISIBILITY FOR STUDENT PROJECTS
The students have support and guidance to submit their best work to international competitions, which allows greater visibility for their projects.
A CREATIVE ENVIRONMENT LINKED TO THE INDUSTRY
ETIC is also recognized for its creative environment and the proximity between students, teachers and staff. There is a close connection with the professional environment that results in partnerships with companies and institutions. Real briefings and creative challenges with professional positioning are part of the curricular projects. The school regularly promotes the possibility for students to participate in events and festivals where they practice, side by side, with the school team and sometimes with experienced professionals and mentors.
WHAT YOU'LL STUDY
Requirements: 240 CATS and English Level B2
Students from other schools whose equivalence can be granted can also enter and attend this 3rd year.
This module encourages you to confirm your individual positions as practitioners working within the diverse field of contemporary photographic practice. Emphasis on independent and critical thinking, decision making and awareness of emerging professional networks will be integral to the successful completion of a portfolio of industry standard exhibition prints and self-published photographic research journal.
The Final Major Project (FMP) provides students with the opportunity to develop their practice following the outcomes of Contemporary Photographic Practice. Students are expected to demonstrate the ability to work independently and clearly demonstrate their understanding of professional context through their practice. Students will be required to critically engage with their subject, articulating their ideas through a major body of work that will be presented and celebrated in a public Degree Exhibition.
On the course you have acquired a great many skills, many of which will be directly linked to your practice whilst others will be of a transferable nature, those that could be applied to a wide range of creative occupations. And so, on this module you will explore your chosen industry to research and analyse opportunities where these skills could be best used to secure a position, to begin a career in the creative sector.
CERTIFICATIONS
The students will get an ETIC certification. Solent University recognises the 3rd year of ETIC training and grants an equivalence corresponding to the 3rd year in the British educational system (Level 6 – 120 CATS*).
*CATS: Credit Accreditation Transfer System
ETIC is not a higher education institution, and its courses do not award an academically recognized degree in Portugal.
TEACHERS
Fábio Cunha
ETIC Link Tutor and Module Leader
Fábio Cunha
An architect from the University of Porto (FAUP), he obtained a Master’s Degree in Photography from the International Centre of Photography and Cinema – Madrid (EFTI).
He works as a freelance photographer for clients such as: Esporão, Bureau, We The Knot, Double (O) Studio, Trienal de Arquitectura, Le Monde Diplomatique (French version), Galerias Municipais, Silva Designers, Ilhas Estúdio, among others.
He is a visual artist. He was awarded the DocField Dummy Award – Fundació Banc Sabadell, for publishing the photobook ‘ZONA – An Investigation Report’. In 2019 he received the ‘Parallel Award’ for the exhibition ‘Urgent Arts of Living’. His work is part of public and private collections.
Tiago Casanova
Module Leader
Tiago Casanova
Tiago Casanova studied Architecture at Faculdade de Arquitetura da Universidade do Porto, where he was one of the founders of Scopio – International Photography Magazine in 2010. He was also one of the founders of the XYZ Books Publishing house and Bookshop in 2013, A ILHA (Gallery and Art Space) in 2014, and Estúdio Bulhufas in 2017.
Has been exhibiting his work regularly in solo and group shows since 2006. Besides the work he produces in the context of his artistic investigation and practice, he also develops a professional career as an editor, book-maker, curator and exhibition designer.
In 2012, he was the recipient of the BES Revelação Photography Award and of an Honorable Mention at Novos Talentos Fnac Fotografia. In 2014, his work was mentioned for the best work selection at Plat(t)form – Fotomuseum Winterthur, and in 2015 he won the Jury Award at Festival A3 Bandas in Madrid.
Pauliana Pimentel
Module Leader
Pauliana Pimentel
Pauliana Valente Pimentel was born in Lisbon in 1975, the city where she still lives but she is working all around the world. As an artist and a freelance photographer she has been producing photo reportages since 1999 for various Portuguese and foreign magazines and newspapers.
In 2005 she took part in the photography course of the Gulbenkian Creativity and Artistic Creation Program. She was member of the [Kameraphoto] collective from 2006 until its extinction in 2014, and a founding member of the “N’WE” collective in 2016. Besides her participation in collectively authored books, she produced her own first book ‘VOL I’ in 2009, published by Pierre Von Kleist and ‘ Caucase, Souvenirs de Voyage’ in 2011 by Gulbenkian Foundation. Filmography: “Diz-se que Portugal é um bom país para se viver”, 40 min, Portugal 2011; “Jovens de Atenas / Youth of Athens”, 13 min. Athens, Greece, 2012; “Entre Nous”, 51 min. Portugal, France, 2014.
In 2015 she won the prize for the best photographic work of the year by the Portuguese Author Society and in 2016 she was nominee for the Novo Banco prize, the most important prize in Portugal for contemporary photography.
She did already several exhibitions in Europe – Portugal, Spain, Italy, England, Germany, Greece, but also outside such as EUA, Turkey, China and Africa (Morocco, and Cape Vert). She was represented for five years by Galeria 3+1 Arte Contemporanea in Chiado and nowadays she is represented by Galeria das Salgadeiras, in Lisbon. Part of her work belongs to private and institutional collections.
EMPLOYABILITY
Possibilities of jobs include work in commercial, editorial, fashion, portrait, documentary, photojournalism, landscape and fine art photography. Students may also enter related fields, including post-production, museum and galleries, book and journal publication, picture editing.
CONNECTION TO BRANDS, ATELIERS AND OTHER COMPANIES
ETIC is known for its creative environment, for its relationship with creative industry. The teachers on this course have professional backgrounds and are active in the industry, which allows the student to create a network of contacts, access to real briefings and professional opportunities.
ERASMUS+ AND INTERNSHIPS IN COMPANIES
At the end of the course, and based on their performance, students may apply for an international internship through the Erasmus+ Programme.
They may also apply for internships in companies via the Professional Integration Department by contacting estagios@etic.pt.
EQUIPMENT
ETIC has top technological resources that students have access to for curricular work and personal projects. The school is your workspace, your studio, the place where you can create freely.
– Photography studios equipped with continuous light and electronic flash;
– DSLR and analogue cameras. Medium and large format equipment;
– Analogue and digital laboratory;
– Large format printing and scanning equipment;
– Video and Multimedia Studio, cyclorama and virtual scenery and motion capture system;
– Rooms equipped with individual workstations, iMac and PC.
APPLICATION
REQUIREMENTS:
- 240 CATS
- B2 English Level Certificate proven by one of the following tests: DUOLINGO minimum 115 (95 in all components), IELTS minimum 6.0 (5.5 in all components) or TOEFL IBT 80 (20 in all components)
- Letter of motivation with the reasons why you are applying.
- Presentation of portfolio or showreel
WHAT SHOULD I DO TO START MY APPLICATION?
- Fill out the form on the course page I am interested in by clicking in the APPLICATION button.
WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS?
You will receive a confirmation email with information about:
- Schedule an interview
- Visit to school (optional)
We invite you to get to know the creative and family environment that exists at the School, through an accompanied visit to the studios, ateliers and training rooms. To schedule a visit, click here
Applications from January to August.
PAYMENT CONDITIONS
There are several financing programs in different banking institutions: Caixa Geral de Depósitos, Santander, Banco CTT, BPI, among others.
GENERAL CONDITIONS
The opening of each course/class/schedule is subject to a minimum number of registrations. Registration at the desired time is limited to the number of places available.
Teaching is face-to-face and project based. The course program includes classes without a teacher to develop autonomous exercises and design practices. Autonomous or project work is important for the student’s progress in their learning. Teachers can request the development of work outside the established class hours. Classes may occasionally be scheduled outside of established times, for example to respond to projects that require this flexibility, to meet project-specific equipment needs, to respond to exercises carried out in a real context with partners, or for any other reason that supports the better achievement of the program.
Specific technical classes and/or workshops can take place on Saturdays.
The duration of each class may vary depending on its theoretical or practical nature.
The class can be divided into groups for better learning and intensification of the development of projects and subjects.
The curriculum and the list of course teachers may be changed for reasons of pedagogical suitability or for reasons of force majeure.
For more information contact us.
