Professional competence, methodological competence;
After successfully completing this module, students can:

• express themselves in a further photographic focus
• learn additional media strategies from the areas of image in space and digital media and can develop and apply stringent concepts here

The MAPho 4.4 module focuses on the expressive possibilities of other photographic dialects, such as documentary, editorial or artistic photography. The aim is to open up opportunities for students to find adequate solutions in the various artistic fields. This is supported by the teaching of specific communication strategies such as the image in space or in digital media.

Seminars in small groups, accompanied by three to four cross-seminar colloquia

Formal: No prerequisites
In terms of content: No prerequisites

Module examination: Colloquium with presentation

Proof of the professional skills acquired on the basis of a concept paper, presentation and discussion of the practical work in the seminar

None

30% of the CP share of this module in the total CP of all modules up to MAPho 4.10: 0.3*10/94 = 3.19%

After successfully completing this module, students will be able to analyse and critically evaluate the function of photography in the respective application context, use strategies of staged or documentary photography for project work, distinguish and apply the narrative components of presentation methods and project management, systematize, analyse and catalog extensive photographic material.

The photography module Media Context I focuses on the role of photography as a document or staging and its contextualization in the creative dimensions. This also includes narrative and/or (self-)staging strategies within presentation contexts. At the end of the second semester, the design, execution, public presentation at the university as well as documentation and evaluation of a "model project", which is intended to serve as a model for the later extensive Master's project. Here, students should be able to apply the structural aspects of project management.

Seminars in small groups, accompanied by three to four cross-seminar colloquia. This will be accompanied by block events, lectures and workshops with (international) lecturers, speakers and practitioners from various photographic application areas, Image in Space and trade fair presentations.

Formal: No prerequisites
In terms of content: No prerequisites

Module examination: Colloquium with presentation and certificate of participation

Presentation of a photographic project with concept paper and documentation. Lecture/presentation in the MA colloquium

None

30% of the CP share of this module in the total CP of all modules up to MAPho 4.10: 0.3*12/94 = 3.83%

After successfully completing this module, students can:

• identify and evaluate media productions in a historical/social context
• classify and evaluate media theories and methods in their context of origin and impact
• analyze and critically evaluate contemporary productions
• independently develop complex concept papers

Theory Module I focuses on contextualization and methodological criticism. In the theory courses, which also test critical writing, important foundations are laid for the development of complex concept papers and independent projects. Above all, the conceptual specification and communicative competence of photographic presentation and argumentation are deepened.

seminar-based teaching

Formal: No prerequisites
In terms of content: No prerequisites

Module examination in the form of a colloquium or grading of the presentation/thesis paper/term paper

Preparation of a presentation/thesis paper/term paper

None

30% of the CP share of this module in the total CP of all modules up to MAPho 4.10: 0.3*8/94 = 2.55%

After successfully completing this module, students can:

• handle the differentiated creative dialects with virtuosity
• They are confident in their authorship and can develop multi-layered presentations for media applications: Multimedia Storytelling, exhibition, book, magazine, internet, etc., as well as present and defend their project in a comprehensive target group-oriented way
.
• build and maintain a network of professional contacts

In addition to preparing the Master's project, the 3rd semester is dedicated to authorship and the specification of photographic strategies and dialects. In addition to preparing the student's own Master's project, it includes the deepening of the second photographic focus in the differentiation of a photographic attitude in media use. Professional core competencies such as networking, customer care and self-marketing are learned as well as the development of media presentations in the strategies of digital media, sound/AV and book.

Seminars in small groups, accompanied by three to four cross-seminar colloquia

Formal: No prerequisites
In terms of content: No prerequisites

Module examination: Colloquium with presentation

Proof of the professional skills acquired on the basis of a concept paper, presentation and discussion of the practical work in the seminar.

None

30% of the CP share of this module in the total CP of all modules up to MAPho 4.10: 0.3*10/94 = 3.19%

After successfully completing this module, students can:

• name dramaturgical concepts and narrative strategies in the photographic narrative and apply them in an editorial or curatorial context
.
• communicate complex content photographically and design it using photographic means in preparation for the Master's project
• prove and apply project-related knowledge of professional media techniques
• apply well-founded specialist knowledge in the field of future professional fields to their own work

The module Media Context II deals with dramaturgy, language and

design in the photographic field. The corresponding seminars, as well as the events of the project-accompanying workshop, are designed to prepare and guide students for the Master's project and support them in finding their individual topics against the background of a sustainable personal profile as the basis for the professional career they are aiming for.
In the subject area of curation, curatorial and editorial exercises are also carried out in the various application contexts.

Seminars in small groups, accompanied by three to four cross-seminar colloquia. The series of block courses with representatives from the future professional fields of image production, image reception and image mediation will be continued.

Formal: No prerequisites
In terms of content: No prerequisites

Module examination: Colloquium with presentation and certificate of participation

Presentation of a photographic project with concept paper and documentation. Lecture/presentation in the MA colloquium

None

30% of the CP share of this module in the total CP of all modules up to MAPho 4.10: 0.3*12/94 = 3.83%

After successfully completing this module, students can:

• critically and conceptually evaluate the social and discursive context of photography
• assess aesthetic concepts and locate them in relation to current trends in photography
• assess the consequences of photographic staging of reality
• deepen strategies for the implementation of visual argumentation and narration
• reflect on and update the social significance of the photographic medium in the media and technology network

Thematization of authorship and staging and questions of ethics in the media context. The knowledge of methodological criticism and critical writing acquired in the seminars of the 2nd semester is expanded and applied to own texts and critical reviews. The development of visual language and conceptual design as an independent, creative achievement of photographic competence is concretized in relation to the professional areas of application (production, reproduction, archiving).

Seminars in small groups, accompanied by three to four cross-seminar colloquia

Formal: No prerequisites
In terms of content: No prerequisites

Module examination in the form of a colloquium or grading of the presentation/thesis paper/term paper

Preparation of a presentation/thesis paper/term paper

None

30% of the CP share of this module in the total CP of all modules up to MAPho 4.10: 0.3*8/94 = 2.55%

After successfully completing this module, students can:

• name the fundamental issues of media law and relate them to their project work
• present themselves and their work in written project presentations appropriate to the target group (for exhibitions, competitions or tenders)
deal with competing demands in terms of time, including self-study and critical assessment of project progress
• apply self and time management techniques such as goal definition, planning and evaluation in relation to project work

The learning objective of this module is to develop a comprehensive profile in the desired professional field. This is achieved through an essential competitive analysis and a positioning strategy. In addition to teaching media law, individual concepts for profiling are developed, such as presence in professional networks, development of a CI, design and creation of websites, newsletters, press releases, brochures, as well as professional concept papers for tenders, project planning or unsolicited applications.

Seminars in small groups, accompanied by three to four cross-seminar colloquia

Formal: No prerequisites
In terms of content: No prerequisites

Module examination: Colloquium with presentation and certificate of participation

Proof of the professional skills acquired on the basis of a concept paper, presentation and discussion of the practical work in the seminar.

None

30% of the CP share of this module in the total CP of all modules up to MAPho 4.10: 0.3*4/94 = 1.28%