P.G. Diploma in Still Photography & Visual Communication
(Duration: Two Semester, Full Time)
No. of Seats: 20
Programme/Course Fee: Rs. 74,020/-
Email: fbkhan@gmail.com (Mr. Farhat Basir Khan – Course Coordinator)

The objective of the course is to educate still photography practitioners within a larger framework of imaging studies, visual culture and new digital technologies. Students are exposed to different kinds of photography practices such as Photojournalism, Advertising Photography, Industrial Photography, Science, Life Style, Documentary and Research based photography.

Course Inputs:
The input includes class-room theoretical sessions and hands on/practical. The time given for the practical will be half of the duration of the course.

The course shall contain the following Papers:
SEMESTER- I
Paper I: History of Photography
Paper II: Basic Photography (on Film)
Paper III: Advanced Photography – I
Paper IV: Visual Communication in Photographic Practices
SEMESTER-II
Paper V: Basic Photography (digital medium)
Paper VI: Research in Photography (Dissertation)
Paper VII: Advanced Photography – II (special techniques used in industry)
Paper VIII: Aesthetic Curation and AV Production

Note: Evaluation, award of Grades, Cumulative Grade Point Average etc, will be as per The Ordinance 15 -A (XV-A) of Jamia Millia Islamia University. However, attendance rules will be as per the decision of Board Of studies of AJK MCRC which has stipulated that 75% attendance will be mandatory for all students.
To be eligible to appear in the final exams students will be required to attend a minimum of 75% of all the classes and practical. Any student not fulfilling this condition will not be allowed to appear in the final examination and will be subject to the existing rules and regulations of AJK MCRC.

Admission Process:
Number of Seats: 20
Eligibility: Graduation in any discipline (10+2+3) with not less than 50 % marks in aggregate.
Written Exam: 200 marks
Interview: 45 marks
Portfolio: 55 marks