 The correspondence course in photojournalism is a broad based course with significant practical orientation. The aim of the course is to help students develop basic skills necessary for the profession in this field. On completion of the course, students will have developed written and photographic work possible to be used in their professional portfolios.
The course includes a number of journalism and photography related modules or topics, which may include but are not necessarily limited to Freelance Writing, Publishing Essentials, Editing, Photography, Photo Practice, Photo Technology, Digital Photography, Photoshop, Photo Lighting, People Photography, Programming, etc.
Career opportunities for students who successfully finish this course may be found in:
• Publishing (electronic or print media)
• Photographing for enterprises
• Writing journalistic articles with photo elements and the like
In addition to course material the students will receive from the education institution, the completion of the course will usually also require the presentation of the personal works done by students. Self-practice is a major part of this course, since it will ensure the correct application of the material read and learned in the real life situations.
Photojournalism is a promising career field, for it combines the two interconnected spheres: journalism and photography. The correspondence course in photojournalism allows students to develop their talents both as photographers and as writers, thus securing at least two fields of possible work opportunities.
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