International Master's Programme in Photojournalism, 120 credits

WELCOME TO MITTUNIVERSITETET

Hello!
A warm welcome to International Master's Programme in Photojournalism, 120 credits and as a student at Mid Sweden University.

You are invited to introduction activities 2015-08-31 and will find more information about introduction activities, accommodation, check list and more on our website.

As the Program Director, I am very pleased to welcome you to the international master program in Photojournalism.

The semester starts on August 26 with an program for international students. https://portal.miun.se/web/international-student/campus-sundsvall
Your first course meeting takes place on Monday, August 31 (time and room will be announced later on).

Schedule
Four weeks before the beginning of the course you will get access to your schedule. Please note that the timetable may be updated until the beginning of the course and even after that if something unforeseen happens.

Getting started
Remember to reply to your notification of selection in order to keep your place on the course. Please note that this letter is not your admissions decision.

Before you can begin your studies, there are three things you need to do

1. Get a login for the student portal (Swedish: Studentportalen)
You will receive your User ID upon arrival at Mid Sweden University.
This is your most important tool during your studies at Mid Sweden University. Here, you will find information about courses, study material etc. This is also where you register for each course. All of this can be found at www.miun.se/admitted.

Please note:
If you have studied at Mid Sweden University before, you will keep the same student login and user id.

2. Read through the current course syllabus
In the course syllabus, there is information about the course literature and other important things about the course.

3. Register for the course
You must register for all of the courses you want to take during the semester. Upon arrival on campus, you will receive your User ID, which allows you to log into the Student portal where you click on the link “Study information”, and then “Register for course”. You can register no earlier than two working days before the beginning of the course. It is important that you register for each course. Detailed information will be given during the Introduction days.

During the fall semester, you will take four courses covering several areas of study. The core of the semester is the Master Seminar, a workshop course focusing on your own work (meeting September-December). The other three courses are seminar courses meeting in the following order: You begin with Photographic Methods and Techniques (meets August 31-October 2) that covers digital processes and gets everyone up to speed on the school’s facilities and equipment. In the next course, Feature Writing for Photojournalists (meeting October 5-November 6) you will work with narrative writing complementing your visual work. History of Documentary Photography (November 9-January 15—with a break for the winter Holidays), finally, surveys directions in historic and contemporary photography and introduces archival research. Course syllabi can be found on the university website (www.miun.se). The courses are searchable by course name or course code (such as: BJ001A). The schedule for the first courses of the semester will be made available on the university web site during the summer (www.miun.se)

Required course literature for fall semester, 2015:
BJ004A Master Seminar I
Herrigel, Eugen. Zen in the art of archery. Vintage Books (also published by Penguin Books). Latest edition.
Hurn, David & Jay, Bill. On looking at photographs: A practical guide. Third edition. Anacortes, WA: LensWork Publishing. (The book is only available as e-book through link on Lens Work home page: (http://www.lenswork.com/lwp.htm)
Wolfe, Tom. The painted word. Picador.
BJ001A Photographic Methods and Techniques (course runs Sept. 1-Oct. 3)
Evening, Martin. Adobe Photoshop CS6 for Photographers: A Professional Image Editor's Guide to the Creative Use of Photoshop for the Macintosh and PC. Burlington: Focal Press. Latest edition.
BJ002A Feature Writing for Photojournalists (course runs Oct. 6-Nov. 7)
Zinsser, William. On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction. New York: Harper Collins (paperback). Latest edition.
BJ003A History of Documentary Photography (course runs Nov. 10-Jan. 16 (with a break for the Holidays))
Lebeck, Robert & von Dewitz, Bodo. Kiosk: Eine geschichte der fotoreportage/Kiosk: A History of Photojournalism (bilingual). Göttingen: Steidl.
Rosenblum, Naomi. A World History of Photography. 4th. edition (Paperback). New York: Abbeville Press.

The university library has at least one copy of each course book available for check-out.

You will find more information for new students, regarding course registration, examination routines and housing, and other important matters, on the university website: https://portal.miun.se/web/international-student/2

If you do not want to attend this course you have been admitted to, please send an e-mail to aterbud@miun.se and state your name, date of birth and application code.

Contact us
Should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us via e-mail contact@miun.se or phone, +46 (0)10-142 80 00 Monday through friday, 10.00-12.00.

My colleagues and I are looking forward to welcoming you here to the Master’s programme. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact me or the International Office: https://portal.miun.se/web/international-student/international-office

Best regards
Mid Sweden University

Maria Nilsson
Program Director