Photography Courses in Australia

>>2939799
the university of going outside and taking pictures

>>2939841
good luck making a career in that

>>2939799
Are you in melbourne?

>>2939845
Nobody will hire you for a photography job just because you have a degree.

For artisanal type jobs, it's all about your portfolio, references and the customer contacts you make.

Sure, school can help with networking. It can help with learning the basics of your trade. But, it can not substitute for the experience of learning by doing, nor will it put you on "a career track" automatically once you graduate, the same way it would happen if you'd study something like economics or engineering for example.

>>2939863
Correct. If you're going to go to uni for photography, recognise that it's for networking. Work/assist while you're studying, and you'll have a huge step up on your peers- in my experience I didn't learn anything from uni that you can't learn from youtube, and I got a lot more out of assisting.

he's absolutely right that it won't put you on a career track, nor will most people give a fuck about your ba. Helpful having a studio/gear and years to build a folio though, so make sure you use the facilities heavily if you end up going.

>>2939863
>>2939868
Righto, so lets say I recognise all this. What are the best courses and universities to go to for photography in Australia?

>>2939875
What places have you spoken with/been around?

>>2939875
Both RMIT and PSC have pretty good reps in Melbourne