Bachelor Program in English

Conditions for Admission

The applicant must fill in online application form https://prihlaska.amu.cz/apps/kos/prihlaska/

The application form must be submitted to the FAMU Departement of Photography by March 5th the latest.

Specific Requirements for Applicants

Aside from evident talent, general education, and knowledge of the development of the cultural and artistic activities on the international level, as well as the applicants’  will to work on their development, the applicants have to prove at least basic knowledge in the area of photographic techniques and history of photography.

Admission Procedure

The admission procedure at the FAMU Department of Photography consists of two rounds.

a) 1st round - Applicants must submit their works to the Department of Photography, as specified in the list below, by March 5th the latest:

Works to be submitted for the Admission Procedure to Bachelor Program:

Part A: Exhibition Collection – freestyle photographic creative work

Applicants submit a collection of 8-12 black-and-white or color photographs of maximum 50x60 cm format.

The style of the collection has to be uniform and distinct. The collection is to be approached as a core of the author’s exhibition representing the peak of his or her own creative work in that area of photography which he or she focuses on.   

Part B: Genre Specific Collection

Maximum 20 photographs in maximum 50x60 cm format in one of the following genres: portrait, nude, landscape, urban-landscape, still life, and documentary. In special cases triptychs or diptychs are allowed.

Selected theme has to differ from the one of the photographs submitted in parts A or C.

Part C: Publication

8-12 color or black-and-white photographs, used in one of the following products:

illustration of a book of poetry or fiction with his/her own graphic and possibly typographic design;

picture publication of one’s own selected theme and graphic and possibly typographic design (an electronic version may be presented in specific justified cases).

Within the scope of Part C, the following is to be submitted:

1/ A maquette of the selected product (with the overall graphic layout of the images and typography). The outcome must clearly show the intention of the author.

2/ If processed by a computer, the actual photographs used have to be submitted as well (up to the 50x60 cm format).

Part D: Technical photograph of still-life

1 black-and-white photograph of the 30x40 cm format – black-and-white enlargement created by a classical photography technique, illustrating mostly the technical abilities – the photography of arranged still-life of any objects with daylight or an artificial light.

Note:

Except for the Part D photographs may be processed by any photographical technique. None of the photographs can be used in more than one of the above-mentioned parts.

Applicants may present only one collection of photographs per Part.

The Admission procedure for Czech-language applicants and English-language applicants is held separately.

Submission of the work

Evaluation of the works submitted in the first round is anonymous. Therefore it is necessary to mark the works correctly. The applicants, within their own interest, must adhere to the following procedure. The work is to be submitted in four separate envelopes, marked as follows:

- number code of your electronic application form;

- letter A, B, C, or D according to the relevant Part of the applicants’ work, as described above.

Example: if the number code generated by the electronic application is 1839, the envelopes and individual photographs will be marked as follows:

·         1839 A (exhibition collection);

·         1839 B (genre specific collection – portrait, nude, landscape, urban-landscape, still life, documentary);

·         1839 C (illustration of a book of poetry or fiction, picture publication);

·         1839 D (technical photograph of still-life).

Furthermore, all the photographs in the envelope have to be marked with the same code as the envelope itself. Photographs can be also marked at their backside with their name and a sequence of the photograph in the series. At the same time, the number code will be on a fifth, separate sealed envelope where the applicant inserts a sheet of paper with his/her number code, name, address, telephone number and possibly also his/her e-mail address.

Method of Evaluation

All the works submitted will be evaluated by a Commission consisting of at least 5 teachers of the Department of Photography. The final results of the first round (ranking and a shortlist of applicants) are calculated by adding up the independent scores given by individual members of the Commission. The detailed rules are approved by the Commission prior to the Admission Procedure.

Admission Procedure Date

The exact date and time will be announced at the beginning of each academic year.

Communicating Results

The results of the entry examination procedure are published on the lists posted at the Department of Photography and on the http://www.famu.cz web pages. Applicants can also find out whether they passed the 1st round by phoning the Department of Photography.

Note

Applicants may submit only one photograph series for each part! 

b) 2nd round – The second round will take place on April 11th and 12th at the Department of Photography. Applicants who passed the 1st round are notified of the exact schedule of the 2nd round in advance by email. The 2nd round lasts 1 or 2 days.

2nd round consists of the following:

a/ written tests (general and cultural knowledge, history of photography, photographic techniques);

b/ photographic assignment (or assignments) – taking of photographs as instructed. Applicants have to bring their own 35mm cameras (no digital cameras are accepted). Material and processing is ensured by the Department of Photography;

c/ graphic assignment - students are supposed to express graphically given theme;

d/ interview with the Admission Commission within which the applicants will also defend the work submitted in the 1st round together with the photographs made according to the above-mentioned assignment.

Method of Evaluation

Results of the 1st round serve only for entering the 2nd round; they do not figure in the evaluation of the 2nd round and do not influence the final order of applicants.

The second round will be evaluated by a Commission consisting of at least 5 teachers of the Department of Photography and based on previously set rules and coefficients for the evaluation individual parts of the Admission Procedure. The final ranking of applicants and the number of admitted applicants will be determined by adding up the scores of individual members of the Commission.

Communicating results

Applicants will be notified of the final results of the second round by letter sent to them by the FAMU Student Studies Office and the lists posted at the Department of Photography and on the http://www.famu.cz web pages.

Note

Applicants can apply for an on-line admission procedure of the 2nd round. The structure of the on-line entrance exams (through SKYPE) is the same as when present in person.

Returning of Works Presented

Applicants who have not been admitted may collect their works in 2 months after the admission procedure. After this date the Department does not store the works. Applicants admitted to the Department leave their works available at the Department of Photography for exhibition and study purposes  for one academic year.