Introduction:
Our MA Photography is a practice-based course that aims to develop highly flexible, creative, and critical professionals able to respond and adapt to a plural and shifting work environment.
Underpinned by research, collaboration and networking, you will develop a personalised specialist practice through a bespoke learning journey and conclude the course in readiness for your professional destinations and future practice ambition.
Discursive in approach and positioned to foster an internationalist outlook and inquiry, this course integrates theory, practice and professional contexts to attain in-depth knowledge and understanding of photographic cultures, discourse and practice.
Technical excellence is fostered through specialist workshops and you will be encouraged to experiment, challenge and exploit the boundaries of production possibilities through cross-disciplinary thinking.
- Become part of an expansive international alumni network, joining 75 years’ worth of NTU graduates who have achieved success, won awards, and otherwise distinguished themselves in the field of photography.
- Utilise and get involved with our excellent industry links, including companies such as Phase One, Genesis Imaging, and Wex Photographic.
- Benefit from optional study visits to photo festivals in the UK and Europe, such as Paris Photo and Photo London.
- 83% of NTU's research submitted to the 'Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory' Unit of Assessment was assessed to be world-leading or internationally excellent in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021.
Careers and employability
Career Prospects
This course leads to a wide range of career opportunities within photography including freelance photographer; artist; curator; picture researcher; photojournalist; picture editor; gallery manager; and exhibitions coordinator.
Graduates also use this course to support careers in teaching, lecturing, and progression on to MPhil or PhD study.
Our aim is to produce highly employable graduates, and we are committed to offering experiences throughout the course that will enhance your understanding of the creative industries in which photographic practice is situated.
The University’s Employability team can help to prepare you, offering a variety of activities including CV building, writing job applications, and preparing for interviews.
What you’ll study
On this course, you will take ownership of your learning experience through student centred teaching methods. Independent and collective contexts develop autonomy to support you with finding your creative voice in the field.
Modules- Culture and Collaboration
- Possibilities of Practice
- Advancing Research Design: Maximising Your Methods
- Major Project & Professional Portfolio
* Scholarships available for international students.
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