Our practical Photography degree will help you develop into a multi-skilled practitioner. With a critical and vocational awareness of photography and its role in society.
Understanding how to interpret our world, the images around us and create them are now key skills for contemporary living. Through intensive workshop sessions, you'll gain relevant skills and learn about visual problem-solving.
You’ll study with experienced practitioners to develop your creative skills. And your ability to effectively communicate within your chosen context. You’ll engage in self-reflection, peer group evaluation, practical work, research, development work and study visits. As well as participating in lectures, seminars, tutorials and workshops.
Work placements and live client-based briefs will give you the relevant vocational skills. And experiences needed to follow a career as a professional photographer.
Why study with us
- Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Photography is ranked 7th in the UK with 90% of students satisfied with the teaching quality (Times Good University Guide 2021)
- You’ll have an opportunity to study abroad in Year 2. As well as the chance to go on a range of sponsored international trips.
- We are extremely proud of the range and quality of academic staff. Some continue to work with top London agencies.
What you'll do
- You'll work to live briefs, giving you constant contact with industry. Additionally, you'll have scope to work to live briefs in the area of photography you wish to work.
- You’ll make full use of our excellent photography facilities in the Media Factory. Which include three studios, two Mac suites, a high-end scanning room, three large darkrooms. And a post-production room for print mounting and bookmaking.
- Each year, our Photography students produce an end-of-year publication.
Module overview
Compulsory modules
• PH1020: Experimental Practice
• PH1110: Photographic Production
• PH1200: Visualising Ideas
• PH1201: Photography, Narrative & the Everyday
Year 2
Compulsory modules
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PH2106: Critical Ideas: Exploring Creative Context
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PH2107: Industry Development
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PH2207: Critical Practices
• PH2208: Open Practice
Year 3
Compulsory modules
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PH3106: Professional Directions
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PH3117: Research Project
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PH3208: Independent Practice
Course delivery
This course is taught face-to-face at one of our UK campuses.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.
Future careers
On our BA (Hons) Photography course you'll develop strong critical, creative and technical abilities. Providing you with the skills to work in photography or as part of the wider creative industries.
Our graduates have gone on to work as freelance fashion photographers, sports photographers. As well as in digital editing, filmmaking and further study. The course is also home to a strong postgraduate culture.
My name is Kavisha Prince Anthony, and I always had a dream of studying abroad. Thankfully, that dream came to life since I applied to the Study Advisor. I was able to receive my visa within four days. I also had some visa refusals in the past; I had about six UK visa refusals in the past, but thankfully, it was not an issue since the Study Advisor was able to make things work this time. I highly recommend Study Advisor for your dreams of going abroad, whether it be the UK or any other European country there is.