BA(Hons)Photography

This course is affiliated with the leading professional body for photographers in the UK and beyond, the Association of Photographers.

Careers

Photography is largely a freelance practice and students with experience of live briefs are best placed to make a smooth transition to industry.Tailoring what and how you study, you can shape the course towards your chosen career path.

Our graduates work in fields including editorial, fashion, fine art, advertising, movie stills and medical photography for employers such as the BBC, Sunday Times Magazine, FT Weekend, the Tate and the National Portrait Gallery, French Connection, Prix de la Photographie Paris, We Folk, British Journal of Photography, the Department for Education and Aardman Animations.

Careers include:

• Freelance photography (editorial, fashion, advertising, portraiture)
• Photographer's assistant
• Picture research
• Photographer's agent
• Studio work
• Publishing
• Teaching and art therapy
• Arts and gallery administration
• Further postgraduate study/academic research

Award-winning careers service

Our award-winning careers service helps you develop your employment potential through career coaching, a vacancy service for internships, placements, jobs, global opportunities, volunteering and community activity plus support for entrepreneurial activity, and access to employer events.

Creating employable students

UWE Bristol places strong emphasis on employability and skills development at every level. Through work placements, volunteering, study abroad and initiatives nurturing talent and innovation, you will have opportunities to gain valuable real world experience, allowing you to graduate with diverse career opportunities and a competitive place in the job market.

Visit our Employability pages to find out about careers, employers, real world experience and what our students are doing six months after graduating.

Entry requirements

If you don't meet the entry requirements, you may be eligible for BA(Hons) Photography (with Foundation Year).

International applicants

For country specific entry requirements please find your country on the Country Information pages. If you are an international student and do not meet the academic requirements to study this course, you can qualify by completing one of our Art and Design foundation programmes.

If you are applying to study at UWE Bristol and require additional support to meet our English language requirements, you may be able to attend one of our pre-sessional English courses.