Photography

BA (Hons) Photography BA (Hons) Photography: Editorial & Advertising BA (Hons) Photojournalism & Documentary Photography

“The best thing about the course is collaborating with everyone – we’ve created a network of artists who boost each other’s confidence and are always willing to help.”

Ffion Chant, Photography student

Pictured: Photography students at work in the studio

Photography

Photography

Turn your passion into a career as you learn through technical experimentation and critical debate, while developing your individual aesthetic. You’ll have the opportunity to complete a semester in Toronto,* and to go on field trips to locations such as Berlin, Paris and Iceland.*

“It was quite an intimate course, which encourages a very broad approach to photography. I always felt I wanted to use photography as an artist.”

Felicity Hammond, Photography graduate whose award-winning work has been exhibited in galleries in London, Amsterdam and Manchester

Typical modules Year 1/level 4 Introduction to Documentary Photography Introduction to Studio & Constructed Photography Reading Photographs: History, Ideas & Meaning

Year 2/level 5 Curation Ideas to Images Self-Publishing

Year 3/level 6 Personal Practice Final Exhibition Professional Development: Portfolio & Funding

Industry links Students have worked with Magnum in New York, Superdry, Photoworks magazine and Ashmolean Museum.

Affiliation

Tariff points Offers decided by interview

UCAS code/duration W641 – 3 years

Study style 97% coursework, 3% exams Study options Full-time/part-time

Graduate opportunities Commercial/Lifestyle Photographer Digital Retoucher Photographic Artist Curator Writer

Start date September 2021 Campus Hardwick, Cheltenham

*Additional costs may apply and destinations are subject to change. See the course page below.

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Photography: Editorial & Advertising

Photography

Awarded Association of Photographers Course of the Year 2018. Through collaborative and individual practice, students gain confidence and develop still & moving image skills, using professional studios and equipment. Students evolve into enterprising, employable, commissionable and versatile creatives, employed in many sectors of the creative industries.

“My Course Leader saw me as an individual, not just a number. Plus, the equipment and studios are second to none – you won’t find that anywhere else so make the most of it!”

Reece Pickering, Photography: Editorial & Advertising graduate. Photographed Ed Sheeran, Angelina Jolie and Trevor Noah to name a few. He now travels the world as the ingredients photographer for Lush Cosmetics

Typical modules Year 1/level 4 Introduction to Editorial & Advertising Photography Introduction to Moving Image Personal Portfolio

Year 2/level 5 Creative Futures & Placement Editorial Photography with Moving Image Communications for the Creative Industries

Year 3/level 6 Advanced Professional Practice Major Photography Project The Creative Professional

Industry links Recent work placements include Superdry, Vogue (UK), The Observer Magazine, All Saints, Gallery Vassie and The Guardian.

Affiliation

Tariff points Offers decided by interview UCAS code/duration W640 – 3 years Study style 100% coursework Study options Full-time/part-time Graduate opportunities Professional Photographer Picture/Photo/Social Media Editor Image Retoucher Photographic Agent/ Producer Start date September 2021 Campus Hardwick, Cheltenham

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Photojournalism & Documentary Photography

This degree benefits from exclusive industry connections and professionalstandard equipment. You’ll be challenged to produce thought provoking photojournalism and documentaries that get you noticed in a global market. You’ll be encouraged to work on subjects that excite you, and learn how to develop transferable employable and entrepreneurial skills.

Typical modules Year 1/level 4 Street & Studio The Photojournalist The Photostory

Year 2/level 5 Professional Practice Documentary Perspectives Documentary Film Making

Year 3/level 6 Landscape: Social & Environmental Major Photographic Project Reflections on the Real

Industry links Recent placements include Magnum: New York, GOST Books, The Times, The Guardian, Getty Images, The ITN Archive and South West News.

Affiliation

Photography

Tariff points Offers decided by interview UCAS code/duration WP65 – 3 years Study style 100% coursework Study options Full-time/part-time Graduate opportunities Press/Newspaper/ Editorial Photographer Forensic/Medical Photographer Picture/Photo/Social Media Editor Freelance/ Professional Documentary Photographer Start date September 2021 Campus Hardwick, Cheltenham

“All of my lecturers have experience in the field and know first-hand what we’ll have to deal with and come up against – you can ask them anything and they’ll be able to help or advise you.”

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