Photography (with integrated foundation year)
UCAS Code: W640
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Access to HE Diploma
60 credits with 45 graded credits at Level 3
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Scottish Higher
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About this course
Got a passion for photography, but not sure if you’re ready for a degree? Well, our foundation course will give you a strong grounding to experience life through the camera lens to advance your studies to degree level.
You’ll learn all the essential photography basics - how to use a variety of cameras, both digital and film, how to make creative images, work in a studio and on location, and how to print your photos to a high standard.
In addition, you’ll explore historical and contemporary photographers and images to encourage you to develop your own style and flourish as a photographer ready for year one of the degree course.
**Why Choose University of Cumbria?**
Practical work is central to our course and so whether you’re studying technical skills, contemporary and traditional photography or exploring relationships between the photographer and their audience – there’ll always be a hands-on and experiential element to your learning.
We don’t believe in breeding one type of photographer, so you’ll have the freedom to pursue and develop your own individual and artistic repertoire.
- Accept your place by 31 July 2017 for a guaranteed place in our owned or partnered accommodation
- 75% hands-on, practical work
- Easy access – without having to pre-book or queue – to up-to-date equipment
- Great facilities, including digital and dark rooms, an 80MP Mamiya Digital Camera and a colour processor
- Don’ have your own camera kit? No problem, you can borrow ours for free
- Ample opportunity to exhibit your work and to gain experience organising an exhibition
- Benefit from professional practice through client commissions
- Taught by internationally-renowned photographers and experts, who have published books in their field
- Tutors have good and current industry links
- Freedom to experiment and develop your own innovative practices
- Learn key skills employers will look for – including how to market yourself or set up your own business
We run an open door policy, so you won’t need to book timeslots with our technicians and tutors, they’ll be on hand to help you hone your technical and creative work when you need it.
Former students have gone into a range of photographic careers, become freelance photographers, curators and editors and some have secured solo exhibitions in art galleries just months after graduating.
Why not join them and kick-start your career in the photographic industry with our Photography course.
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What do graduate employment figures really tell you?A few years ago graduates from this subject were having a very hard time but things have improved a lot thanks to our active media, film and photographic industries - much the most common employers for this group. The most common jobs are in the arts — as photographers, audio-visual technicians, operators and designers, as directors, as artists and as graphic designers. Training in presenting sound and graphics is useful in other industries as well, so you can find graduates in journalism, in advertising, in business management, in events management and in web design and IT. Be aware that freelancing and self-employment is common in the arts, as are what is termed 'portfolio careers' — having several part-time jobs or commissions at once.
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Photography
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