Photography offers an exciting range of career paths and specialisms and this course provides the perfect starting point for them.
You will have the opportunity to discover and push the boundaries of current practices and approaches. You’ll discover how photography can be used to tell powerful stories and communicate your personal interests within cultural and industry contexts. You will also have an opportunity to explore a wide range of different subject areas such as fashion, documentary, editorial and commercial photography. Throughout the course, you will have the chance to experiment in a purpose-built studio, darkroom and digital facilities.
As a Photography student, you will be part of the broad, dynamic creative community at the School of Digital Arts. As such, you will have units and classes taught across all our courses, with the chance to collaborate on projects with animators, sound designers, games developers and a range of other media-focused students. It’s an approach designed to mirror the cross-disciplinary practices you’ll find in the professional world, while giving you the chance to explore the creative directions that interest you most. Matching that professional approach, our purpose-built school provides professional-standard tools – a brand new creative playground for producing photographic work at the cutting edge of emerging digital technologies. It’s a school and a course designed to give you the vital industry and artist networking, technical and creative skills to prepare you for a career in the photographic and related industries.
Manchester offers a fantastic backdrop for it all. Studying here puts the country’s second-largest media and creative sector on your doorstep, with a globally recognised photographic industry and a substantial animation, film and digital/tech sector. At MediaCityUK, there’s a mix of national broadcasters and independent operators, while the city is home to a wide range of major media businesses. Manchester has a dynamic artistic and cultural scene that houses some of the best public and independent museums and galleries in the UK. So, whatever path you want to pursue in photography – or in the wider media, arts and digital tech industries – Manchester offers all sorts of opportunities for building a network, gaining experience and making a great start in your career.
This course has a Foundation Year available.
**Features and benefits**
- A practice-based course that aims to provide an exciting and challenging collaborative learning environment to develop you as an independent thinker and industry-ready practitioner.
- Focuses on photography as an expanded practice, drawing from other related creative disciplines.
- Manchester is a rich cultural and artistic centre with a thriving digital and creative employment sector.
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How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
Course code:
W640
Institution code:
M40
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Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
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International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
104-112 at A2 or equivalent (which can include Foundation Diploma in Art & Design).
Pass Access to HE Diploma in a relevant subject with a minimum 104-112 UCAS Tariff Points
GCSE English Language at grade C or grade 4. Equivalent qualifications (eg. Functional Skills) may be considered.
A portfolio will be required for this course.
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Unistats information
Student satisfaction :
72%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs):
0%
Go onto work and study:
0%
Fees and funding
Additional Fee Information
For more information on fees, please visit: https://www.mmu.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/course/ba-photography/september-2022/#fees
Provider information
All Saints Building
All Saints
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Manchester
M15 6BH
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