You’ll develop advanced technical skills and gain a wide-ranging understanding of contemporary photographic culture by engaging with provocative theories. Plus, you’ll benefit from being on the doorstep of London‘s vibrant creative scene, with some of the world’s leading magazines, agencies, studios and galleries within easy reach.
Our Photography BA will develop your visual and intellectual engagement with photography as well as your technical skills.
The extended degree programmes include a foundation year, which will provide you with a sound introduction to key elements needed for studying Photography at degree level. Our extended degree programme will provide you with a thorough and supportive academic preparation for study. The foundation year is carefully designed to build confidence in your abilities, develop essential academic and study skills, and provide you with the subject specific knowledge essential for success.
The course will familiarise you with the work of key theorists and practitioners involved in the ongoing development of the field such as Roland Barthes and Broomberg and Chanarin and you'll acquire a range of practical skills, such as project management, presentation skills, and problem identification and solving.
During the course you'll develop your own portfolio of work and for the past seven years, final year students have exhibited their work at Free Range in Brick Lane, which provides an ideal platform for exposure as well as opportunities to meet vital industry contacts.
We currently offer opportunities to explore career options, which will enable you to understand different career choices, evaluate your own strengths and weaknesses and learn how to present an excellent application. There are also opportunities to undertake a work placement.
Course Details - Modules
During the foundation year, you will take modules in English and Maths which will develop your core academic and study skills. The syllabus includes a year-long module relevant to your chosen degree subject, such as Communication and Representation Essentials. This will provide you with a subject specific knowledge in Photography which is essential for success in your degree.
In your first year, you will undertake practical projects exploring both analogue and digital photography. Projects can involve producing prints, photobooks and working with image and text. A series of workshops will introduce you to key technical skills including software, camera and lighting skills. Plus, some modules will cover theoretical materials on visual culture with the aim of developing your analytical and written skills.
In the second year, you will have the opportunity to focus your practical and conceptual skills in a number of different areas, including working with portrait, landscape and documentary photography. We currently offer a module on Commodity Culture, which could see you developing your own advertising campaign, book, magazine, fashion spread, website or exhibition. Other modules currently include Photography and the Home and Identity and Difference.
The emphasis in your third year is on your independent project and research. You'll get the opportunity to develop and produce your own body of high-quality work to an industry-level standard. In other modules, you will be able to continue with improve your portfolio or your critical understanding of photography. You will also have the option of undertaking an extended piece of written research, supported by our team of expert staff.
Course Details – Assessment Method
Assessment Methods are not listed for this Course.
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.
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:
W641
Institution code:
R48
Campus Name:
Main Site
Campus code:
Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Foundation
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
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Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.
English language requirements
Test
Grade
AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)
6.0
with a minimum of 5.5 in each band
TOEFL (iBT)
80.0
with the following minimum scores:
Reading: 18
Writing: 17
Listening: 17
Speaking: 20
PTE Academic
51.0
with no less than 51 in any band
Cambridge English Advanced
grade C in tests prior to 2015 with no less than 'weak' in any band
We may accept other high school English qualifications if you are applying for an undergraduate degree. Please contact us at admissions@roehampton.ac.uk to clarify.
