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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
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Full Time
16-SEP-24
3 Years
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Main Site
Full time
16-SEP-24
3 Years
- We’re ranked No.2 in London for Film Production and Photography (The Guardian University Guide League Tables 2023).- You can prepare yourself for employment and increase your workplace skills through an optional work placement.- You’ll be taught by staff who publish and present their work nationally and internationally. Our technical staff are practising artists and will support you in the bespoke photography workshop.- Our commitment to high quality teaching has been recognised with a Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Gold rating. The University has received an overall rating of Gold, as well as securing a Gold award in the framework's two new student experience and student outcomes categories.
About this courseThis course enables you to develop your unique and individual style as a photographer and to create an exceptional body of work over three years. It’ll prepare you for professional employment in the creative industries and/or postgraduate study.You’ll work in a highly supportive and structured studio setting, exploring and experimenting with new approaches and techniques. You’ll work on vital and diverse project briefs that engage with the professional world.Our photography technical workshop has been designed to an exceptional specification. Studios are equipped with the latest studio lighting and cameras, tethered shooting and Capture One. We have colour and black & white analogue darkrooms, with dip and dunk film processing, deep tanks and a 50" digital C-Type printer. Alongside our professional industry- standard digital workspaces.
Future SkillsEmbedded within every course curriculum and throughout the whole Kingston experience, Future Skills will play a role in shaping you to become a future-proof graduate, providing you with the skills most valued by employers such as problem-solving, digital competency, and adaptability. As you progress through your degree, you'll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills, learning to demonstrate and articulate to employers how future skills give you the edge. At Kingston University, we're not just keeping up with change, we're creating it.
Career opportunitiesOur graduates have progressed to roles in editorial, studio photography, fashion, documentary, picture editing, styling, archival and web management and roles within the film industry.
Exam type
A levelA level:
BBC - ABB Grades / Points required
UCAS Tariff:
112 - 128 Grades / Points required
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
DMM - DDM Grades / Points required
T Level:
M Grades / Points required
Or A Levels at equivalent to 112 - 128 UCAS points.
Applicants will need 112-128 tariff points from recognised level 3 qualifications to include an Art or Design subject. Plus GCSE (A*–C or comparable numeric scores under the newly reformed GCSE gradings): five subjects including English and Maths (Key Skills Level 2 may be used in lieu of GCSE English and Maths).Offers will be made on the basis of your UCAS application and portfolio.More details about portfolio requirements can be found on the course page on our website.You will be notified by email giving you advice about how to upload your online portfolio, once we have received your application.
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England
£9,250 per year
Students from England
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£9,250 per year
Students from Scotland
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£9,250 per year
Students from Wales
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£9,250 per year
Students from Northern Ireland
This is the fee you pay if you live within Northern Ireland. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
18,400 per year
Students from International
Year 1 (2024/25): £18,400; Year 2 (2025/26): £19,200; Year 3 (2026/27): £19,900.
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