Photography - BA (Hons)
London Metropolitan University
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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This innovative Photography BA degree is taught in the heart of Londons art and media hub where youll find inspiration all around you. Youll develop essential digital and analogue photography skills alongside moving image expertise, as well as learning about professional practice, exploring links with other art forms and discovering the history and aesthetics of photography through practice and theory. This forward-looking and progressive Photography BA course will help you to develop an ...Read more

This innovative Photography BA degree is taught in the heart of London's art and media hub where you'll find inspiration all around you. You'll develop essential digital and analogue photography skills alongside moving image expertise, as well as learning about professional practice, exploring links with other art forms and discovering the history and aesthetics of photography through practice and theory. This forward-looking and progressive Photography BA course will help you to develop an understanding of the diverse range of photographic practices and opportunities open to you. It is centred around each individual constructing a unique and personal creativeidentity and understanding how to make the most of this within diverse professionalcontexts.As well as developing your individual creative practice and portfolio, you'll build up a wide array of professional and transferable skills needed for a career as a professional photographer or associated professions, ranging from being a curator, picture editor or art director to a photographer’s agent, producer or retoucher. The degree covers 35mm, medium format both digital and analogue photography as well as large format analogue practices, and is taught at one of the UK’s very few art schools equipped with both colour and black-and-white darkroom facilities.The course not only enables you to build excellent industry standard photographic skillsand theoretical knowledge to support and extend your creative vision, but also helps youapply these to moving image work as well as more adventurous and experimental outcomes on the margins of traditional practice.

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79/279
CUG Subject Ranking
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90th
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128th
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Albany
14 Nov 24

No bad words for it, its all good...Read more

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Chris
01 Nov 24

One of the most powerful forces in shaping one's persona — and, of course professional journey, — are universities. Depending on their approach, some emphasise a competitive edge,..Read more

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UCAS Tariff:

112 Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

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International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

28 Grades / Points required

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£9,535 per year

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£9,535 per year

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Students from England

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£9,535 per year

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Students from Scotland

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£9,535 per year

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Students from Wales

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This is the fee you pay if you live within Wales. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

£9,535 per year

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Students from Northern Ireland

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£21,000 per year

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Students from Channel Islands

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£21,000 per year

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£21,000 per year

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Albany
14 Nov 24
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London Metropolitan University
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Calcutta House Old Castle Street London Greater London E1 7NT United Kingdom
Nearest tube station: Aldgate East  0.1 miles away Nearest train station: Fenchurch Street   0.2 miles away
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