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

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On our BA (Hons) Photography course you will have the opportunity to learn creative and technical skills from professional photographers, artists, curators and guest lecturers.Your hands-on work with conceptual and practical briefs will also allow you to build your confidence and your portfolio, and ensure you graduate with sought-after skills. You will produce creative work which combines a strong conceptual and aesthetic approach with high technical quality on this course.You will experience ...Read more

On our BA (Hons) Photography course you will have the opportunity to learn creative and technical skills from professional photographers, artists, curators and guest lecturers.Your hands-on work with conceptual and practical briefs will also allow you to build your confidence and your portfolio, and ensure you graduate with sought-after skills. You will produce creative work which combines a strong conceptual and aesthetic approach with high technical quality on this course.You will experience many different aspects of photography and acquire a solid overall grounding in the medium. Recent workshop activities have included working with a walk-in camera, using alternative analogue processes, working with high-end digital capture and output and making handmade photo books.We pride ourselves on the close contact we have with our students through small group discussions and tutorials. Our strong and enthusiastic team of teaching staff and guest lecturers bring a wealth of experience to your studies. Join our creative community and we can help you build your own professional network.As a result, many students pick up valuable work experience and paid jobs while they are on the course. We offer a wide range of photographic facilities, including well-equipped studio space, an analogue darkroom, photographic equipment hire and high-end scanning and digital printing. Thanks to the University's good transport links into central London, you can access many world-class museums and galleries.Our degree shows are one of our great strengths and always demonstrate a strong mix of high-quality technical production and thought-provoking conceptual thinking, helping you to prepare for the outside world. To study this course, you need to have personal access to a computer and digital SLR camera.

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70th
What students say
SR
Student Reviewer
04 Apr 14

The tutors are there always with help and support and I feel they have a real will for us students to succeed. A big problem is the access issues here though - I find it really..Read more

SR
Student Reviewer
04 Apr 14

I love living in London but the student halls are disgraceful over in the student village. The furniture is old and dirty and there is way too much noise. The Freshers Fair was..Read more

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A level:

CCC Grades / Points required

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96 Grades / Points required

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Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

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£16,250 per year

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SR
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04 Apr 14
The tutors are there always with help and support and I feel they have a real will for us students to succeed. A big problem is the access issues here though - I find it really...
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SR
Student Reviewer
04 Apr 14
I love living in London but the student halls are disgraceful over in the student village. The furniture is old and dirty and there is way too much noise. The Freshers Fair was...
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University of West London
University of West London , Ealing

The University of West London (UWL) is situated in the historic London borough of Ealing, a leafy enclave to the west of the city....

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St Mary's Road Ealing Greater London W5 5RF United Kingdom
Nearest tube station: South Ealing  0.2 miles away Nearest train station: West Ealing  0.6 miles away
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