Feel the excitement of professional photography on our Documentary Photojournalism degree. You won’t just be sitting in lectures – all the modules have been designed to get you out taking photographs as often as possible. You’ll learn the key skills required to be a working photographer, be regularly published worldwide and how to make a living and a career from photography. Our course picture agency, Pathos Images, will help you to distribute your images to national and international newspapers and magazines through our exclusive access to major publishers. You’ll be taught by experienced lecturers who are all professional working photographers. You’ll develop your passion to be become a modern working photojournalist or documentary photographer through regular feedback and one-to-one tuition, and develop and tell stories on local, national and global issues. You’ll produce a striking portfolio, along with a published book, a documentary short film with sound, and you’ll take part in regular exhibitions to showcase your talent and develop your skills. Working with industry partners, you’ll have the chance engage in industry-based modules and live briefs. The course is designed to empower you to become a highly employable force in the world of photography. You’ll embark on a transformative journey that will enable you to make a meaningful difference to people’s lives through your storytelling with your pictures.Teaching staff on the course are all active working photographers in their own right, who have worked or work with the likes of The Guardian, Getty Images, The Press Association and Time Magazine.

At University of Gloucestershire, we’ve been encouraging students to meet every ambition since 1847. Join us and you’ll benefit from our three UoG promises:1. UoG Career Promise – if you are not in a job 6 months after graduating, we’ll guarantee you 6 months of free support post-graduation should you need it, followed by the offer of a paid internship and lifetime career coaching* (*eligibility conditions apply).2. UoG Accommodation Promise – we guarantee all first-year students accommodation on, or near, the campus you’re studying at.3. UoG Connections Promise – whilst at UoG, you’ll find the connections to reach your goals. With over 4,000 placements and more than 60 clubs and societies to join, you’ll make connections for life.

Throughout the course, you will have the opportunity to undertake a work placement, with recent destinations including Magnum Photos New York, The Michael Hoppen Gallery, The Daily Mail, South West News Service, Getty Images and The Sunday Times. You’ll benefit from our strong links with media professionals – our course network has links with organisations such as PA Media, The British Press Photographers’ Association, the Association of Photographers and the Martin Parr Foundation and offers you the chance to undertake annual trips to Paris Photo, Tokyo and Berlin. Graduates from our course move into a range of roles, both employed and freelance including for Getty Images, The Press Association, Mercury Press, South-West News Service, the Tate, The Walt Disney Company, Saatchi and Saatchi, and Sony. Other roles include forensic medical photography for the NHS, teaching, and exhibition roles at the Imperial War Museum North.