Photography with Foundation Year - BA (Hons)
Buckinghamshire New University
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This BA (Hons) Photography course is also offered as a four-year programme, including an initial Foundation Year. The Foundation Year will allow you to develop your academic study skills and build confidence in your abilities, identifying your own strengths and development needs for progression onto an undergraduate programme. This photography course offers a contemporary curriculum that is engaged with social, technological, environmental, ethical and cultural perspectives, enabling you to ...Read more

This BA (Hons) Photography course is also offered as a four-year programme, including an initial Foundation Year. The Foundation Year will allow you to develop your academic study skills and build confidence in your abilities, identifying your own strengths and development needs for progression onto an undergraduate programme. This photography course offers a contemporary curriculum that is engaged with social, technological, environmental, ethical and cultural perspectives, enabling you to become a ‘thinking practitioner’ or a socially responsible entrepreneur. We will help you develop a conceptual and contextual understanding of photography, so you can find new ways to express yourself, and take your practice to a more dynamic level. We’ll help you explore the concepts and contexts behind photography work, so you can find new ways to express yourself, and take your practice to a more dynamic level. You’ll also undertake research to develop a theoretical and critical underpinning of the subject, learning new ways of thinking and working, and pushing traditional boundaries of the medium.Welcome Week starts on Monday 29 September 2025.

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17/279
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Csaba
16 Dec 24

BNU is a well-equipped university with highly qualified teachers who provide everything necessary to learn the skills required for the..Read more

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Lyla
19 Jan 24

I had gotten in a tough situation at the start of University and had gone to student accommodation at the university for some help. They were very effective and clear with how..Read more

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32 - 56 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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£9,535 per year

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Students from Northern Ireland

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£9,535 per year

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Students from Channel Islands

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£15,150 per year

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£15,150 per year

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Csaba
16 Dec 24
Photography - BA (Hons)
BNU is a well-equipped university with highly qualified teachers who provide everything necessary to learn the skills required for the...
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Lyla
19 Jan 24
Photography - BA (Hons)
I had gotten in a tough situation at the start of University and had gone to student accommodation at the university for some help. They were very effective and clear with how...
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Buckinghamshire New University
Queen Alexandra Road High Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP11 2JZ United Kingdom
Nearest train station: High Wycombe  0.2 miles away

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