Photography (including foundation year) - BA (Hons)
Bachelor's degree
In London
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
London
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Duration
4 Years
Our Photography (including foundation year) BA (Hons) is a four-year degree that includes an intensive foundation year (Year 0), which will give you the chance to explore a range of creative approaches and build a substantial portfolio of work before you progress to your subsequent years of studying photography.
This is a great route into a photography degree, particularly if you don’t hold the necessary requirements to begin a three-year undergraduate photography degree. Visit londonmetarts.photography for a look at our students' work, exhibitions, publications and more.
Our Photography (including foundation year) BA degree is one of a number of art and photography courses in our School of Art, Architecture and Design with an excellent reputation. The Guardian’s university league tables 2020 rank our art and photography courses seventh in the UK and third in London.
Our Photography BA course received a 90% overall student satisfaction score in the National Student Survey 2020
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About this course
During your foundation year you’ll have the opportunity to explore a number of different artistic directions and gain a broad spectrum of creative skills before going on to specialise more specifically in photography at the end of your first year of study.
You'll begin your foundation year by undertaking a range of short and intensive studio workshops that will allow you to develop key photography skills and techniques, which will stand you in good stead for the rest of your degree. You’ll also develop a strong work ethic, which is essential when studying an art-related degree.
You will follow these intensive workshops with longer projects that will allow you to delve deeper into your own creative style and approach, strengthening your independence as an artist and photographer.
You will also look at creative practice from a contemporary, conceptual, cultural and historical context through lectures and seminars.
at least one A level (or a minimum of 32 UCAS points from an equivalent Level 3 qualification, eg BTEC Subsidiary/National/BTEC Extended Diploma)
English Language GCSE at grade C/4 or above or will need to take the University English test
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Subjects
- IT
- Approach
- Art
- University
- Full Time
- Media
- Skills and Training
- Project
- Art Photography
- Critical
- Contextual Studies
Course programme
The modules listed below are for the academic year 2020/21 and represent the course modules at this time. Modules and module details (including, but not limited to, location and time) are subject to change over time.
Year 0 modules include:
- Critical & Contextual Studies: Foundation (core, 30 credits)
- Formats (core, 30 credits)
- Project (core, 30 credits)
- Techniques (core, 30 credits)
- Critical & Contextual Studies 1 (Art) (core, 30 credits)
- Project Work 1 (core, 30 credits)
- Techniques: Photography (core, 30 credits)
- Visual Intelligence (core, 30 credits)
- Critical & Contextual Studies 2 (Art) (core, 30 credits)
- Methods and Enquiry 1 (core, 30 credits)
- Professional Practice 1: Photography (core, 30 credits)
- Project Work 2 (core, 30 credits)
- Critical & Contextual Studies 3: Dissertation (Art) (core, 30 credits)
- Major Project (core, 30 credits)
- Methods and Enquiry 2 (core, 30 credits)
- Professional Practice 2: Photography (core, 30 credits)
You will be assessed via project work, essays and an individual portfolio
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Photography (including foundation year) - BA (Hons)