Marine & Natural History Photography BA(Hons)
Bachelor's degree
In Falmouth
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Falmouth
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Duration
3 Years
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Start date
Different dates available
The outdoors will be your studio, and you’ll have fantastic locations on your doorstep, as well as opportunities to travel the world. You’ll also benefit from the expertise of staff who are global practitioners, with links to National Geographic and BBC Natural History Unit.
Have the option to learn professional underwater photography.
Take part in regular field trips and residentials, such as a trip to Dartmoor, where you’ll complete First Aid Training for the outdoors. There are also optional international field trips, including visits to the Cairngorms, Iceland and the Red Sea.
Complete a two-week work placement in your second-year.
Organise, fund and complete a self-devised project in your third-year, mirroring an industry project, which could be based anywhere in the world.
Have access to our cutting- edge photographic equipment, as well as studios, dark rooms and post-production suites.
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About this course
Blending professional practice with theoretical knowledge, you’ll develop the critical understanding essential for your career. You’ll also be able to gain real-world experience during and after your studies through our relationships with agencies and conservation trusts, and paid opportunities through our in-house photo agency.
Some of our graduates’ recent projects include filming dolphins in Hong Kong harbour, photographing salmon and bears in British Columbia, photographing sharks in Fiji and documenting a nomadic tribe in Mongolia.
104 - 120 UCAS points, primarily from Level 3 qualifications like A-levels, a BTEC Extended Diploma or a Foundation Diploma.
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Subjects
- Global
- Critical Thinking
- Developing
- Photographic
- Photographic practice
- Biodiversity
- Habitat
- Communicating
- Communicating Nature
- Environment
- Moving Image
- Photography
- Photography Techniques
Course programme
You'll focus on photographic practice, research, critical thinking, biodiversity and habitat - including photographic and scientific enquiry.
Modules
- Developing Practice
- Research and Critical Thinking
- Biodiversity and Habitat
- Exploring Practice
- Communicating Nature
- The Marine Environment
Alongside studying moving image and still photography, you’ll develop your research and critical thinking skills, explore global conservation, and get ready for your own research project.
Modules
- Moving Image and the Natural World
- Photography of the Natural World
- Conservation and its Representation
- Independent Film
- Photography, Culture, Environment
- Work Experience
You'll look at photography from certain perspectives and focus on your final portfolio and dissertation.
Modules
- Project Development
- Dissertation
- Major Project
- Professional Profile
Additional information
Marine & Natural History Photography BA(Hons)