Photography AS and A2 Part Time

Please Note - These fees are for the 2016/17 Academic Year and are subject to change annually. Please note fees are payable for each year of study.

Photography – lens and light-based media enables you to explore the camera and its manual settings, explore different photographic techniques and become familiar with a variety of film based and digital photographic equipment.

You will use photography to develop ideas through sustained investigations, exploration and a critical understanding of the work of others’.

You will require 5 GCSEs at Grades A*- C including English Language and it is beneficial to own a Digital SLR with interchangeable lens. You can discuss which camera you will need to purchase with your tutor in the first week of the course and you will be required to purchase a Digital SLR within the first month.

You will be invited to attend an interview, and will undertake an assessment in literacy and numeracy, to establish any support required.

The AS course is divided into two separate units: Unit 1 provides opportunities to generate practical work, ideas and research from primary and contextual sources. You will experiment with digital and film-based techniques and develop and refine their ideas, presenting their outcomes professionally.