The Foundation Degree in Professional Photography will stretch your imagination and challenge your preconceptions, giving you the freedom to explore and develop your own style.
It is designed to equip you with the practical skills and knowledge needed in the photographic industry. You will also learn essential research and personal development skills to underpin your practical work, and critically engage with historical art and design references, wider contemporary cultural theory and contextual issues which will be linked directly to your practical work to inform and improve your photographic practice
Some of our modules
- Environment and the Photographic Image
- Portraiture, Identity and Culture
- Advertising and Fashion
- Ways of Seeing
- Methodologies and Visual Development
- Contextual and Professional Studies 2
Benefits
- Excellent, modern facilities, including a fully-equipped darkroom and photographic studio
- Students participate in both national and international photography competitions and have received Merit Awards at the Fujifilm Student Awards
- We will help you to develop your personal style of photography in a supportive and friendly environment
Job opportunities
- Photographer’s Assistant
- Gallery Assistant
- Freelance Editorial/Commercial Photographer
Entry requirements
- Applicants should satisfy the minimum University entry requirements
- Points for Foundation Degree: 80 using the UCAS Tariff
When can you study?
Full-time and part-time
Location?
New College Swindon
Further Information
Please visit www.newcollege.ac.uk/he