About the course

This innovative Photography BA degree is taught in the heart of London's art and media hub where you'll find inspiration all around you. You'll develop essential digital and analogue photography skills alongside moving image expertise, as well as learning about professional practice, exploring links with other art forms and discovering the history and aesthetics of photography through practice and theory.

　　This forward-looking and progressive Photography BA course will help you to develop an understanding of the diverse range of photographic practices and opportunities open to you. It is centred around each individual constructing a unique and personal creative

　　identity and understanding how to make the most of this within diverse professional

　　contexts.

　　As well as developing your individual creative practice and portfolio, you'll build up a wide array of professional and transferable skills needed for a career as a professional photographer or associated professions, ranging from being a curator, picture editor or art director to a photographer’s agent, producer or retoucher. The degree covers 35mm, medium format both digital and analogue photography as well as large format analogue practices, and is taught at one of the UK’s very few art schools equipped with both colour and black-and-white darkroom facilities.

　　The course not only enables you to build excellent industry standard photographic skills

　　and theoretical knowledge to support and extend your creative vision, but also helps you

　　apply these to moving image work as well as more adventurous and experimental outcomes on the margins of traditional practice. Scholarships - View all scholarships Internships

　　

Start dates and prices

Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 3 Year(s)Fees: GB£52,500

Intake	Location
Autumn (September), 2024	London
Autumn (September), 2025	London

　　

How to apply

Entry requirements for London Metropolitan University

a minimum of grades BBC in three A levels in art or design subjects (or a minimum of 112 UCAS points from an equivalent Level 3 qualification, eg BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma/Diploma, Advanced Diploma, Progression Diploma or Access to HE Diploma with 60 credits)

　　GCSE English at grade C (grade 4) or above (or equivalent)

　　portfolio interview

　　Applicants with relevant professional qualifications or extensive professional experience will also be considered on a case by case basis.

　　Academic IELTS - Overall score required: 6.0 (Listening: 5.5 Reading: 5.5 Writing: 5.5 Speaking: 5.5). TOEFL iBT - 72 (Listening: 17 Reading: 18 Writing: 17 Speaking: 20)

　　

English language requirements

　　6.0

　　Overall IELTS band score

　　Book IELTS

　　About IELTS

　　Practice and prepare

　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 72.0

　　

Application deadline:

This date isn’t available – speak to an IDP counsellor to get detailed information.

　　

Further information

Career outcomesIf you aren’t eligible for the above entry requirements, you might want to explore pathway options at London Metropolitan University. If you want to find out more, please speak to our counsellors.

　　Pathway options to study at this institution

　　

Reviews and rankings

World ranking

　　123rd / 130

　　Complete University guide

　　

What our students think

We’ve haven’t received any reviews for this institution yet.