Universities United Kingdom Solent University Courses BA (Hons) Photography

BA (Hons) Photography
at Solent University

Southampton, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 14,250
Country Rank-
Duration36 Months
Score IELTS: 6 TOEFL: 80

Program Overview

Throughout the course you will be supported to develop your creative, imaginative and critical abilities – skills that are essential in a creative career – you’ll also explore a range of photographic subjects and will embed photographic skills through dynamic projects.

Solent’s experienced teaching team will guide you in creating a rich and varied professional portfolio, and will ensure that you have the creative freedom to make a portfolio that best represents your own unique style, while at the same time demonstrating that you are a competent, adaptable and employable practitioner.

Regular course lectures are supported by a programme of industry guest speakers, which in the past have included appearances from Richard Billingham, Catherine Yass, Charlotte Cotton, Ori Gersht, Brian Dillon, Peter Fraser, Dan Holdsworth, Chrystel Lebas, Jeremy Millar, Sophy Rickett, Margaret Salmon and Tom Hunter.

Your studies will take place in the multi-million pound Media Academy – featuring state-of-the-art teaching and photography facilities including digital and analogue studio spaces. You will also learn in the Photography Base Room – a dedicated, flexible teaching space.

Think a career as a photographer might be for you? With first-class facilities and a unique emphasis on freelance work, Solent University’s photography programme is a great first step towards your dream career.

Course Content
Core Modules
- Image Lab
- Orientation
- Photography History and Theory I
- Photography History and Theory II
- Representation
- Visual Exploration
- Image Text Analysis I
- Photographic Concepts and Themes
- The Figurative Image
- Image Text Analysis II
- Photographic Methods and Approaches
- Photographic Ecologies
- Contemporary Photographic Practice
- Contemporary Photographic Journal
- Professional Practice
- Final Major Project
Entry Requirement
- As a general guide, we look for qualifications that are equivalent to the British high school A-levels.
- Applicants from outside the UK will be required to submit an electronic portfolio for consideration.
Applicants who do not have English as their first language will be required to demonstrate an approved level of proficiency in the use of the English language. The agreed minimum requirements for this course are:
- IELTS minimum 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each individual component
- TOEFL IBT minimum 80 with a minimum of 20 in each individual component
- Duolingo English Language Test - 110 overall with minimum of 90 in each component
  or equivalent.
Fees & Scholarships
Tuition Fees

International full-time fees: £14,250 per year
Career Prospect
Many graduates have gone on to work in commercial, editorial, fashion, portrait, documentary, photojournalism, landscape and fine art photography. Graduates also enter related fields, including post-production, museum and galleries, book and journal publication, picture editing, education (FE and HE) and have also gone on to postgraduate study.

Cost Of Studying At Solent University

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

Loans Sanctioned

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BA (Hons) Photography at Solent University