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BA Photography

University of Huddersfield

Institution
University of Huddersfield
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Photography BA(Hons)
Duration
3-4 years
Typical offer
A-level BBB, UCAS 104-120

Entry requirements

BBB-BCC at A Level or equivalent. 120-104 UCAS tariff points from a combination of Level 3 qualifications. Merit at T Level. DMM-MMM in BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma. Merit in UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma. Merit in RSL Level 3 Extended Diploma. Pass in Diploma Foundation Studies in Art and Design combined with A Level or BTEC qualifications, to total an equivalent of 120-104 UCAS tariff points. Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits at Merit or above. 120-104 UCAS tariff points from International Baccalaureate qualifications.

About this course

BA (Hons) Photography, combining practical image-making with critical and contextual study of visual culture. Core topics include research methods, critical and analytical thinking, entrepreneurship, and design and creative practice. An optional placement year offers either a graduate-level industry role or the opportunity to set up and run a freelance venture. Students produce a collaborative group exhibition and complete a final major project in their final year.

Modules

  • Arts and Humanities Placement
  • Enterprise Placement
  • Advanced Research Strategies
  • Applied Critical Languages
  • Personal Practice Portfolio
  • Introducing Techniques of Photography
  • Breaking the Photograph
  • Experimental Practices of Photography
  • Introduction to Critical Languages
  • Collaborative Photographic Practice
  • Screen and Time
  • Narrative-Edit-Sequence
  • Ecologies of Practice
  • Expanded Critical Languages