BA Photography with Foundation Year
About this course
BA (Hons) in BA (Hons) Photography with Foundation Year, a BA (Hons) Photography degree situated within the creative arts. Core topics include Research Methods, Project Management, and Communication & Writing. This four-year undergraduate programme begins with an initial foundation year designed to build academic confidence and study skills before progressing onto the main degree. The course begins with Year 0, featuring compulsory modules such as Academic Skills and Studying with Confidence, Project, Communication: Introduction to Modern Media, and Image: Introduction to the Humanities. Year 1 introduces foundational practice through modules including Professional Development, Photo Core Skills, Reading Photographs and Making Meaning, and Beyond the Image. Year 2 advances professional preparation via Professional Placement, Photographic Experiment and Expression, Publishing Photographs, Collaborative Photography, and Destination of Photographs: Curation and Context. The final stage culminates in advanced study through Professional Project, Research Project, Exhibition and Portfolio, and Final Major Project.
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Entry requirements
UCAS tariff: 112-144 UCAS tariff points
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What students say
Based on about 18 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 89%
- Learning opportunities: 92%
- Assessment and feedback: 92%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 77%
- Learning resources: 91%
- Student voice: 86%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 30 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 15%
Who gets in
Based on about 20 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Academic Skills and Studying with Confidence
- Project
- Communication: Introduction to Modern Media
- Image: Introduction to the Humanities
- Professional Development
- Photo Core Skills
- Reading Photographs and Making Meaning
- Beyond the Image
- Professional Placement
- Photographic Experiment and Expression
- Publishing Photographs
- Collaborative Photography
- Destination of Photographs: Curation and Context
- Professional Project
- Research Project
- Exhibition and Portfolio
- Final Major Project
Questions about this course
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Photography with Foundation Year at Leeds Trinity University?
89% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2024-25.
What grades do I need for BA Photography with Foundation Year at Leeds Trinity University?
The average entrant had 107 UCAS points.
Does BA Photography with Foundation Year at Leeds Trinity University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Photography with Foundation Year at Leeds Trinity University?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.