Program Overview

Fashion Photography (including foundation year) - BA (Hons)

The Fashion Photography (including foundation year) BA (Hons) course is designed to help students build a portfolio of work and gain the necessary skills to begin an undergraduate degree. This course is ideal for those who want to study photography but don't meet the necessary requirements for the three-year degree or want to polish their skills before embarking on more rigorous study.

Course Details

• Course type: Undergraduate
• Student:
• Typical duration:
• Location: Aldgate
• UCAS code: W645
• Entry requirements:
  • At least one A level (or a minimum of 32 UCAS points from an equivalent Level 3 qualification, eg BTEC Subsidiary/National/BTEC Extended Diploma)
  • English Language GCSE at grade C/4 or above (or equivalent)
• Cost: Please select your entry point to display the fee

Why Study This Course?

Our Fashion Photography (including foundation year) BA (Hons) employs an imaginative approach to teaching to help students explore their potential within different creative practices and guides them towards establishing their own creative direction. Students will end the year with a portfolio of high-quality work, which will evidence all of their newly acquired skills and their growth as a creative practitioner.

Course Structure

The foundation year (Year 0) will incorporate all the art, design, photography, and architecture disciplines at our School of Art, Architecture and Design, so it will be shared with students studying other disciplines at the School. The shared curriculum will incorporate a range of short-term and long-term projects, during which students will gain a range of practical skills.

Modules

The modules listed below are for the academic year 2025/26 and represent the course modules at this time. Modules and module details (including, but not limited to, location and time) are subject to change over time.

Year 0 Modules

• Critical & Contextual Studies: Foundation
• Critical Creative Practice
• Project
• Techniques

Year 1 Modules

• Critical and Contextual Studies (Photography and Fashion Photography) 1
• Looking and Making 1
• Project Work 1
• Techniques: Photography

Year 2 Modules

• Critical and Contextual Studies (Photography and Fashion Photography) 2
• Looking and Making 2
• Professional Practice 1: Photography
• Project Work 2

Year 3 Modules

• Critical and Contextual Studies: Dissertation (Photography and Fashion Photography)
• Looking and Making 3
• Major Project
• Professional Practice 2: Fashion Photography

Assessment

Students will be assessed through practical and written coursework assignments throughout their course. There will be no examination, and students will receive verbal and written feedback on their work and progress.

Career Opportunities

This degree will open doors for students to enter a photography career within a number of roles, including:

• Art director
• Fashion and editorial photographer
• Freelance photographer
• In-house photographer
• Picture editor
• Post-production specialist

Additional Information

Please note that, in addition to the tuition fee, there may be additional costs for things like equipment, materials, printing, textbooks, trips, or professional body fees.