Photography (with Foundation Year) - BA(Hons)
Program Overview
UWE Bristol's Photography program offers a vibrant and collaborative environment with modern facilities and expert input. Students develop a broad-based photographic practice, explore traditional tools and the latest technology, and graduate with a unique body of work and high-level practical skills for success in the field. The program is affiliated with the Association of Photographers and provides opportunities for work experience, placements, and field trips.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
This program offers a vibrant and collaborative environment with modern facilities, supportive workshops, and expert input, all underpinned by theory and critique. You'll explore traditional tools and the latest technology in production and fabrication workshops, developing your creativity and high-level practical skills needed to become a successful photographer.
Objectives:
- Develop a broad-based photographic practice into an individual visual style.
- Graduate with a unique and compelling body of work for the marketplace.
- Work to briefs set and assessed by external individuals and organizations.
- Build your CV with work experience and access to job opportunities.
Outline:
Year Zero (Foundation Year):
- Modules: Academic Skills, Developmental Projects: Building a Creative Identity, Foundation Project, Observation and Making. Year One:
- Modules: Exploring Practice in Photography 1, Photographic Foundations, Exploring Practice in Photography 2, Introduction to Professional Practice in Photography. Year Two:
- Modules: Developing Practice in Photography 1, Photography in Context, Enterprise and Marketing in Photography.
- Optional Module: Developing Practice in Photography 2 or International Exchange. Final Year:
- Modules: Extended Study in Photography 1, Independent Research Study in Photography, Extended Study in Photography 2, Career Strategies for Photography.
Assessment:
- All modules are assessed according to specific learning outcomes.
- Assessment methods include project work, research presentations, and essays.
Teaching:
- Learning methods include workshops, seminars, group and individual tutorials, and lectures.
- Students will learn to work in a studio, use analogue and film-based processes, shoot and edit moving images and stills, and produce their own photobooks and e-zines.
- Workshops cover film processing, black and white and color printing, location lighting, Photoshop, video, software for page layout, silk-screen printing, lithography, and other specialist print disciplines.
- You'll develop a rigorous critical approach to your own work and the work of others.
- You'll craft your skills as a researcher, working with academics and partners to shape new thinking in the field.
- You'll hear talks from celebrated photographers and professionals.
Careers:
- Graduates work in fields from editorial and fashion to movie stills and medical photography.
- Employers include the BBC, Sunday Times Magazine, and the Tate.
- Past students have assisted photographers such as Steve McCurry, Zed Nelson, and Tim Walker.
- Graduates have established collectives and exhibiting networks such as The Lost Light Recordings, Loupe Magazine, and Splash and Grab.
Other:
- The program is affiliated with the Association of Photographers (AOP).
- Students have opportunities for work experience and placements, including assisting photographers, set designers, and curators.
- Field trips to cities like New York, Paris, Marseilles, Barcelona, and Vienna are possible.
- You'll have access to excellent technical staff through regular workshop sessions.
- The program is part of UWE Bristol's City Campus, connecting you with some of the best creative and cultural organizations in Bristol.
- Entry requirements: 48 tariff points, GCSE: Grade C/4 in English, or equivalent, English Language Requirement: IELTS (Academic) score of 5.5 with 5.5 in each component.
- Fees: Home Annual Fee: £9,250, International Annual Fee: £15,850.
- Unistats: 81% of students say staff value students' views, 89% say teaching staff have supported their learning well, 90% in work or doing further study 15 months after the course.
Full time course
Fees
Amount (£)
Home Annual (Per Year) Fee 9250 Home Module Fee (15 Credit) 1156 International Annual (Per Year) Fee 15850 International Module Fee (15 Credit) 1981 Offshore Annual (Per Year) Fee 9250 Offshore Module Fee (15 Credit) 1156
Indicative Additional Costs
Fees
Amount (£)
Additional Course Costs Indicative Maximum Cost Per year 475 Optional Field Trip - (Maximum Cost) 1000