Program Overview

Fashion Photography BA Honours

Overview

Our Fashion Photography BA has been designed to meet the industry’s demand for well-trained and agile graduates. The course provides both deep disciplinary knowledge, and a broad range of photographic skills across various forms of analogue, digital and emerging media. Combining the success and legacy of photography as a discipline at Westminster with fashion practices, you’ll be equipped with the confidence, flexibility, and skills to develop careers within this competitive industry.

Course Structure

The Photography BA and Fashion Photography BA begin with a shared first year, before branching into specialised pathways. These pathways, along with a variety of optional modules, provide you with the opportunity to customise your degree and expertise according to your interests and career objectives.

Year 1

You'll get a solid foundation in essential photographic techniques, theories, and concepts to form the basis for future learning. At the end of the first year, you’ll have the chance to rethink and switch between the Photography BA and Fashion Photography BA pathways if you choose.

• Constructing Photographs
• Creativity and Collaboration
• Expanded and Immersive Photography
• Fashion Photography and the Street
• Photography: Image and Idea
• Photography in the Street: Documentary

Year 2

You are encouraged to push the boundaries of your own photographic practice, to experiment and explore new ways of working, including video and emerging technologies, camera-less photography and alternative photographic processes. There will be the opportunity for work placements, group exhibitions, study abroad and interdisciplinary collaboration.

• CGI and Photography
• Collaborative Practices
• Developing a Photographic Voice
• Fashion Studio Photography
• Photobooks, Magazines and Zines
• The Networked Photograph
• Videography
• Work-Based and Placement Learning

Placement Year

Between Years 2 and 3, you may undertake an optional year-long placement. If you take advantage of this option, you'll undertake an additional year-long Industry Placement Year module running parallel to your work placement, and your final degree award will be BA Honours – Fashion Photography with Professional Experience. Alternatively, you may choose an optional year of Study Abroad for the award of BA (Hons) Photography / BA (Hons) Fashion Photography with International Experience on successful completion of the course.

Level 6

You’ll focus on the production of two major pieces of self-directed visual and written work. You’ll work independently, supported by workshops, work reviews, individual and group tutorials, to produce a Fashion Final Project for public exhibition and a Research Project. The course will also support you in preparing for your career after graduation through the Professional Futures module.

• Fashion Photography Final Project
• Foreign Language
• Planning a Campaign
• Professional Futures
• Research Project

Entry Requirements

• A Levels – CCC (96 UCAS Tariff points)
• T levels – 96 UCAS Tariff points
• International Baccalaureate – 96 UCAS Tariff points from all components of the Diploma Programme. International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme will be considered on a case-by-case basis
• BTEC Extended Diploma – MMM
• BTEC Diploma – DD
• Access – 96 UCAS Tariff points from the Access course

In addition to one of the above, you should have:

• GCSE English Language grade 4/C – IB grade 4 Higher level, GCSE Maths Pass – IB Pass

If your first language is not English, you will need an IELTS of 6.0 overall, with 5.5 in each component.

Tuition Fees

• UK tuition fee: £1,589 (Price per 20-credit module)
• International tuition fee: £2,930 (Price per 20-credit module)

Facilities

• Six professionally equipped photography studios fully equipped with state-of-the-art Profoto Lighting and Colorama backdrop systems and supporting a fully tethered workflow.
• Black & white and colour darkroom suites with De Vere and Durst enlargers.
• Technician run film processing lab with latest computer controlled Colenta film processing machine.
• High-end digital scanning and editing facilities including Imacon film scanner and workstations with industry standard Eizo monitors throughout.
• Newly opened extensive Digital Print Studio offering Giclee printing up to B0 size.
• Equipment Store with a huge range of photographic equipment for students to borrow, both digital and analogue from 5x4 and medium format film cameras to the flagship Phase One and Fuji medium format digital cameras.

Teaching and Assessment

• Teaching methods across all our undergraduate courses focus on active student learning through lectures, seminars, workshops, problem-based and blended learning, and where appropriate practical application.
• Assessments typically fall into three broad categories: Practical, Written exams, and Coursework.

Supporting You

• Our Student Hub is where you’ll find out about the services and support we offer, helping you get the best out of your time with us.
• Study support – workshops, 1-2-1 support and online resources to help improve your academic and research skills
• Personal tutors – support you in fulfilling your academic and personal potential
• Student advice team – provide specialist advice on a range of issues including funding, benefits and visas
• Extra-curricular activities – volunteering opportunities, sports and fitness activities, student events and more

Course Location

• Harrow is our creative and cultural hub, home to most of our arts, media and digital courses.
• Harrow Campus is based in north-west London, just 20 minutes from the city centre by train.