Program Overview

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Fashion Photography with Foundation BA Honours

Overview

Our degree courses with Foundation year offer the opportunity to prepare you for advanced study before you progress on to a full honours degree at the University of Westminster. Whether you do not feel ready for degree-level study, don’t have the right qualifications, want to change your subject specialism or return to study after an absence from education, we aim to encourage a broad range of students to undertake our Foundation year in order to progress on to their full honours degree with us.

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.

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.

Year 3

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.

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 (Hons) Photography / 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.

Entry Requirements

• A Levels – DD (48 UCAS Tariff points)
• T levels – 48 UCAS Tariff points
• International Baccalaureate – 48 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 – PPP
• BTEC Diploma – MP
• Access – 48 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.

Portfolio Guidance

We are very interested in your potential as a student, and in support of your application we ask you to prepare a visual portfolio of 10 (minimum) to 15 (maximum) images of art, design or media work to reflect your course of interest.

Fees and Funding

• UK tuition fee: £9,535 (Price per academic year)
• International tuition fee: £17,600 (Price per academic year)

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: examples include presentations, videos, podcasts, lab work, creating artefacts
• Written exams: end of semester exams
• Coursework: examples include essays, reports, in-class tests, portfolios, dissertation

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. It houses state-of-the-art facilities for every discipline, including project and gallery spaces, film studios, creative labs, collaborative learning spaces, and the Westminster Enterprise Network.

Harrow Campus is based in north-west London, just 20 minutes from the city centre by train.