On our BA (Hons) Photography course, you will develop a creative, professional identity and signature style by combining technique, theory and ethical practice.
You will explore contemporary photographic, including fashion, documentary, portrait, landscape and fine art practice, in both still and moving image, before specialising in your chosen area of practice.
Collaboration is a key part of the industry and, therefore, a key part of the course, developing new ideas, networks and creative possibilities. The course is focussed on helping you to become commercially successful in whatever career path you choose. You can find out more here.
The course is designed so that students can tailor it to fit their chosen aspirations. Students can study the traditional three years of the degree or a range of other options:
Foundation Year:
If you aren’t able to get directly onto the course or maybe you want an extra year to develop your creativity before choosing your creative direction, then the Foundation Year may be for you.
After successfully completing your Foundation year, you have the flexibility to switch onto a number of related undergraduate degree programmes within the Birmingham Institute of Creative Arts.
You have the option of taking a year in industry between your second and third years of study.
Those who apply for BA (Hons) Photography with Professional Placement Year (PPY) have the option of not doing this, should they change their mind during the course, and vice-versa. A year in industry can add invaluable ‘real world’ experience to your creative education.
Art Business Top-Up:
At the end of students’ second year, should you prefer to move into the business side of arts practice then you can move to our Arts Business Top-Up course for your third year of study. Based at our Margaret St. Campus, this year of study looks at areas such as museum and gallery curation, project management and arts event organisation.
