BA (Hons) Photography at Buckinghamshire New University

Programme overview

Do you want to capture the world around you? Are you full of ideas and how to create powerful and innovative photographic images? Whether you want to specialise in editorial, fashion, product, portrait, documentary or arts-based photography, you can develop your skills and unleash your ideas at BNU.

Faculty: Creative Arts and Design | Duration: Three Years | Study mode: full-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: High Wycombe, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

This photography course offers a contemporary curriculum that is engaged with social, technological, environmental, ethical and cultural perspectives, enabling you to become a ‘thinking practitioner’ or a socially responsible entrepreneur. We will help you develop a conceptual and contextual understanding of photography, so you can find new ways to express yourself, and take your practice to a more dynamic level. Core modules include Photography: Issues in Representation, Digital Realms and Virtual Spaces, Convergence: Moving Image in Photography, Visual Narratives 1: Stock and Page, Visual Narratives 2: Screen and Wall, Contemporary Issues and Creative Practice, Professional Studies in Photography, Photography for Design 1: Editorial, Contextual Studies 2, Exploratory Practices and Methods in Photography, Photography for Design 2: Publicity and Campaign, Project Proposal, Creative and Professional Development, Contextual Report on Practice. Optional modules include Belonging & Becoming, Enterprise.

Career pathways

BNU offered a higher level of photography facilities compared to the other universities, I was amazed by the equipment and could see myself learning in that environment. Sophie Boycot BA (Hons) Photography graduate Roles include Editorial Photographer, Commercial Photographer, Travel Photographer, Digital Retouching, Social and Events Photography, Picture Researcher, Exhibition Curator, Sports Photographer, Photojournalist, Photographic Artist.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A typical offer will require a UCAS tariff score of: 88 - 112 UCAS points can be obtained through qualifications such as A levels, T levels, BTEC or an Access to Higher Education course in a relevant subject. Please list all your qualifications on the application form as you will be asked to provide copies when we receive your application. A minimum of two full A-levels (or equivalent) is required. Every application is considered on an individual basis. As part of the application process applicants will need to demonstrate portfolio work, further guidance is given on the portfolio advice document. UCAS code PHOT.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27) Source

International applicants: GBP 15,910 a year (2026/27) Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: Three Years

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