Photography MA at Coventry University

Programme overview

Our Photography MA course offers a comprehensive curriculum focused on mastering image-making and engaging with audiences. With a clear focus on your practice, this course is ideal for graduates, emerging practitioners looking to up-skill and those looking to transition from related fields. The course is centred around your own practice developed through the year with key questions regarding intent, concept, scale, space, material and light, alongside other interventions designed to highlight the role of process and presentation in conversing with audiences through publishing your work.

Faculty: Art, Design and Media | Duration: 1 year full-time | Study mode: full-time | Intake: November 2026, January 2027, March 2027, May 2027, July 2027 | Location: Coventry, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules: Paper, Pixel, Light, Pigment, Co-Create, Present and Publish, Professional Practice and Innovation, Making and Making Public: Final Project.

Career pathways

The course aims to shape you to be a maker and thinker working in a variety of roles in photography, the visual arts and beyond.

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Application information

Entry requirements

An honours degree 2:2 or above (or international equivalent) in a relevant discipline. English: IELTS: 6.5 overall, with no component lower than 5.5.

Domestic applicants: GBP 11,700 for the whole programme (2026/27). Full-time tuition as listed for the course for 2026/27 entry. Source

International applicants: GBP 19,500 for the whole programme (2026/27). Full-time tuition as listed for the course for 2026/27 entry. Source

Intake: November 2026, January 2027, March 2027, May 2027, July 2027

Duration: 1 year full-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.coventry.ac.uk/course-structure/pg/cas/photography-ma/

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