MA Photography at Leeds Arts University

Programme overview

Do you see the world differently? Our MA Photography course promotes innovation and experimentation, supporting you to develop your own distinctive creative vision as a photographic practitioner. The course examines strategies to resolve projects into substantial outputs such as publications, exhibitions and digital platforms, and emphasises the need to determine an audience as being integral to a sustained and successful practice.

Duration: 1 year full-time / 2 years part-time | Study mode: full-time | Intake: September | Location: Leeds, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Through a research-based investigation using photographic practices, you’ll consider the cultural and ethical uses of the medium within a range of genres and approaches. You will develop skills for analysis and critical evaluation, as well as professional knowledge to engage with the wider photographic community and industry. The course combines specialist subject modules with transdisciplinary core modules in research methods and business shared with all MA students, taught across three teaching blocks per year.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A 2:2 UK honours degree or international equivalent, or a degree-equivalent postgraduate diploma/professional qualification; applicants with a degree in another discipline or relevant experience may be considered through Recognition of Prior Learning. Personal statement, one academic or creative-practitioner reference and 10-15 portfolio pieces, followed by a written component discussing the portfolio. International applicants: IELTS 6.5 overall with no component below 5.5 (UKVI-approved centre).

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,200 a year (2026/27). Home full-time fee; part-time £5,100 per year over two years. Leeds Arts University BA graduates within three years pay £9,200 full-time / £4,600 part-time. Source

International applicants: GBP 18,900 a year (2026/27). International full-time fee; alumni rate £17,010. Source

Intake: September

Duration: 1 year full-time / 2 years part-time

Apply through the official page: https://apply.leeds-art.ac.uk/

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