MA Photography at Teesside University

Programme overview

An advanced master's in artistic, documentary, commercial and socially engaged photography, integrating theory and practice across analogue, digital and post-photographic approaches. Students use chemical darkrooms, professional studios and industry-standard digital tools, and the interdisciplinary module The Connected Practitioner offers creative alternatives to a written dissertation.

Department: Art & Design | Duration: 1 year (September start) or 16 months (January start) full-time; part-time 2 years (September) or 28 months (January) | Intake: January, September | Study mode: full-time, part-time | Location: Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules are Approaches and Images, Audience and Encounters, The Resourceful Photographer, The Connected Practitioner and a Master's Project: Photography.

Career pathways

Independent photographer or professional photography roles in businesses requiring visual skills, such as editorial, press or documentary photographer and fashion photographer.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A 2.2 undergraduate degree in photography; other relevant experience or qualifications are also considered. Applicants should be confident, independent learners with a good understanding of photographic techniques, idea development and critical thinking, and submit a portfolio of images or a completed project and a proposal outlining the direction of their work and aims for the course. International applicants: IELTS 6.0 or equivalent.

Domestic applicants: GBP 8,365 a year (2026/27) Source

International applicants: GBP 17,000 a year (2026/27). International one-year postgraduate taught master's (MSc/MA); tuition only Source

Intake: January, September

Duration: 1 year (September start) or 16 months (January start) full-time; part-time 2 years (September) or 28

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