BA (Hons) Photography and Visual Media at University of Suffolk

The Photography and Visual Media degree course at University of Suffolk offers students the opportunity to understand and explore in depth the practices, technologies and debates associated with the photographic image. Students will develop their ability to produce photographic work in a range of media, using techniques that are sensitive to the works context and audience. Central to the philosophy of the course is an emphasis on individual identity and authorship over your own ideas in producing creative, expressive, and risk-taking work, which also engages with critical and theoretical approaches.

Faculty: School of Business, Arts, Social Sciences and Technology  |  Duration: Three years full time, four and half to nine years part time  |  Study mode: full-time (part-time option)  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Ipswich, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1: Documentary, A.I. and Emerging Technologies (Mandatory), Photography: Environmentalism and Activism (Mandatory), Photography: Histories and Contemporary Legacies (Mandatory), Photography: Storytelling and the Narrative (Mandatory), Photographic Techniques (Mandatory). Year 2: Individual Practice (Mandatory), The Photobook (Mandatory), Collaboration as Practice (Mandatory), Professional Practice 1 (Mandatory), Context and Critique: Dissertation Preparation. Year 3: Degree Project: Preparation (Mandatory), Dissertation (Mandatory), Degree Project: Resolution (Mandatory), Professional Practice 2 (Mandatory), Degree Project: Exhibition (Mandatory).

Career pathways

Career opportunities in photography include: Editorial, Documentary, Portraiture, Advertising, Fashion, Music, Architecture, Newspaper, Medical, Wildlife. Other areas graduates can move into are: Fine Art Practice, Picture Research, Editing and Curatorial Posts, Gallery or Project Management, Technical Support, PR.

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