BA (Hons) Photography

The BA (Hons) Photography course at the University of East London (UEL) is a comprehensive programme designed to equip students with the skills, knowledge, and creative approach necessary to become professional photographers. The course encourages a conceptual approach to the medium of photography and places equal emphasis on mastering technical skills. Students will have access to industry-standard facilities and benefit from close links with the local and international commercial, art, and community-based photographic networks.Course Content: Throughout the course, students will engage in a range of core modules that deal with aspects of fine art, fashion, portrait, landscape, documentary, architectural, editorial and alternative processes in photography. Also, a large part of the course involves cultivating a critical and contextual understanding of the subject, which is undertaken through study in photographic theory, professional practice and independent research methods.Key Modules: Specific modules that form part of this course include Principles of Photography, Digital Capture and Output, Editorial and Advertising Photography, Research in Practice, Advanced Digital Capture and Output, Landscape, Architectural and Documentary Photography, Approaches to Critical and Contextual Studies, and Independent Project in Photography.Future Careers: This course equips graduates for a broad range of careers in the field of photography such as freelance photographer, photojournalist, curator, photo editor, studio manager, teacher or lecturer, and further academic study in photography or related subjects.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.