| Programme details | |
|---|---|
| Degree: | Bachelor of Arts (Honours) (BA (Hons)) |
| Discipline: |
Photography
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| Duration: | 36 months |
| Study modes: | full-time, part-time |
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Produce outstanding images while gaining the skills, vision and confidence to become a successful commercial photographer. Student satisfaction rates place our course in the top two nationally.
We specialise in two very different courses, BA (Hons) Photography (Professional and Applied) and BA (Hons) Photography:
This course gives you a head start if you’re looking for a job in the image industry or planning to work on a freelance basis. Our graduates pursue career paths in fashion, advertising, documentary, editorial, and landscape photography, or picture re-touching and manipulation.
Focus on the creative, technical and business expertise you need to succeed as a commercial photographer – on one of the only specialist degrees of its kind in the country. This distinctive course gives you the chance to work commercially from the outset while developing a unique creative vision.
Contemporary commercial photographers are setting the pace for change not only in the way images are captured but also in the way they are used. This course will help you to deliver images of outstanding quality while gaining the skills, vision and confidence to meet the changing demands of the client-based economy. You’ll learn how to deliver creative solutions for an exciting and fluid industry.
This course is centered upon your development as a well-informed and highly creative photographer. You will be encouraged to challenge conventions, break moulds and create your own photographic identity. Our graduates have gone on to be artists, academics, teachers and curators.
Recent years have seen significant developments in the imaging sector, thanks to the growth and speed of digital technologies. At Derby, you’ll be equipped to harness both new and existing technologies in our high-specification facilities. You’ll hone your skills in an excellent learning environment featuring extensive photographic studios, black and white and colour darkrooms, film processing facilities, dedicated digital suites, and Mac suites offering industry-standard software. We also have a bureau for professional printing of high-quality colour-accurate images and a well-stocked equipment centre from which you can loan an array of specialist resources.
Our BA Photography will help you become a highly creative, technically experienced professional. You’ll develop imaginative approaches to image making which will set you apart within the creative, media and arts industries. This Photography course is centred upon your development as a well-informed and highly creative photographer. You will be encouraged to challenge conventions, break moulds and create your own photographic identity.