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Photography FdA
Quick facts:
UCAS Code: W640
UCAS Institution Code: L68
Level: 5
Duration: 2 Years full time
Location: Centre for Business, Arts and Technology
Fees: Home fee is £3290 per year. International fee is £5865 per
year.
What is this course about?
This vocational course provides you with all the skills
necessary to succeed in this competitive industry. It is
specifically tailored to commercial advertising and editorial work,
primarily using digital capture, image processing and workflow
methods, but also covers many of the essential photographic and
transferable skills required in a broader range of photographic
areas. The course is in partnership with London Metropolitan
University.
Who is this course for?
This course is aimed at those who already have some previous
knowledge and experience of photography and want to enter the
industry. The course is demanding and has earned a reputation for
preparing its students thoroughly for work in professional
photography. A key feature is the involvement of industry in the
design and delivery of the course, plus the benefit of the Work
Based Learning module, in which students undertake a significant
period of industrial experience, e.g. working in a studio, with a
location photographer, in a laboratory, retouching house, picture
desk or an image library.
What do I need to get on the course?
You will need one of the following, 1 A Level (2 AS Levels are
equivalent to 1 A level), BTEC National Diploma/Certificate in a
related subject, Advanced GNVQ with Merit or a recognised Access to
Higher Education Certificate in a related subject. In addition, you
will need 4 GCSEs at grade C or above, including English Language
and Mathematics, or equivalent.
Applications are welcome from mature students who may not have
the minimum entry requirements, but have appropriate skills and
knowledge, and some work experience. You should have English and
Maths skills equivalent to GCSE level.
Applicants with other equivalent qualifications are encouraged
to apply as are applicants with experience of working in the
industry.
International applications will be considered on a case-by-case
basis with equivalent qualifications being accepted.
What will I study?
The course is taught to small groups by a team of highly
experienced lecturers with a diverse range of commercial
experience, most of whom are still practicing freelance
photographers. Core modules include photographic techniques,
computers in photography, visual language, studio photography,
supplemented by a range of additional modules including press
photography and photo journalism, advertising photography, creating
digital images, multi media and exhibition, contemporary conceptual
and commercial practice, fashion, editorial and PR photography and
specialist photographic practice.
What qualification will I get?
On successful completion, you will gain a Foundation Degree in
Photography, awarded by London Metropolitan University.
What can I do after the course?
You can go on to work as a photographer in photographic, design
or production studios or in other areas of the media industry, such
as laboratories, retouching houses, press, social/high street,
film/video, galleries, magazine picture desks or image libraries.
You can also progress to the second or third year of a degree
course, depending on your grades and modules selected.
How do I get on the course?
Apply through UCAS www.ucas.ac.uk UCAS code W640, UCAS
Institution code L68
If you cannot find the information, you are looking for on our
website please contact the Course Information Unit on tel: 020 7700
9200 or email: courseinfo@candi.ac.uk