Course Overview

The BA (Hons) Photography is industry-facing and provides the professional, technical, contextual, and creative skills necessary for a career as a photographer.

You'll be encouraged to think critically and creatively, developing your skills to convey your ideas through practice.

As you progress, you'll increasingly define your area of study. Then, by identifying and working to your strengths, you'll develop an individual creative practice so that by graduation, you'll be capable of high creative output.

The course has recently moved to a newly-built specialist photography facility, which includes five fully-equipped photography studios, a black and white darkroom, dry to dry color film processor, high-end professional digital scanners and printers, portable photography lighting, and an extensive range of analog and digital cameras and camera equipment.

General Eligibility

Our entry requirements indicate standard and Minimum qualifications with which we usually accept students. Competition for places varies yearly, and you aren't guaranteed a business if you meet the minimum qualifications.

Minimum year 1

SQA Higher

Standard Entry Requirement

BBBC

Minimum Offer Entry Requirement

BCCC 

A Level

CCC

Irish Leaving Certificate

H2, H3, H3, H3 at HL 

HNC

Pass HNC in a related subject with a Grade B in the graded unit.

BTEC (QCF) Extended Diploma Level 3

Minimum grades MMM (Merit, Merit, Merit) in a related subject.

BTEC (QCF) National Diploma Level 3

Minimum grades D*D (Distinction*, Distinction) in a related subject.

International Baccalaureate Diploma

Award of Diploma with 27 points overall, including three HL subjects with grades 6,5,4. 

T Level

Grade Merit.

Minimum year 2

HND

Pass HND in related subjects with Grade B at SCQF Level 8 in all graded units.

Part Time Work Details

20 hours per week

Language Requirement

• IELTS (Academic)

  6.0 overall, with no component below 5.5

  TOEFL Internet-Based Test

  80 overall, with a minimum of 17 in listening, 18 in reading, 20 in speaking, and 17 in writing

  Pearson’s Test of Academic English

  56 overall, with a minimum of 51 in each component

  Cambridge C2 Proficiency (formerly Cambridge English Proficiency (CPE))

  169 overall, with a minimum of 162 in each component

  Cambridge B2 First (formerly Cambridge English First (FCE))

  169 overall, with a minimum of 162 in each component

  Cambridge C1 Advanced (formerly Cambridge English Advanced (CAE))

  169 overall, with a minimum of 162 in each component

  Trinity Integrated Skills Test (ISE)

  ISE III, ISE III, & ISE IV with a pass in each component

  LanguageCert English language qualification

  B2 Communicator Test with an overall 39 or above and 25 or above in all skills