BA (Hons) Fashion Photography
As a student of Fashion Photography at UCA Rochester, you’re given both the knowledge and facilities to explore your own areas of interest and inspiration, so you’ll establish your unique voice and a sustainable photographic practice within the creative industries. Working in the globally renowned Rochester Photography Department, you’ll be able to forge connections across alternate disciplines, both within the department and with the prestigious School of Fashion at UCA. With outward-facing commissions, strong industry and alumni connections, and shared visiting lecturer programmes with the BA (Hons) Photography course, you’ll leave with a strong, competitive knowledge of both technical and conceptual theories essential to the working environment. You’ll be encouraged by our team of internationally renowned, research-active academics and professionals to produce fresh, highly creative and provocative work for both course and independent projects. You’ll be given access to the extensive network of connections on offer from tutors, alumni, visiting lecturers and postgraduate Photography students, to accommodate a strong foundation in the photographic industry.
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You’ll be encouraged to approach your practice in new, interesting and exciting projects to become visually literate and conscientious contributors to our increasingly image-led world. You’ll have access to two photographic studios, film processing suites, colour and black and white darkrooms, professional digital processing suites and cutting-edge equipment.
Through industry-facing project briefs, strong links with practitioners at multiple levels, portfolio reviews, visiting lecturers, studio visits, and a notable series of course publications and annual exhibitions, you’ll have multiple opportunities to gain valuable contacts and experience within the world of photography. Some of our industry contacts include Carl Lyttle – a 3D specialist photographer, Burnham Niker – a leading photography agency, Getty Images, 125 Magazine, and the Association of Photographers. Our graduates have landed roles in a dazzling range of fields, including fashion, editorial, advertising, fine art, production and post-production, digital imaging, video editing, art buying and direction, picture editing and research, image management, and marketing.
UCA Rochester – Three years full-time Your portfolio will play an important part in your application. Along with your portfolio, the standard entry requirements for this course are 112 UCAS tariff points – see page 214 for more information. Where a portfolio is especially outstanding, we’ll occasionally make offers to students whose results are lower than standard entry criteria. UCAS codes: C93/W645/R For more details, go to: uca.ac.uk/courses/W645