Course summary

Explore your creativity and expand your professional skills by entering the creative industries on an Integrated Foundation Year degree. Taught over four years, these courses include an introductory year to build a solid foundation before you go on to specialise in your chosen subject at degree level. If you're interested in taking on a new subject, or have been out of education for a while, then our Integrated Foundation Year courses might just be for you. These four-year courses include an introductory year to help you build the core skills needed for degree-level study. This is a chance for you to let your imagination run wild and explore your creativity, expand your professional skills and develop enhanced subject knowledge. Define a new era of contemporary photography. We’re nurturing the next generation of photography pioneers. With access to industry-standard facilities, practicing lecturers, industry masterclasses and cross-discipline collaborations, you’ll develop the technical prowess, critical understanding and professional insights to build an exceptional portfolio of original work. You will: Develop technical, design thinking and production skills in your chosen specialism Learn teamwork, leadership and project management skills through a variety of learning environments Develop critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills through the development of unique and innovative projects Go on to study your chosen course specialism at degree level Explore and develop your ideas through workshop-based teaching, with sessions in our Learning Hub, around the campus and beyond Have access to professional-standard photography facilities, including studios and darkrooms, and a range of digital and analogue cameras Experiment with and question the role photography plays in our society and culture Develop valuable skills in creative problem solving, critical thinking, negotiation and collaboration, alongside project management Engage in creative collaborations and work experience with industry professionals and organisations, building your professionalism and expertise in creative enterprise Shape your practice by working with tutors who are practising artists, photographers, curators, writers and thinkers Exhibit your work throughout the Photography degree, gaining feedback along the way and testing new ways to engage audiences.