East Sussex College has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
Course summary
Our Photography & Moving Image course is much more than just taking pictures. Your passion for photography will provide you with a solid base from which to develop your practical skills and knowledge and enable you to gain a usable understanding of visual language and its contextual importance. We will encourage you to express your creative abilities, exploring and combining new knowledge, skills, and understanding to develop photographic practice in a variety of contexts, environments, and media. You will be free to explore traditional and contemporary photography, take advantage of the numerous local photographic opportunities and encouraged to get involved with the vibrant and diverse creative community, all while learning specialist and transferable skills from industry experts and our highly experienced and qualified tutors. What will I study?
- You will be able to set your creative talents free in your own dedicated work space in our University Centre in Hastings. The course is designed to allow you to become the photographer you want to be, whether that be in advertising, documentary, commercial, fine art or expressive.
- You will have access to our bespoke photographic studio, exclusively used by our degree students, plus dark room and latest PC and Mac editing software to enable you to shoot, develop and edit your images.
- Our thought-provoking lectures will give you the confidence to create strong photographic images enabling you to develop your own visual language that achieve your aims and successfully meet the needs of clients or your own personal direction.
- Develop your software skills in Adobe Photoshop, PremierePro, InDesign, and Lightroom.
- Our smaller class sizes are a real advantage. It means you will be able to enjoy increased contact time with your tutor, and fellow students, getting great value for money.
- We believe that our degree will give you an abundance of transferable skills, reinforcing the vocational aspects of the course, providing you with intellectual flexibility and sustainability to take into your future career.
- Our photography tutors are highly experienced degree-level educators who have many years working in related industries. You will have the opportunity to raise your profile as a photographer through a range of activities during the course, including work experience placements in the industry, entering your work into local and national competitions, and exhibiting your work at our degree show.
- There are opportunities for visits to local, national and international galleries, engagement in live projects and industry placements all of which will provide you with the potential to gain valuable knowledge and experience.
- The historic town of Hastings has a rich and eclectic mix of communities, architecture, festivals, landscapes, culture, art, sports, leisure and more, meaning you will never be short of subject matter or inspiration.
Modules
Each module will be studied over a period of 6 - 10 weeks and will include the following; Year One Modules; Light and Camera Traditional and Digital Media Moving Image Generate Communicate Contextual Studies 1 Professional Development Year Two modules; Extending Practice Applied Practice Contextual Studies 2 Work Experience Portfolio Project Year Three modules; Specialist Practice Extended Essay Professional Practice Major Project, resulting in your Degree Show
Assessment method
All work is assessed according to regulations from the University of East Anglia, and externally examined at the end of the year
How to apply
29Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- W640
- Institution code:
- S83
- Campus name:
- Hastings (Station Plaza)
- Campus code:
- S
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
- Year 2
- Year 3
Entry requirements for advanced entry (i.e. into Year 2 and beyond)
Year 2 - 120 CAT points Year 3 - 240 CAT points Content of completed modules must be able to be mapped across to learning aims/outcomes of this course. Please contact us for further information.
This course may be available at alternative locations, please check if other course options are available
International applicants
International students will need IELTS 6.5 overall with a 6 in writing. For visa information visit http://www.escg.ac.uk/study/international/visas/
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 64 points
A level - CC - DDE
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - MPP
Access to HE Diploma - M: 15 credits P: 30 credits
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - MM
Our most important entry criteria is a love of photography and a desire to learn. Generally we ask for 64 UCAS points, but if you are a mature student without formal qualifications, we can look for any related experience to use instead of the UCAS points. Please enquire for more information
Additional entry requirements
Interview
You will be required to attend an interview either in person or over the phone.
Portfolio
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6.5 | International students require a 6.5 overall with a 6 in writing. |
Student Outcomes
Operated by the Office for Students
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| Channel Islands | £8250 | Year 1 |
| EU | £10000 | Year 1 |
| England | £8250 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £8250 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £8250 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £8250 | Year 1 |
| International | £10000 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £8250 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
All of our practical degree courses may require extra costs depending on what specific area of practice you decide to pursue, though we do have a large amount of photographic equipment which can be loaned to you. Other typical costs include trips and visits and supplementary materials related to your interests.
Provider information
East Sussex College
Station Plaza
Station Approach
Hastings, East Sussex
TN34 1BA