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Photography with Foundation Year at Canterbury Christ Church University - UCAS

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2025 - 2026
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This course is subject to validation. You can still apply for this course while it is being approved.

Canterbury Christ Church University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

Course summary

A foundation year helps you develop the study skills and self-confidence needed for higher education when you don’t reach the entry requirements for your subject. Develop your creative voice by learning how to take inspiring photographs. You'll be taught by a team of experienced professional photographers who will support you on this dynamic and friendly course. Using industry-standard darkrooms and studios you’ll be encouraged to explore many areas of photographic process; from analogue portraiture to studio still life, experimental processes to high quality commercial image making. Our degree will open your eyes to different aspects of photography and help you understand images from a fresh perspective. From developing practical photographic skills to exploring visual research, this specialist course will enable you to understand and appreciate photography as a means of communication and creative expression. Staff are on hand to nurture your development as a practitioner whilst offering exciting opportunities to exhibit your work and gain real world insight from our roster of guest speakers. With sound technical understanding and ambitious idea development you’ll be well equipped for a career in the creative industries. Top reasons to study with us

  • We welcome visiting professionals to talk about their experience of working in the creative industries.
  • 100% of our Photography students were in work or further study 15 months after finishing their course. Graduate Outcomes Survey 2024
  • You’ll have access to specialist facilities, including digital imaging suites, darkrooms and well-equipped photographic studios.
  • Our wide range of Industry standard equipment is available to use in class sessions and loan for self-directed study.
  • There are regular exhibition and gallery-based sessions, including the opportunity to exhibit your own work.
Specialist facilities You’ll have access to a range of excellent facilities, including our dedicated creative arts building, Daphne Oram, which houses:
  • Digital imaging suites
  • Fully equipped darkrooms
  • Photographic studios
  • A variety of cameras
  • Study areas
Location This course is run at our Canterbury Campus in Kent. Canterbury is just 50 miles south-east of London and less than an hour by high-speed train from St Pancras. Located on a UNESCO World Heritage Site the campus offers state-of-the-art buildings, right in the centre of a vibrant and world-famous cathedral city. You’ll benefit from a campus with excellent learning and teaching resources, music venues, a superb sports centre, a well-stocked bookshop and plenty of coffee bars and places to eat. A short walk away is Augustine House our award-winning library and home to a vast range of learning resources and student support teams.

Modules

For a list of core and likely optional modules, please visit our website.

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:
W642
Institution code:
C10
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Foundation

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course

https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/

Student Outcomes

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85%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
90%
Go onto work and study

The number of student respondents and response rates can be important in interpreting the data – it is important to note your experience may be different from theirs. This data will be based on the subject area rather than the specific course. Read more about this data on the Discover Uni website.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £9535* Year 1
Northern Ireland £9535* Year 1
Scotland £9535* Year 1
Wales £9535* Year 1
Channel Islands £9535* Year 1
Republic of Ireland £9535* Year 1

*This is a provisional fee and subject to change.

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

The fees above are for the 2025/26 academic year but may be subject to change following any announcements by the UK Government (approved by Parliament) regarding maximum Undergraduate tuition fee caps for 2025/26. In addition, the University reserves the right to increase all full-time and part-time Undergraduate tuition fees mid-course, in line with any further inflationary increase in the Government tuition fee cap which is approved by Parliament. The University will publish information about any changes to tuition fees on its website. International Tuition Fees (including EU fees): To be confirmed Undergraduate tuition fees for International students are not subject to the Government’s regulations on maximum tuition fees.
Photography with Foundation Year at Canterbury Christ Church University - UCAS