BA(Hons) Photography - Year 0
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Location Carlisle - Brampton Road
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Duration 1 year/s
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Mode of study Full-time
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Start date September 2012, 2013
Why study with us?
The Photography Year 0 can effectively be the first year of the degree course, for applicants who may not achieve the UCAS tariff for year one entry, or may need further preparation for degree level education.
The course aims to give you the practical and critical experience you need for degree-level education. It is therefore an ideal route onto the BA (Hons) Photography programme.
What can this course lead to?
The tutors will give you a strong grounding in the principles and practice of photography. You explore a variety of lens-based media through contemporary and traditional ways of working.
The year is structured to give you the skills and confidence you need and to prepare you for year one on the undergraduate programme. The emphasis initially is on experimentation and exploration using a variety of techniques and processes.
You work on assignments on location and in the studios. You are shown how to use a camera, how to be a creative image-maker, and how to print your images to a high standard. Your work is supported by a hands-on technical module and skills workshops, introducing you to a variety of cameras, lighting and post-production methods.
As a complement to practice, you study the history of photography, where it has come from, where it is now and where it is going. You are encouraged to articulate your ideas and develop a personal approach to your work.
Successful completion of the BA (Hons) Photography Year 0 gives you automatic progression to year one of the BA (Hons) Photography undergraduate programme.
Course Summary
The first year will help you prepare for working independently as an artist and photographer and get you ready for year one of the degree course.
Student Work
“I like the variety of projects, with so much room for individuality”
Photography student feedback survey.
Our graduates find there is a very wide range of career opportunities available in the creative and photographic fields, such as photographer, practicing artist, picture editor, picture researcher, stylist or photographer’s agent, forensic and medical photographer, or photography within community arts.
Resources and facilities
There is a wide range of specialist resources available for almost every conceivable photographic outcome. You have available a range of contemporary equipment, including Nikon digital cameras, professional digital medium-format, panoramic Hasselblad and 4x5 large format, on location or in the three main studios. Post-production and printing is through high-quality dedicated, digital Mac workstations with the latest printers. We maintain traditional wet darkrooms for specialist use.