Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Photography (W640)

Program Description

This Photography BA course is a long-established course with an excellent international reputation for its academic and practical teaching. This reputation is reflected in high application rates, a distinguished record of graduate employment in the industries it serves, and in the publication, production and teaching profile of its staff and graduates.

The course will enable students to develop their creative production skills across a range of photographic and lens-based media, to establish a critically engaged and self-reflective creative practice. It will equip them with the skills to adapt to creative opportunities, participate in contemporary cultural debates, and increase awareness of the political, ethical and aesthetic implications of work. Students will learn to form independent, informed opinions of their own work and that of others.

The course is renowned for its distinctive philosophy, which aims to provide a holistic photographic education. It combines high levels of technical and visual photographic skills with excellent visual literacy and a critical awareness of visual culture alongside solid professional practice.