Photography BA (Hons) is an undergraduate degree at University of Salford, based in Salford, taught full-time over 3 years. 93% of final-year students rated the course positively in the National Student Survey, and graduates earn £23,500 on average 15 months after finishing. Typical A-level entry is See entry requirements.
A-Level Entry
See entry requirements
Typical offer · UCAS
UCAS Points
104 - 112 points
Typical offer · UCAS
Student Satisfaction
93.27%
NSS · Office for Students
Avg. Graduate Salary
£23,500
15 months after graduation · HESA via Discover Uni
About this course
By providing you with a solid foundation in photographic theory and practice, this course will offer you the opportunity to take risks, explore ideas and realise your creative potential. The course aims to create flexible, resourceful and creative photographers with well-developed transferable skills, that can be applied to a broad range of commercial, commerce and art based careers.
You will work with industry-standard equipment and studios to support you from image capture through to exhibition. You will learn to apply a range of practical contemporary photographic and digital skills in order to explore the creative and intellectual potential of existing, experimental and digital photographic techniques and their application within the creative arts and media industries.
Some of the career routes that photography graduates go on to include, archivists, assistants, art directors, curators, digital artists, exhibiting photographers, freelancers, picture researchers, printers, retouches, studio managers, teachers, videographers. You will also have the potential to move across into related careers in marketing, branding, technical support and PR.
You will:
Learn to develop your individual creative ability with the support of dedicated practitioners and tutors who have extensive experience in the field
Learn to explore a range of professional photographic specialisms
Learn your practice with an emphasis on hybrid, experimental and trans-media platforms
For further information please visit our website; https://www.salford.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/photography
Entry Requirements
Career Prospects
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Course Details
- Qualification
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
- Study Mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- 3 Years
- Start Date
- 2025
- Academic Year
- 2025
- Campus / Location
- Salford
- Scheme
- Undergraduate
- Subjects
- Film studies, Photography
- Avg. Graduate Salary
- £23,500
2025-entry data — 2026 offers may differ