Visual Communication: Photography at East Sussex College - UCAS

East Sussex College

Degree level: Undergraduate
Awarded by: University of Brighton

Visual Communication: Photography

Course summary

Our Visual Communication: Photography 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.

Modules

In your first year, we will introduce you to the essential photographic knowledge and skills you will need when working with camera and light, helping you to create a well exposed image. You’ll learn post-production skills needed for successful darkroom printing and digital manipulations and also develop creative strategies and visual communication techniques that will enable you to effectively respond to client briefs and projects. During the second year, you will develop more critical and analytical skills as you will have the freedom to explore and experiment in any photographic related medium you wish. You will then be asked to evaluate your work on a personal and professional level. You will be able to work on a self-devised commercial brief providing you with an opportunity to showcase your skills, and you will be able to gain a greater understanding and context of photography, helping to prepare you for your final year. In your final year, you will be able to cultivate innovative approaches and reflect upon past practice. You will contextualise your work and undertake your dissertation project, as well as fine-tune your photography skills during a work experience placement; all helping you to discover your future pathway in the industry.


How to apply

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1
  • Year 2
  • Year 3
  • Year 4
  • Year 5
  • Year 6

Entry requirements for advanced entry (i.e. into Year 2 and beyond)

Year 2 - 60 CATS points from degree-level study (e.g. HNC, FdA or BA) Year 3 - 120 CATS points from degree-level study (e.g. HND, FdA or BA) Year 4 - 180 CATS points from degree-level study (e.g. BA) Year 5 - 240 CATS points from degree-level study (e.g. BA) Year 6 - 300 CATS points from degree-level study (e.g. BA) Content of completed modules from previous study will be reviewed to ensure they map across to learning aims/outcomes of the new course. Please contact us for further information.

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

We welcome applications from mature students without formal qualifications, and will consider relevant work experience and/or a portfolio. Please contact us for further information.

Additional entry requirements

Interview

Portfolio


English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)6.56.5 overall with mimimum 6 in writing.

Student Outcomes

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £3997 Year 1
Northern Ireland £3997 Year 1
Scotland £3997 Year 1
Wales £3997 Year 1
Channel Islands £3997 Year 1
Republic of Ireland £3997 Year 1
EU £4500 Year 1
International £4500 Year 1

Additional fee information

Studying with us will give you excellent value for money. Our lower fees, compared to many other universities, help you to save money while getting the very best from our expert tutors.
Visual Communication: Photography at East Sussex College - UCAS