Course summary

Explore your creativity and expand your professional skills by entering the creative industries on an Integrated Foundation Year degree. Taught over four years, these courses include an introductory year to build a solid foundation before you go on to specialise in your chosen subject at degree level. If you're interested in taking on a new subject, or have been out of education for a while, then our Integrated Foundation Year courses might just be for you. These four-year courses include an introductory year to help you build the core skills needed for degree-level study. This is a chance for you to let your imagination run wild and explore your creativity, expand your professional skills and develop enhanced subject knowledge. We'll help you nurture your expertise in problem solving, risk-taking, designing and making as you develop your abilities. Start your career journey as a compelling, powerful commercial photographer. On this Commercial Photography degree course, you will find your unique creative voice while learning how to thrive in a fast-changing industry. Whether you're creating photographs and films for high-end campaigns or producing innovative digital content for social media, you’ll learn how to tell impactful stories and shoot commissions which could take the worlds of advertising, marketing and branding by storm. Combining visual communication and innovation with technical expertise and business skills, you will curate and refine your personal brand while building professional networks and producing an industry-ready portfolio. You will: Develop technical, design thinking and production skills in your chosen specialism Learn teamwork, leadership and project management skills through a variety of learning environments Develop critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills through the development of unique and innovative projects Complete your chosen degree over a four-year period Learn how to tell compelling multi-channel stories across a range of photographic genres for commercial brands and clients Work on real industry briefs, from concept to pitch and delivery, using professional-standard studios and digital post-production suites Get equipped with specialist technical skills including working in a studio, pre and postproduction, digital workflows, editing, design, layout and retouching Collaborate with other specialists on live campaigns and brand strategies Gain the business prowess needed to excel in the industry, including communication skills and project management alongside sustainable and ethical considerations Develop valuable skills in creative problem solving, critical thinking and negotiation