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Photojournalism and Documentary Photography (with Foundation)

Entry requirements


A level

E,E,E

EEE at A levels or use a combination of your qualifications to achieve the required tariff total.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

PPP

PPP at BTEC or use a combination of your qualifications to achieve the required tariff total.

UCAS Tariff

48

Use a combination of your qualifications to achieve the required tariff total.

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Attend an interview

Present a portfolio

About this course


Course option

4years

Full-time | 2024

Subject

Photography

**Why an Integrated Foundation Stage?**
An Integrated Foundation Stage starts your degree studies with a year spent learning the skills required to progress onto a full honours degree. Alongside an introduction to Photojournalism and Documentary Photography, you'll develop valuable study skills, communication, team work and problem-solving techniques which help to build your confidence and prepare you for the rest of your course.

**Why Photojournalism and Documentary Photography?**
Our Photojournalism and Documentary Photography degree helps you build creative skills to produce engaging visual photo stories, along with professional knowledge and industry contacts for a successful career. You’ll learn about photography on location, exploring moving and still image and how to produce in-depth coverage of news topics and key societal issues. With placement opportunities with organisations such as the Associated Press, Daily Mail, South West News Service, The Sunday Times, Magnum Photos (New York), Photofusion and WaterAid, our graduates stand out from the crowd. There’s the chance to shadow photojournalists, work on live briefs and undertake documentary projects abroad with recent students visiting Thailand, the Caribbean, Iceland, the Philippines and Israel (additional costs may apply, see course web page for details).

You’ll draw on the expertise of experienced lecturers and leading professional photographers, with previous guest speakers including Facundo Arrizabalaga, Melanie Friend and Crispin Hughes. Producing a professional portfolio to help launch your career, you could gain valuable industry exposure for your work, for example at the AOP Open national exhibition and the Royal Photographic Society’s annual international print exhibition. Taught in cutting-edge facilities including studios, a digital suite and darkrooms, using industry-standard cameras, the course benefits from accreditation with ScreenSkills and affiliation with AOP (the Association of Photographers).

**Why University of Gloucestershire?**
At University of Gloucestershire, we’ve been encouraging students to meet every ambition since 1847. Join us and you’ll benefit from our three UoG promises:

**1. UoG Career Promise** – if you are not in a job 6 months after graduating, we’ll guarantee you 6 months of free support post-graduation should you need it, followed by the offer of a paid internship and lifetime career coaching* (*eligibility conditions apply).
**2. UoG Accommodation Promise** – we guarantee all first-year students accommodation on, or near, the campus you’re studying at.
**3. UoG Connections Promise** – whilst at UoG, you’ll find the connections to reach your goals. With over 4,000 placements and more than 60 clubs and societies to join, you’ll make connections for life.

Our ambition is boundless. Experienced lecturers promote a real-world ethos and treat our students as more than just a number. Alongside our strong support system, guest speakers, networking events and influential partnerships will help you prepare for life after graduation, whether that be in a successful career in your field or onto further study. Students never tire of finding inspiration here in the unique county of Gloucestershire – innovation and bravery thrive here. Cheltenham and Gloucester offer the best of city and country living, with the rolling hills of the Cotswolds paired with vibrant nightclubs and stunning parks in the bustling town and city centres.

**After the course**
Your story doesn’t end with us at graduation. We support our graduates to balance purpose with ambition, and 96% of University of Gloucestershire graduates are in work or further study within six months of completing their course*.
*Graduate Outcomes Survey published 2023 and based on 2020/21 leavers.

**Experience an open day**
Book yourself a place at a University of Gloucestershire open day at www.glos.ac.uk/BookAnOpenDay.

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

England
£9,250
per year
EU
£15,450
per year
International
£15,450
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,250
per year
Scotland
£9,250
per year
Wales
£9,250
per year

The Uni


Course location:

Park Campus - Cheltenham

Department:

School of Creative Arts

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What students say


We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

80%
Photography

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Cinematics and photography

Teaching and learning

85%
Staff make the subject interesting
85%
Staff are good at explaining things
77%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
82%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

77%
Library resources
86%
IT resources
84%
Course specific equipment and facilities
57%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

94%
UK students
6%
International students
33%
Male students
67%
Female students
75%
2:1 or above
9%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

B
C
B

After graduation


The stats in this section relate to the general subject area/s at this university – not this specific course. We show this where there isn't enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Cinematics and photography

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£18,000
med
Average annual salary
95%
med
Employed or in further education
62%
high
Employed in a role where degree was essential or beneficial

Top job areas of graduates

58%
Artistic, literary and media occupations
11%
Sales assistants and retail cashiers
10%
Other elementary services occupations

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Cinematics and photography

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

£15k

£15k

£19k

£19k

£19k

£19k

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

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