University of the Arts London
UCAS Code: W642 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
2 A Levels at grade C or above
64 tariff points from the complete Access to HE Diploma
Merit, Pass, Pass (MPP) at BTEC Extended Diploma
64 tariff points from full Level 3 qualifications
About this course
BA Fine Art Photography at Camberwell College of Arts offers an open and experimental approach to fine art photographic practice.
Photography is not just an artistic practice. It is social and political tool that can be used to both uncover and obscure truths about the world around us. On this specialist fine art course, you will learn about the history and practice of photography. Following its evolution, you will explore how photography has been used to influence collective and individual memory. Interrogating this relationship will help you understand the powerful status that a photographer holds as an artist, a historian and a memorialist.
Practical workshops will help you develop technical skills in analogue and digital processes including 3D camera construction and printing, photogrammetry and model-making. From capturing personal memories to documenting global histories, you’ll be encouraged to experiment with different modes and techniques.
By the end of your degree, you will have developed your own unique photographic style. Your portfolio of work will demonstrate your strong storytelling skills, which you will be able to showcase to potential clients and employers.
**What to expect**
• Theoretical knowledge: Learn about traditional and emerging theories in photography and related fine art practices.
• Experimentation: Explore the creative possibilities and limits of photography through practical work.
• Employability and enterprise skills: Develop the necessary skills and creative attributes to take on future challenges in a wide range of professional settings.
• Exhibitions and audiences: Test out different exhibition techniques and learn how to successfully engage with audiences through your work and curatorial style.
• Expanded photographic practices: Learn how photography is used across a range of sectors including journalism, machine vision, physics and medical sciences.
• Collaboration: Attend lectures and collaborate on projects with students from Camberwell’s other fine art degrees including Computational Arts, Drawing, Painting and Sculpture.
• Access to facilities: Use Camberwell’s large range of facilities including printmaking machines, photography and film studios and ceramics, wood and metal workshops.
**Industry experience and opportunities**
All our students have the opportunity and are supported in exhibiting their work to an external audience. Students can take part in a wide range of seminars and workshops hosted by a variety of professionals and external arts organisations.
Students will be able to take part in the College’s international exchange scheme to study abroad.
Third year students have the option to undertake a work placement, instead of a written dissertation or practical live project. Students and graduates can register with UAL Arts Temps, an employment agency, which offers students paid opportunities within the creative sector.
**About Camberwell College of Arts**
Camberwell College of Arts is a renowned art and design college. Our courses will make you think about your social responsibility, as well as develop your critical and making skills. We give students the space to explore their creativity. Staff will support and challenge you to rethink current practices. Our facilities embrace both traditional craftsmanship and digital technology.
Our south east London location is also home to a thriving arts scene. The area hosts a variety of galleries, project spaces and studios that our students, staff and graduates work and exhibit in. These include on-site gallery Camberwell Space, Work Form, Garudio Studiage and DKUK. Our international partnerships, projects and exchanges provide opportunities for our students and staff to broaden perspectives and knowledge. They also explore how art and design can support communities in a global context.
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