University of Westminster Full Degree program Photographic Studies

Program Description:: The MA Photographic Studies course started in 1994 and is a highly successful taught masters photography programme within an international context. Applicants come from all over the world to study on this course. The course is based at the Harrow Campus of the University of Westminster, the foremost media education centre in Europe. The programme enables students to explore their relation to practice and theory within a contemporary context. The course locates practical investigation within the study of photography across its diverse social use. Practice on the course ranges across art, documentary, landscape, portraiture and beyond, with students negotiating their work with staff in tutorials.

Requirements:: Successful applicants usually will have a good BA or BFA degree in photography or fine art, art history, cultural and media studies. Applicants with a good professional experience of photography or related practices in television, film and the wider visual arts are also welcome. Applicants without these may be accepted in exceptional circumstances, provided the applicant can demonstrate their ability to meet the demands of the course. An interview is normally held and a portfolio of practical work, which demonstrates the applicant’s skills, passion and ambition for developing their own photographic work is essential. Evidence of written skills and research knowledge may also be requested. If English is your second language you will need IELTS 6.5 with 6.0 in each element.

Photographic Studies