Photography (Online) Falmouth University

Overview

On this dynamic Photography (Online) course from Falmouth University, you will create photographic bodies of work that interrogate the world around you with increasing sophistication and critical depth. Supported by industry-active lecturers, you will refine your interests as a practitioner through working on a series of projects, strengthening your technical and visual skills whilst learning more about your subject specialism and developing your own, independent critical perspective.  

The four taught modules allow you to interrogate your practice from distinct angles, expanding your knowledge and skills and encouraging you to experiment and take creative risks with your photography. Culminating in a Final Major Project, you will learn how to express your creative identity with confidence and purpose. 

Careers

The graduates use the skills, network, and the portfolio they develop during the Photography MA to advance their careers in various ways: winning awards, commissions, bursaries and residencies; gaining new commercial clients; and securing permanent roles as photographers within industry.  

You could go into roles such as:  

• Self-employed photographic practitioner (e.g. social, commercial, editorial) 

• Employed photographic practitioner and/or management (press, studio, industrial, retouching) 

• Senior technical roles in industry (e.g. technical instruction, laboratory, retail) 

• Senior roles within publishing (e.g. picture research and editing, management) 

• Senior roles in arts administration, arts management, heritage and outreach 

• Curatorship, art direction, gallerists 

• Teaching, workshops and educational development roles 

• Writing, criticism and arts communication 

As a postgraduate course, most students will already be working with photography or media in some professional capacity and make use of the course to progress or diversify their careers in the photography industry. As an internationally recognised master’s degree, the award will make roles and careers outside of the creative industries accessible, too.