Overview

Within this Commercial Photography MA programme from the University of the Arts London (UAL), whether you’re interested in working across areas such as advertising, fashion, lifestyle and editorial, you’ll be supported to develop a high level of competence in responding to key and changing developments across contemporary commercial photography.

Commercial Photography from University of the Arts London (UAL) focuses on technical excellence, and can support your ambitions towards becoming a high-end freelance photographer.

You may be interested in working across areas such as advertising, fashion, sport, lifestyle and editorial. Alternatively, you may wish to develop other career pathways – for example, as a digital visual specialist or picture editor.

You’ll be supported to develop a high level of competence in responding to key and changing developments across contemporary commercial photography.

Within this, you’ll consider the impact of global and ethical issues and accelerating technologies which demand responsive practices, adaptive visual approaches and distinctive concept development.

Students at Commercial Photography from University of the Arts London (UAL) will:

take an enquiry-led approach to independent learning through discovery, interaction and response to change.
Throughout the course, you’ll create substantial self-initiated projects, synthesising your skills, knowledge and understanding, enabling you to create a substantial professional portfolio for your future career.
You’ll develop a strong foundation in technical, critical and research skills that will enable you to grow critical awareness in your personal practice while establishing a distinctive individual identity to your work.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Commercial Photography in Practice

Histories and Theories of Commercial Photographic Practices

Collaborative Unit

Professional Identities and Portfolio Developments
Final Major Project

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 15 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-04-03 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Required

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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90

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Other requirements

General requirements

The course team welcomes applicants from a broad range of backgrounds, from all over the world. Applicants are expected to demonstrate sufficient prior knowledge of and/or potential in photography to be able to successfully complete the programme of study and/ or have an academic or professional background in a relevant subject.

The course team also welcomes students with relevant experience or those who may have previously worked in industry.

Educational level may be demonstrated by:

Honours degree in photography or a photographic/visual/lens-based related area;
Possession of equivalent qualifications;
Prior experiential learning, the outcome of which can be demonstrated to be equivalent to formal qualifications otherwise required;
Or a combination of formal qualifications and experiential learning which, taken together, can be demonstrated to be equivalent to formal qualifications otherwise required.

Tuition Fee

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International

28570 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 28570 GBP per year during 15 months.
National

13330 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 13330 GBP per year during 15 months.

Living costs for London

1137 - 2157 GBP /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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