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Photography

  • BA (Hons)
  • 4 Years
  • Full-time
  • 7 September 2026
  • Undergraduate
Merchiston Campus
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Course summary

We are a top 2 UK university for Film Production & Photography
The Guardian University Guide 2025

At Edinburgh Napier University we teach to a high technical standard, facilitating the translation of ideas through the art and craft of photography.

The BA (Hons) Photography is industry facing and provides the professional, technical, contextual and creative skills necessary for a career as a photographer.

You'll be encouraged to think critically and creatively, developing your skills so that you are able to convey your ideas through your practice.

As you progress you'll increasingly define your own area of study. By identifying and working to your strengths, you'll develop an individual creative practice so that by graduation you'll be capable of a high standard of creative output.

The course has recently moved to a newly-built specialist photography facility, which includes five fully-equipped photography studios, a black and white darkroom, dry to dry colour film processor, high-end professional digital scanners and printers, portable photography lighting and a large range of analogue and digital cameras and camera equipment.

This course is available in Clearing. If you have submitted an application, you can add this course. If you haven’t sent us an application yet, you can do this until 24th September 2026.

This course is subject to validation. You can still apply for this course while it is being approved.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Merchiston Campus

Study options

  • BA (Hons) • Full-time • 4 Years

Start dates

  • 7 September 2026

Apply by
14 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
W640
Institution code:
E59
Campus name:
Merchiston Campus
Campus Code:
M
Points of Entry:
Year 1, 2, 3

How to apply

Apply by
14 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
W640
Institution code:
E59
Campus name:
Merchiston Campus
Campus Code:
M

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1
  • Year 2
  • Year 3

Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff
Not accepted

A level
CCC

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

Minimum grades MMM (Merit, Merit, Merit) in a related subject.

Access to HE Diploma
D: 6 credits M: 39 credits

Pass Access to HE Diploma in a related subject with 45 credits overall with minimum 33 Credits at Merit & 12 Distinction at Level 3.

Scottish Higher
BBBC

If you are eligible for an adjusted offer under our Contextual Admissions Policy, please see the ‘Minimum Qualification Requirements’ below.

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

Minimum grades D*D (Distinction*, Distinction) in a related subject.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
27 points

Award of Diploma with 27 points overall with three HL subjects at grades 6, 5, 4.

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H2, H3, H3, H3

H2, H3, H3, H3 at HL

T Level
M

Minimum Year 1 Entry Requirements

HNC - Pass in a related subject with B in the graded unit.

Minimum Year 2 Entry Requirements

HND - Pass HND in a related subject with Grade B in the graded unit.

Minimum Year 3 Entry Requirements

Successsful completion of 2 years of study on a comparable programme. Places are limited.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Scottish Higher BCCC

The grades listed above are our minimum entry requirements for applicants who meet our widening participation criteria. For further information about our entry requirements and our widening participation criteria as outlined within our Contextual Admissions Policy please visit our website.

Additional entry requirements

Portfolio
Portfolio also required for all years of entry. All applicants are required to submit a portfolio and admission and point of entry depends on the quality of the portfolio. After applying applicants will be provided with a set of portfolio guidelines and given a date by which to submit their portfolio. Applications from mature students are welcomed and, where appropriate, the minimum entry requirements can be replaced by the recognition of prior learning and experience, such as knowledge and skills gained outside of formal learning situations.

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)6IELTS 6.0 overall with no component below 5.5.

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

Not available

Historical entry grades data is not currently available for Edinburgh Napier University - we are working with them to try and make it available soon - learn more.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

LocationFeeYear

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

International - Year 1 £18,220 - £21,120 (See course page for details)

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