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Photography and Visual Media
- BA (Hons)
- 3 Years
- Full-time
- September 2026
- Undergraduate
- University of Suffolk
Course summary
The Photography and Visual Media degree course offers students the opportunity to understand and explore in depth the practices, technologies and debates associated with the photographic image.
On the course you will have access to a range equipment from; multi format wet darkrooms inc. automated and manual processing of papers and film. Fully equipped large photographic studios, capable of being divided into sections, or expanded into single spaces depending upon requirements, catering for both analogue and digital (Tethered) shoots. Full selection of flash lighting and accessories for use both in studio, and on location. 35mm, Medium Format and Large format Film Cameras. Cropped, Full Frame (35mm) and Medium Format Digital camera systems. Apple Mac Laptops available for tethered shooting, proofing and retouching, equipped with the latest versions of creative suite. A Fusion Lab supporting both analogue media and digital image making, equipped with both flatbed and hi-end multi format film scanners. For more details please refer to our website.
Graduates progress to a range of careers or other destinations including independent photographers, research, journalism, marketing and advertising, teaching, arts administration, picture editing, picture library work, local government, the voluntary sector and a wide variety of postgraduate courses, including teacher training.
Modules
Please see our website for module information.
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.
Ways to study this course
Campuses
- University of Suffolk
Study options
- BA (Hons) • Full-time • 3 Years
Start dates
- 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:
- W601
- Institution code:
- S82
- Campus name:
- University of Suffolk
- Campus Code:
- I
- Points of Entry:
- Year 1
Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF)
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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:
- W601
- Institution code:
- S82
- Campus name:
- University of Suffolk
- Campus Code:
- I
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
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Entry requirements
UCAS Tariff112 points
A levelBBC
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)DMM
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE Maths and English at Grade 4/C or above.
T LevelM
Additional entry requirements
- Interview
- Portfolio
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6 | IELTS 6.0 overall (minimum 5.5 in all components) where English is not the students' first language. |
Contextual admissions
Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.
At the University of Suffolk, we consider the full application as part of determining if you will succeed on our courses. We are therefore flexible where possible and might still be able to accept you if you do not meet your expected grades. As part of this, we make contextual offers, where we consider the factors that might have an impact on achievement. This means that some applicants will receive an offer of one grade below our published entry requirements. Please see our website.
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.
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Historical entry grades report
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
Per year tuition fees
| Location | Fee | Year |
|---|
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
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
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