Photography with Foundation Year

A foundation year helps you develop the study skills and self-confidence needed for higher education when you don’t reach the entry requirements for your subject.

Our staff, all experienced professionals, will teach you how to produce photographs that really stand out. Surrounded by other creative students in our new Daphne Oram building you’ll enjoy working in industry-standard darkrooms and studios.

You’ll learn about analogue and digital techniques. The course also embeds excellent project management skills. Each year you’ll have the chance to produce and organise exhibitions or publications.

The foundation year provides an introduction to study at University and also to your chosen subject. You'll learn in a highly supportive environment where you can develop the self confidence, knowledge, skills and understanding for further study.

Applicants should normally have 32 UCAS Tariff points. We will also welcome applications from students with few or no formal Level 3 qualifications who wish to return to education and applicants may be asked to attend an interview.

You do not need to have significant prior knowledge of arts and humanities related subjects but should be motivated to study the subject.

For more information on the IELTS (International English language Testing System) requirements for this course

The University has general minimum entry requirements which all students must meet before they register with us.

At the point of registration onto the first year of a degree, we require you to have achieved:

• a minimum of two A Levels or
• a BTEC National Diploma or
• a combination of BTEC and A Level qualifications equivalent to two A Levels, such as a BTEC subsidiary certificate and one A Level or
• an Access to Higher Education Diploma or
• an International or Welsh Baccalaureate or
• a Higher National Diploma/Higher National Certificate or
• a minimum of two Advanced Highers from Scotland or
• the Irish Leaving Certificate or
• the European Baccalaureate Diploma or
• an equivalent overseas qualification.

For specific course entry requirements, please check the individual course pages