Photography

About this programme

Develop your creative voice as a photographer Turn your ideas into powerful images while developing the technical skills, creative confidence and professional portfolio you need for a career in photography. This two-year Higher National Diploma is a practical course covering both traditional analogue photography and contemporary digital practice. You will experiment with different approaches to image-making, explore how photographs communicate meaning and develop work for editorial, fine art and commercial contexts. In your first year, you will build a broad range of creative and technical skills. In your second year, you will begin to specialise, complete an independent photography project and prepare your work for professional presentation and exhibition. The HND is validated and awarded by the University of Kent. After completing the course, you can apply for an appropriate BA top-up year or progress into employment, freelance practice or further study. Throughout the course, you will learn how to: The course will cost £6,000 per year and can be financed through a undergraduate student loan via Student Finance England Student finance for undergraduates: https://www.gov.uk/get-undergraduate-student-loan Your creative career The course will prepare you for a range of photography and visual-media opportunities, including: You must be aged 18 or over by 31 August in the year you begin the course. You should normally have at least 112 UCAS tariff points from one of the following: