Photography (Professional Placement Year) BA (Hons)

**Engage with photography in an experimental, creative and critical environment.**<br/><br/><br/>- Hands-on, experiential approach with the emphasis on developing your individual interests and ability.<br/><br/><br/>- Opportunities to work on live briefs and a range of professional workshops with our industry partners.<br/><br/><br/>- Great links including the Royal Photographic Society and Association of Photographers.<br/><br/><br/>Photography at Bath Spa University gives you space to explore, actively enquire, challenge and define the role of the photographic image.<br/><br/>We’re committed to teaching the craft of photography. Analogue techniques are thoroughly explored and equip you to engage more proficiently with digital methods. We explore the ways in which digital technological change impacts on photography, and we also fully utilise new technologies.<br/><br/>The curriculum is broad, with an emphasis on practical learning. Content is delivered by a team of full-time and visiting specialists who are active practitioners and researchers in the field.<br/><br/>**More about the Professional Placement Year**<br/>A Professional Placement Year (PPY), traditionally known as a sandwich year, is where you undertake a period of work with an external organisation for between 9-13 months. The placement occurs between your second and final years of undergraduate study. You can engage in multiple placements to make up the total time and are required to source the placement(s) yourself, with support from the Careers team.

Discover who you are with a course at Bath Spa University this September, in a beautiful and unique city.<br/>Bath Spa University offers a range of Clearing courses across Business and Law, Science, Design, Music, Computing and Performing Arts. Explore their career-focused degrees and get in touch today. Many of their degrees can be studied in combination, so you don’t have to limit yourself to one subject!<br/><br/>Their degrees offer practical, real-life experiences that build your skills through placements and trips. You'll be taught by knowledgeable and passionate educators who bring their industry expertise directly to you.<br/><br/>BSU offers a thriving community across two main campuses with industry standard facilities and a buzzing social scene. The Bath Spa SU offers over 70 clubs and societies for you to choose from to help you get settled in and find your people.<br/><br/>Bath Spa prioritise student well-being and provide plenty of support to make sure you can realise your full potential, including a range of 24/7, digital services. The Student Wellbeing Team will support you through whatever challenges you may face.<br/><br/>Discover more and get in touch today!