Photography with Foundation Year BA (Hons)

The foundation year will introduce you to study at university and your chosen subject. It also provides a highly supportive environment where you can develop your self-confidence. <br/><br/>Develop your creative voice by learning how to take inspiring photographs. Our staff of experienced professional photographers will support and encourage you on this dynamic and friendly course. <br/><br/>Our course will open your eyes to different aspects of photography and help you understand images from a fresh perspective. From developing practical photographic skills to exploring visual research, this specialist course will enable you to understand and appreciate photography as a means of communication and creative expression. <br/><br/>Our team will help you to identify your own interests in photography and enable you to make the most of your creative practice. Theyll share their research insights and professional practice so that you are exposed to current and relevant photographic skills and knowledge.<br/><br/>The course is taught within professional facilities, including specialist digital imaging and film processing suites and well-equipped studios. You’ll learn how to edit and print your work both in a darkroom and using digital printing methods. You’ll also receive technical support to enable you use a variety of cameras, in a range of camera formats, including our latest digital cameras.<br/><br/>Throughout the course, emphasis is placed on the integration of practice and theory. All modules are designed to develop your awareness of supporting theoretical concepts, which inform your own practice and encourage you to explore areas of specialism as you progress through the degree to an increasingly individualised programme of study in your final year.<br/><br/>Our aim is to help prepare you for a successful creative life after graduation, which is celebrated in a group exhibition at the end of each year of study.<br/><br/>Top reasons to study with us<br/><br/>We welcome visiting professionals to talk about their experience of working in the creative industries.<br/>100% of our Photography students agreed staff have made the subject interesting. National Student Survey 2022<br/>You’ll have access to specialist facilities, including digital imaging suites, darkrooms and well-equipped photographic studios.<br/>Our wide range of Industry standard equipment is available to use in class sessions and loan for self-directed study.<br/>There are regular exhibition and gallery-based sessions, including the opportunity to exhibit your own work. <br/><br/>Specialist facilities<br/>You’ll have access to a range of excellent facilities, including our dedicated creative arts building, Daphne Oram, which houses: <br/><br/>Digital imaging suites<br/>Fully equipped darkrooms <br/>Photographic studios<br/>A variety of cameras<br/>Study areas<br/><br/>Location<br/>This course is run at our Canterbury Campus in Kent. Canterbury is just 50 miles south-east of London and less than an hour by high-speed train from St Pancras. Located on a UNESCO World Heritage Site the campus offers state-of-the-art buildings, right in the centre of a vibrant and world-famous cathedral city. You’ll benefit from a campus with excellent learning and teaching resources, music venues, a superb sports centre, a well-stocked bookshop and plenty of coffee bars and places to eat. A short walk away is Augustine House our award-winning library and home to a vast range of learning resources and student support teams.