We are a top 2 UK university for Film Production & Photography
The Guardian University Guide 2025
At Edinburgh Napier University we teach to a high technical standard, facilitating the translation of ideas through the art and craft of photography.
The BA (Hons) Photography is industry facing and provides the professional, technical, contextual and creative skills necessary for a career as a photographer.
Youll be encouraged to think critically and creatively, developing your skills so that you are able to convey your ideas through your practice.
We are a top 2 UK university for Film Production & Photography<br/>The Guardian University Guide 2025<br/><br/>At Edinburgh Napier University we teach to a high technical standard, facilitating the translation of ideas through the art and craft of photography.<br/><br/>The BA (Hons) Photography is industry facing and provides the professional, technical, contextual and creative skills necessary for a career as a photographer.<br/><br/>Youll be encouraged to think critically and creatively, developing your skills so that you are able to convey your ideas through your practice.<br/><br/>As you progress youll increasingly define your own area of study. By identifying and working to your strengths, youll develop an individual creative practice so that by graduation youll be capable of a high standard of creative output.<br/><br/>The course has recently moved to a newly-built specialist photography facility, which includes five fully-equipped photography studios, a black and white darkroom, dry to dry colour film processor, high-end professional digital scanners and printers, portable photography lighting and a large range of analogue and digital cameras and camera equipment.
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Course Details
Information
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
08/09/2025
Campus
Merchiston Campus
29 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
W640
Institution Code
E59
Points of Entry
Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
Not Accepted
B,B,B,C
If you are eligible for an adjusted offer under our Contextual Admissions Policy, please see the ‘Minimum Qualification Requirements’ below.
D:6,M:39
Pass Access to HE Diploma in a related subject with 45 credits overall with minimum 33 Credits at Merit & 12 Distinction at Level 3.
27
Award of Diploma with 27 points overall with three HL subjects at grades 6, 5, 4.
MMM
Minimum grades MMM (Merit, Merit, Merit) in a related subject.
H2,H3,H3,H3
H2, H3, H3, H3 at HL
D*D
Minimum grades D*D (Distinction*, Distinction) in a related subject.
C,C,C
M
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Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year |
---|---|---|---|
Scotland | £1,820 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland | £9,535 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
EU, International | £20,310 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |