Photography MA

Our MA Photography is a practice-based course that aims to develop highly flexible, creative, and critical professionals able to respond and adapt to a plural and shifting work environment.<br/><br/>Underpinned by research, collaboration and networking, you will develop a personalised specialist practice through a bespoke learning journey and conclude the course in readiness for your professional destinations and future practice ambition.<br/><br/>Discursive in approach and positioned to foster an internationalist outlook and inquiry, this course integrates theory, practice and professional contexts to attain in-depth knowledge and understanding of photographic cultures, discourse and practice.<br/><br/>Technical excellence is fostered through specialist workshops and you will be encouraged to experiment, challenge and exploit the boundaries of production possibilities through cross-disciplinary thinking.<br/><br/>**Modules include:**<br/>- Culture and Collaboration<br/><br/><br/>- Possibilities of Practice<br/><br/><br/>- Advancing Research Design: Maximising Your Methods<br/><br/><br/>- Major Project & Professional Portfolio<br/><br/><br/>- Professional Futures<br/><br/><br/>**Key features**<br/>• Develop a project tailored to your own personal interests and career aspirations<br/>• Have the opportunity to engage with and discuss the critical, historical and contextual frameworks surrounding your practice<br/>• Enjoy gallery visits to London and across the region<br/>• Benefit from optional study visits to photo festivals in the UK and Europe, such as Paris Photo and Photo London<br/>• Hear from visiting speakers – these have recently included Emma Bowkett, Francis Hodgson, Sarah Jones, Martin Parr, Joy Gregory, Simon Roberts, Simon Webb, and Sunil Gupta<br/>• Take advantage of our excellent industry links, including companies such as Mamiya Leaf, Phase One, Genesis Imaging, Wex Photographic, and Red Photographic<br/>• Benefit from our staffs’ international links and contacts across Europe<br/>• Join the 75 years’ worth of NTU graduates who have achieved success, won awards, or otherwise distinguished themselves in the field of photography<br/>• Opt for an additional advanced research module if you’re thinking of progressing to PhD or Professional Doctorate study.<br/>• We are proud to be ranked 13th in the UK for Art and Design (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021).<br/>• 83% of NTUs research submitted to the Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory Unit of Assessment was assessed to be world-leading or internationally excellent in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021.<br/><br/>**Your space to create at NTU** <br/>We’re committed to helping you explore, expand and refine your craft, as you discover new creative horizons with some truly great tools, equipment and workspaces. Visit our facilities hub at **www.ntu.ac.uk/artfacilities** to find out more.