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Welcome to the University of Brighton’s Faculty
of Arts
Open day 2012
www.brighton.ac.uk/arts
The University of Brighton
• You will graduate from a leading professional university
• You will be part of an institution that is innovative and
relevant
• You will benefit from our career-focused approach
• You will study with facilities tailored to your needs
• You will be given excellent teaching and support
• You will live and study in an outstanding location
Did you know?
We are the twelfth most applied for UK university, with 40,000 applicants for 4,000 places.
BA (Hons) Photography
The Photography Course aims to:
• encourage creative and intellectual development
• engage in contemporary debates about photography
• develop independence
• develop professional confidence and transferable skills
First Year (Level Four)Semester One Study Modules
Practice
• Photography and Identity
• Photography and Place
Historical and Critical Studies
• Origins and Histories of Photography
First Year (Level Four)Semester Two Study Modules
Practice
• The Photograph as Allegory
• The Photograph as Document
Historical and Critical Studies
• Image as Document/Fiction
Second Year (Level Five)Semester One Study Modules
Practice - project choice examples
• ‘Returning the Gaze’ / ‘Experimental Archaeology’
• ‘Altered Spaces’ / ‘Low Tide’ / ‘Orpheus’
Historical and Critical Studies
• Issues in Contemporary Photography
Second Year (Level Five)Semester Two Study Modules
Practice - project choice examples
• ‘Unlikely Places’ / ‘Journeys’ / ‘About Some Events’
• Independent Project
• Faculty Option
Historical and Critical Studies
• Discursive Histories, Research Methodologies &
Dissertation Proposal
Third Year (Level Six)Semester One Study Modules
Practice
• Minor Project
Historical and Critical Studies
• Dissertation
Professional Practice
Third Year (Level Six)Semester Two Study Modules
Practice
• Major Project
Professional Practice
Photography Graduate Victoria Jenkins working on her Major Project in the Photography Studio
Staff Research, Professional and Social Engagement
• http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/study/pmis/photography-mfa-ba/meet-the-staff4
Admissions: How to Apply
Step One: Qualifications
Successful applicants would normally have achieved a qualification in preparation for study at degree level:
• Art and Design Foundation Diploma or equivalent
• Three A levels at B,B,C
• At least five GCSEs (or equivalent) including English Language and Mathematics at grade C or above
Admissions: How to Apply
Step Two: Portfolio
• personal website (Tumblr)
• showing creative photographic work, influences, artistic and photographic interests
• between 10 and 20 images organised into projects
• exploring ideas
• critical essay should be submitted with the portfolio
Admissions: How to Apply
Step Three: Interview
If invited for interview, please be prepared to demonstrate:
• knowledge of the course and its context
• awareness of current art and photographic practices
• ability to discuss your work and its development
• a willingness to engage with photography in a scholarly way through independent study and written work
• enthusiasm for working in groups and independently
Admissions: How to Apply
Step Three: Interview (continued)
• involves discussion of printed work
• bring portfolio box or book
• project work coherently organised
• exploring and visualising ideas
• between 12 and 20 images
Graduates of our course have become:
• artists working with photography
• independent photographers
• photographic educators
• publishers and editors
• picture librarians and researchers
• photographers assistants
• photography curators
• photographic agents
• photographic gallery administrators and managers
• photography studio managers
• postgraduate research students
We hope you enjoy your day here.
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