48 monthsProgramme duration
21,000 GBPTuition Fee/year
23 Jul, 2027Application Deadline
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Art and Design
Degree
BA
Study Level
Bachelor's
Study Mode
On Campus
Our Photography (including foundation year) BA (Hons) is a four-year degree that includes an intensive foundation year (Year 0), which will give you the chance to explore a range of creative approaches and build a substantial portfolio of work before you progress to your subsequent years of studying photography.
Our film and photography courses are ranked second in the UK overall, according to the Guardian University Guide 2026.
This is a great route into a photography degree, particularly if you don’t hold the necessary requirements to begin a three-year undergraduate photography degree. Visit londonmetarts.photography for a look at our students' work, exhibitions, publications and more.
Our Photography (including foundation year) BA degree is one of a number of art and photography courses in our School of Art, Architecture and Design with an excellent reputation.
Our Photography BA was awarded Photography Course of the Year in 2022, 2023 and 2024.
During your foundation year you’ll have the opportunity to explore a number of different artistic directions and gain a broad spectrum of creative skills before going on to specialise more specifically in photography at the end of your first year of study.
You'll begin your foundation year by undertaking a range of short and intensive studio workshops that will allow you to develop key photography skills and techniques, which will stand you in good stead for the rest of your degree. You’ll also develop a strong work ethic, which is essential when studying an art-related degree.
You will follow these intensive workshops with longer projects that will allow you to delve deeper into your own creative style and approach, strengthening your independence as an artist and photographer.
You will also look at creative practice from a contemporary, conceptual, cultural and historical context through lectures and seminars.
Feedback is essential to your development as a creative practitioner, so throughout the course there will be plenty of opportunities for your peers and tutors to critique your work. This will not only allow you to improve your artistic practice, but will also help you prepare for the exhibition at the end of the year, when your work will be on show to the general public.
After completing your foundation year, you will study the same modules and content as students enrolled on our Photography BA (Hons).
However, if you decide during your foundation year that you’d prefer to specialise in another art-related subject, there will be flexibility to do this.
Our film and photography courses are ranked second in the UK overall, according to the Guardian University Guide 2026.
This is a great route into a photography degree, particularly if you don’t hold the necessary requirements to begin a three-year undergraduate photography degree. Visit londonmetarts.photography for a look at our students' work, exhibitions, publications and more.
Our Photography (including foundation year) BA degree is one of a number of art and photography courses in our School of Art, Architecture and Design with an excellent reputation.
Our Photography BA was awarded Photography Course of the Year in 2022, 2023 and 2024.
During your foundation year you’ll have the opportunity to explore a number of different artistic directions and gain a broad spectrum of creative skills before going on to specialise more specifically in photography at the end of your first year of study.
You'll begin your foundation year by undertaking a range of short and intensive studio workshops that will allow you to develop key photography skills and techniques, which will stand you in good stead for the rest of your degree. You’ll also develop a strong work ethic, which is essential when studying an art-related degree.
You will follow these intensive workshops with longer projects that will allow you to delve deeper into your own creative style and approach, strengthening your independence as an artist and photographer.
You will also look at creative practice from a contemporary, conceptual, cultural and historical context through lectures and seminars.
Feedback is essential to your development as a creative practitioner, so throughout the course there will be plenty of opportunities for your peers and tutors to critique your work. This will not only allow you to improve your artistic practice, but will also help you prepare for the exhibition at the end of the year, when your work will be on show to the general public.
After completing your foundation year, you will study the same modules and content as students enrolled on our Photography BA (Hons).
However, if you decide during your foundation year that you’d prefer to specialise in another art-related subject, there will be flexibility to do this.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Art and Design
Degree
BA
Study Level
Bachelor's
Study Mode
On Campus
Our Photography (including foundation year) BA (Hons) is a four-year degree that includes an intensive foundation year (Year 0), which will give you the chance to explore a range of creative approaches and build a substantial portfolio of work before you progress to your subsequent years of studying photography.
Our film and photography courses are ranked second in the UK overall, according to the Guardian University Guide 2026.
This is a great route into a photography degree, particularly if you don’t hold the necessary requirements to begin a three-year undergraduate photography degree. Visit londonmetarts.photography for a look at our students' work, exhibitions, publications and more.
Our Photography (including foundation year) BA degree is one of a number of art and photography courses in our School of Art, Architecture and Design with an excellent reputation.
Our Photography BA was awarded Photography Course of the Year in 2022, 2023 and 2024.
During your foundation year you’ll have the opportunity to explore a number of different artistic directions and gain a broad spectrum of creative skills before going on to specialise more specifically in photography at the end of your first year of study.
You'll begin your foundation year by undertaking a range of short and intensive studio workshops that will allow you to develop key photography skills and techniques, which will stand you in good stead for the rest of your degree. You’ll also develop a strong work ethic, which is essential when studying an art-related degree.
You will follow these intensive workshops with longer projects that will allow you to delve deeper into your own creative style and approach, strengthening your independence as an artist and photographer.
You will also look at creative practice from a contemporary, conceptual, cultural and historical context through lectures and seminars.
Feedback is essential to your development as a creative practitioner, so throughout the course there will be plenty of opportunities for your peers and tutors to critique your work. This will not only allow you to improve your artistic practice, but will also help you prepare for the exhibition at the end of the year, when your work will be on show to the general public.
After completing your foundation year, you will study the same modules and content as students enrolled on our Photography BA (Hons).
However, if you decide during your foundation year that you’d prefer to specialise in another art-related subject, there will be flexibility to do this.
Our film and photography courses are ranked second in the UK overall, according to the Guardian University Guide 2026.
This is a great route into a photography degree, particularly if you don’t hold the necessary requirements to begin a three-year undergraduate photography degree. Visit londonmetarts.photography for a look at our students' work, exhibitions, publications and more.
Our Photography (including foundation year) BA degree is one of a number of art and photography courses in our School of Art, Architecture and Design with an excellent reputation.
Our Photography BA was awarded Photography Course of the Year in 2022, 2023 and 2024.
During your foundation year you’ll have the opportunity to explore a number of different artistic directions and gain a broad spectrum of creative skills before going on to specialise more specifically in photography at the end of your first year of study.
You'll begin your foundation year by undertaking a range of short and intensive studio workshops that will allow you to develop key photography skills and techniques, which will stand you in good stead for the rest of your degree. You’ll also develop a strong work ethic, which is essential when studying an art-related degree.
You will follow these intensive workshops with longer projects that will allow you to delve deeper into your own creative style and approach, strengthening your independence as an artist and photographer.
You will also look at creative practice from a contemporary, conceptual, cultural and historical context through lectures and seminars.
Feedback is essential to your development as a creative practitioner, so throughout the course there will be plenty of opportunities for your peers and tutors to critique your work. This will not only allow you to improve your artistic practice, but will also help you prepare for the exhibition at the end of the year, when your work will be on show to the general public.
After completing your foundation year, you will study the same modules and content as students enrolled on our Photography BA (Hons).
However, if you decide during your foundation year that you’d prefer to specialise in another art-related subject, there will be flexibility to do this.
Admission Requirements
105+
4+
59+
6+
32+
In addition to the University's standard entry requirements, you should have:
We also accept mature student with diverse backgrounds and experiences, and encourage applications from international students with equivalent qualifications.
For details of what to include in your portfolio, please refer to our portfoilio guidance for undergraduate courses.
- at least one A level (or a minimum of 32 UCAS points from an equivalent Level 3 qualification, eg BTEC Subsidiary/National/BTEC Extended Diploma)
- English Language GCSE at grade C/4 or above or will need to take the University English test
- a portfolio of work, which will need to be submitted as part of your application (you may also be asked to attend an interview)
We also accept mature student with diverse backgrounds and experiences, and encourage applications from international students with equivalent qualifications.
For details of what to include in your portfolio, please refer to our portfoilio guidance for undergraduate courses.
23 Jul 2027
4 Years
Sep
Tuition fees
Domestic
10,050 GBP
International
21,000 GBP
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