BA (Hons) Photography - Editorial and Advertising

Editorial photography tells a story, it is created to inspire, engage and inform the audience. It's in magazines, in print or online, it's content creation for social media, Instagram, tiktok, blogs, behind the scenes photography for Films, TV and Brands. Advertising photography promotes, sells, raises awareness for Brands, products, services, charities and organisations, in print, magazines, posters, sides of buses, and everywhere online, from social media to banner ads. You will become part of our mutually supportive Ed&Ad Photo community that works across year groups, courses and has a fantastic network of alumni all there to encourage the development of your creative and academic practice. Our students create photography and moving image, for everything from fashion to food, sports to automotive, music to still life, portraits to interiors, so whatever your interests we will help you develop your creativity and learn how to apply this professionally.

We have extensive global links with book and magazine publishing houses, galleries, advertising agencies, photography festivals and photographic events. Global brands weve worked with include Converse (China), Superdry (UK), Specialized (US) and Lululemon (Canada). Placement opportunities have included working at magazines and newspapers such as InStyle, Mail on Sunday, The Guardian, Vanity Fair, and Vogue. Many students get commissions from their placement organisations while studying and move into full-time work with them on graduation. Students also gain valuable experience meeting and assisting photographers and exhibiting work in London, Milan, Paris, New York, London, Shanghai and Vancouver.

96 120 UCAS tariff points, CCC BBB at A levels, MMM DDM at BTEC, or a Merit in your T-Level.

undergraduate degree, you should also have at least 2 A levels (or equivalent) or at least 1 foundation degree as well as grade 4/C in English GCSE, and for some courses, Grade 4/C or above in GCSE Maths and/or Science.
IELTS 6.0 overall with no less than 5.5 in any band
TOEFL IBT -
Reading 20
Writing -19
Listening 19
Speaking 22
Total 80