Photography BA Honours

You'll be studying with an award-winning team using some of the best photographic facilities in the country. Your photography career starts here

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How to apply
Code
W640
Attendance
Full-time, Part-time
Start
September 2024
Fees
£9,250 (UK) | £16,600 (INT)
Duration
3 years full-time, 5 years part-time (with placement)
Course Leader
Alison Tanner
Study mode
On campus
Location
Hendon campus
Entry Requirements
112-128 UCAS points
Placement year
Yes
School / Department
School of Film
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Course overview

Why choose Photography BA Honours at Middlesex?

Our team has impressive professional expertise in areas including fashion, commercial, documentary, art practice and new digital imaging technologies.

What you will gain

Many Middlesex photography graduates have received industry recognition for their work.

Graduates have gone on to work with Burberry, Vivienne Westwood, Dazed, Arena Homme, FT Weekend, Telegraph Magazine, The Observer, Puma, Disney, Diesel, Gymshark and many others.

Every year, our students produce outstanding, industry-standard work. Why not join them?

We have 145 years of experience delivering professional, creative and technical education that prepares our students for success in global careers.

What you will learn

All of our staff are specialists in the field who will help you develop and refine your creative voice.

You'll be offered resources and opportunities to develop your practice through set assignments, self-initiated projects and exposure to a range of different industry and academic contexts.

Our photographic facilities are among the best in the country and you'll have access to cutting-edge image-making and printing technologies. You'll be able to:

  • Use our high-tech facilities including digital media studios, cameras, lighting equipment, darkrooms and an extensive library
  • Get real-world experience through a professional practice module and work placement in your third year
  • Benefit from a course with strong industry links
  • Enjoy field trips to exhibitions, galleries and international photo festivals and fairs
  • Attend exciting events including artist talks and symposiums
  • Produce your own exhibitions, books and catalogues
  • Use our library and IT facilities, including access to magazine collections, when it suits you. They're open 24/7.

Degree Show

The photography work that our students create is of an exceptional standard. Each year, our final year students, some of whom are award winners, exhibit their work at our Hendon Show.

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Student photography

Photographic studios at Middlesex University

Student work

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Cole Quirke photo Cole Quirke
Elanor Marielle photo Elanor Marielle
Scott Thomas photo Scott Thomas
Katherina Halser photo Katherina Halser
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Richard Dowker photo Richard Dowker
About your course

About your course

Throughout the degree, you will be encouraged to think critically about your own and other practitioners’ work and will develop technical skills whilst also building an awareness of visual languages. You will have the opportunity to apply these skills to a range of practice-based and written assignments with weekly support through feedback sessions and end-of-project critiques with your lecturers and peers.

As you move through the course you are given more agency to respond to the project briefs in your own way using the techniques and genres of photography you are personally keen to improve on.

Year 1

Your first year consists of set projects designed to introduce students to a range of different photographic debates, genres and techniques. We'll introduce you to key areas of photographic discourse and developing your proficiency using photographic facilities. You will attend lectures, seminars and workshops and work in small groups for practice projects to allow for in-depth project-specific feedback.

Year 2

In your second year you will experiment and take control over the direction of both your practice and your academic research. You will explore key theorists relevant to photography debate and undertake a series of assignments designed to develop your skills in art, still life, commercial, fashion and documentary photography practices. Later in the year, you'll move on to self-initiated projects culminating in an in-depth research project proposal and a public end of year exhibition.

Year 3

By your final year, you will have chosen a pathway for your practice and will undertake a series of self-initiated projects supported by a tutor with expertise in your area of practice. These projects will build towards a final major practice project which you will exhibit at the public end-of-year degree show. Your practice will be supported by the development of a written research project and by assignments designed to prepare you for professional life after university.

Industry connections

Throughout the course we have a rolling programme of guest speakers, artist talks and portfolio reviews.

Past speakers and reviewers include:

  • Martin Barnes: V&A Lead curator of photography
  • Emma Bowkett: Director of photography FT Weekend Magazine /
  • Bridget Coaker: Picture editor at the Guardian and Observer & Director at Troika Editions
  • James Gerrard-Jones: Director at Wyatt-Clarke & Jones
  • Laura Noble: Gallerist and Author
  • Zelda Cheatle: Photography specialist, curator, editor, gallerist and consultant
  • Susanna Brown: V&A curator of photographs
  • Emma Morris: Executive director of Towner Gallery
  • David Burkett: Director of DMB agency
  • Shirley Read: Independent curator based in London
  • Helen Trompeteler: London based writer and curator of photographs
  • Monica Allende: Independent photo editor and cultural producer
  • Bruno Ceschel: Founder of Self Publish Be Happy
  • Louise Clements: Artistic Director, Format Festival
  • David Campany: Writer, Curator, Artist
  • Francis Atterbury: Book designer, director of Hurtwood Press
  • Shoair Mavlian: Director of The Photographers Gallery
  • Max Ferguson: Photo Editor FT Weekend Magazine, Editor Splash and Grab Magazine, Director of Photography Port Magazine
  • Hannah Watson: Director TJ Boulting Gallery, Trolley Books

Past artist talks include:
Martin Parr / Tim Walker / Jem Southam / John Davies / Hin Chua / Simon Roberts / Bettina Von Zwehl / John Blakemore / Rut Blees Luxemburg / Julian Germain / Gareth McConnell / Julian Calder / Tom Hunter / Jack Latham / Lydia Goldblatt / Joanna Piotrowska / EJ Major / Jamie Hawkesworth / Eva Vermandel / Brian Griffin / Alan Powdrill / Trevor Appleson / Brian Harris / Kate Peters / Tom Wood / Edgar Martins / Spencer Murphy / Cian Oba Smith / Silvia Rossi / Kalpesh Lathigra / Richard Billingham / Clare Strand / Kate Peters / Haley Morris Cafiero / Franklyn Rodgers / Polly Braden / Rhiannon Adam.

 

Modules

Learn more about the modules you will study during your course.

This module introduce students to the different professional contexts in which photography operates and how this defines the role of the photographer.

Students will:

  • broaden their knowledge of how photography is commissioned, produced, curated, mediated and disseminated
  • build a portfolio of students’ continuous professional development
  • experience professional fields through self-chosen test cases and research
  • produce a piece of public-facing work for exhibition

This module will introduce students to a range of digital, virtual and experimental photographic techniques and image-making processes.

Students will:

  • be introduced to fields and contexts of creative practice where digital processes interface with, extend and enhance conventional photographic practices
  • undertake a series of workshop tasks on established and emerging digital imaging technologies including Adobe Photoshop, AI, studio lighting, 3D rendering and 3D scanning
  • document and critically reflect on their research, working methods, experimentation and work-in-progress
  • produce a portfolio of workshop outputs and self-initiated project responses

This module will introduce students to analogue and studio based photographic techniques and processes.

Students will:

  • engage in a series of workshops using a range of different analogue processes, techniques and materials
  • developing their own experimental practice, both through workshop tasks and self-initiated outcomes
  • be introduced to the relationship between contemporary photographic practices and broader social, political and community contexts
  • foster a flexible and imaginative application of skills & knowledge to a variety of contexts, both individually & collaboratively

This module will introduce students to the shifting nature of photography within different historical, cultural, global and technological contexts.

Students will:

  • be introduced to photography as a multi-dimensional and inter-disciplinary practice in relation to other art and design practices
  • engage in lectures and critical debates around photography, ethics, AI, truth, the shift to digital and photography as a form of mass communication
  • attend museum, gallery and archive visits to access new ideas, materials and practices
  • produce pieces of academic writing and presentations in response to lecture themes

This module builds on PHO1130’s introduction to professional contexts.

In this module students will:

  • develop an understanding of the individual roles of the photographer or related professional positions, across different contexts
  • research and developing a network of relevant contacts and potential collaborators across the spheres of their professional interests and choice
  • develop communication skills and build on their online branding and presence going forward
  • have the opportunity to take up work experience as part of their professional development

This module will facilitate students’ refinement of their knowledge and skills across a range of photographic techniques and processes through a series of collaborative briefs.

Students will:

  • be introduced to the role of the photographer as essentially collaborative, dependent on good working relations with others
  • consider the content of and approach of their work in terms of diversity, inclusivity and equality
  • produce a series of self-led creative outputs experimenting with photographic approaches and post-production techniques
  • develop team-working skills in the fulfilment of a group exhibition

This module aims to will support students in devising, planning for and delivering a self-led project.

Students will:

  • produce a self-initiated body of work in keeping with their interests and ongoing lines of enquiry
  • experiment with photographic techniques and processes, in developing their individual vision
  • be supported in becoming discerning, ethically oriented, and critically engaged photographers, situating their practice to engage with contemporary debates
  • align their practice and image-making processes with their professional career goals and aspirations

This module will extend students’ knowledge of photography’s global and technological positioning. Further developing students’ understanding of photography’s intersection with key contemporary critical debates, students will:

  • explore contemporary photographic practice as a force for social change, with an emphasis on race, class, gender and sexuality
  • in dialogue with PHO2230 (Photography as Collaboration), facilitate understanding of the collaborative nature of photographic practice, giving consideration to the ethics of representation
  • draw on their own emerging independent practice in negotiating their understanding of the ideas and debates explored
  • further develop and expand their research skills and methods, as they prepare themselves with confidence for PHO3430 (Sightlines: Independent Research)

This module will situate the student as a professional practitioner working in/across the complex fields of photography and wider cultural industries.

Students will:

  • clarify the role that they want their practice and labour to play across the fields of photography and in wider society
  • critically reflect on their own practice in response to employment opportunities, institutional structures, commissions and exhibition/competition open calls
  • engage in workshops on professional skills such as CV writing, statement writing and online presence in keeping with student’s developing professional identity and aspirations
  • develop a short/mid/long term career plan post-university

This module will support students in becoming well practised in terms of devising, navigating and delivering a photographic project, from inception through to completion.

Students will:

  • consolidate a significant independent practice, that communicates their values, interests and long-term career aspirations
  • reflect on and hone their strategies for project-managing their work, including successfully navigating tensions or obstacles along the way
  • learn to confidently and professionally present and discuss their with others as a work-in-progress and as a completed project
  • evaluate how their visual work might operate in different settings, including its reception by both intended and unintended audiences

This module will consolidate students’ capacity for self-directed practice through the production of an ambitious portfolio of work.

Students will:

  • produce a significant body of work for display within a public exhibition and as a professional portfolio, with attention given to presentation and installation methods
  • identify potential audiences for their work and in determining the appropriate means of dissemination
  • develop skills and confidence in communicating their ideas in both formal and informal contexts and in handling feedback from professionals
  • continue to develop their personal project management strategies, as a way of preparing for post-graduation opportunities

This module will enable students to identify and deliver a substantial in-depth, self-directed research project.

Students will:

  • pursue a research topic related to issues explored in the students’ own practice or an area of visual culture relevant to their wider interests
  • consolidate their ability to engage creatively with a range of research resources
  • explore the broad possibilities of writing, and to approach writing as a creative practice
  • critically develop a sustained written or oral thesis through argumentation, exercising analytical judgement and evidencing historical and theoretical awareness

To find out more about this course please download the Photography BA Honours specification (PDF).

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Teaching and learning

Teaching

You'll be taught by an experienced teaching team who have a wide range of expertise and professional experience. You'll learn through a combination of practical workshops and demonstrations by lecturers and technical staff, teaching sessions, as well as lectures, seminars, tutorials and guest speakers.

During your first year, your weekly timetable will typically consist of:

  • 2.25 hours of lectures
  • 6.75 hours of seminars/workshops over 3 days

A typical timetable could look like this:

  • Monday: 10am - 1pm - practice project feedback / technical tutorials
  • Tuesday: Independent study
  • Wednesday: 10am - 4pm - practice projects in the facilities (Black and white darkroom/colour darkroom/studios/digital suite)
  • Thursday: Independent study
  • Friday: 10am-1pm - theory module including lecture, seminars and workshops

We often fit in gallery visits on both the practice and theory modules.

Throughout the course, you develop your written and verbal communication skills. You will work on practical assignments, submit critical essays and give presentations, supplementing all this with your own research. In your final year, you will work on your own major project and supporting research project.

Where will I study?

You will be studying at the Grove building on our Hendon campus, north London.

Outside of teaching hours, you’ll learn independently through self-study which will involve practical work in photographic studios, darkrooms and retouching suite, reading articles and books, working on projects, undertaking research, and preparing for assessments including coursework and presentations.

Your independent learning is supported by the KitHub, where you can borrow an array of digital and analogue photographic equipment and accessories for free, the library and study hub, laptop hire, and with online materials in MyUniHub.

Here is a guide of how you will spend your time:

Year 1

Percentage Hours Typical activity
26% 312 Teaching, learning and assessment
74% 888 Independent learning

Year 2

Percentage Hours Typical activity
26% 312 Teaching, learning and assessment
74% 888 Independent learning

Year 3

Percentage Hours Typical activity
26% 312 Teaching, learning and assessment
74% 888 Independent learning

Our excellent teaching and support teams will help with:

  • Study skills – including reading, note-taking and presentation skills
  • Written English – including punctuation and grammatical accuracy
  • Academic writing – including how to reference
  • Research & practical skills – for academic and/or laboratory work or use of specialist facilities
  • Critical thinking and understanding arguments
  • Revision, assessment and examination skills –  including time management
  • Employability – workshops and tutorials on CVs and interview skills
  • Library support – including help finding resources and software
  • Progression support if you experience difficulties with your studies.

These services can be accessed through the UniHelp Desk in the Library building.

Students with additional needs such as sensory impairment or learning difficulties such as dyslexia will find our Disability Advice and Support service very helpful. If you need further information at the start of your journey, please do get in touch on +44 (0)20 411 5366.

We have specialist teams to support your emotional wellness and mental health with access to free individual counselling sessions, workshops and support groups.

The Student Welfare Advice Team (SWAT) have produced a number of information guides designed to provide support and advice during your studies which will be available to access when you are enrolled.

We review and update our courses regularly to ensure we are teaching the most relevant course and using the most innovative ways of learning. You’ll have access to a range of teaching styles, developed by academics who are experts in their fields.

There are no exams during this degree.

Assessment is 100% through coursework. This includes projects, written assignments, practical assignments and the development of your portfolio.

There are formal assessments for each module, usually at the end. This will count towards your module and your final marks.

Assessments are reviewed annually and may be updated based on student feedback or feedback from an external examiner.

Feedback

You will receive regular, constructive feedback and we will encourage you to evaluate your own work.

To help you achieve the best results, we will provide regular feedback.

Facilities and support

Facilities and support

Our Sheppard Library provides a wide range of resources and support to help you to succeed in your studies.

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Over 1,000 study spaces including rooms for group study and over 500 computers available.

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We have one of London's biggest and best university campuses with everything you need in one place.

Our facilities

Photography facilities

Baserooms

There are two base rooms for use by BA Photography students each equipped with visual aids and tables.used for tutorials, seminars and critiques as well as for lectures by visiting speakers.

Photographic Studios

The Photographic studios in the basement of the grove building offer a variety of spaces for photographing at different scales. The infinity cove is used for a wide range of portrait and full figure or group photography applications. There are areas which can be used for three dimensional, portraiture, close up and macro photographic work. ‘Colorama’ systems are provided for easy change of background colour and effects. The professional level lighting equipment and lighting tracks available throughout the studio includes Bowens synchronised flash units. Canon EOS 5D Mk III full frame digital cameras with a range of lenses are available for use in the studio, as well as a Hasselblad film camera with a wide range of lenses and backs. Phase One equipment is also available.

Digital Darkroom

The digital darkroom is a state of the art digital photographic editing and output facility, which is probably the best of its kind in the UK. The area has over 56 calibrated Apple Macintosh-Pro workstations networked to a series of professional level Epson A2 photographic printers using the latest industry standard software and K3 pigment inks producing high quality prints. There are also five Hasselblad Flextight film scanners, two flat bed scanners offering scans up to A3 and a daylight-viewing booth. All the workstations and printers are calibrated and colour managed. The area is staffed with expert specialist technicians who work with students to help them achieve their creative goals.

Colour Darkroom

For colour, we have a number of individual booths each light tight and equipped with newly serviced DeVere 504 colour enlargers, Kaiser and Durst colour enlargers. A Colenta RA480 (800mm) colour printer is installed in the darkroom.

Black and White Darkrooms

Middlesex has one Black and White Darkroom with 15 enlargers and a print developing area. DeVere 504 enlargers with condenser, cold cathode and Ilford Multigrade heads are available. There are also and DeVere 203 enlargers and a number of Durst and Kaiser enlargers as well. Negatives from 35mmm to 5 x 4 can be printed. A separate darkroom for higher quality prints (eg black and white fibre based paper) is also available.

Equipment loan

A range of cameras including 35mm, 645, 6x7 medium format as well as digital cameras (Canon 5D MkII, 5D MkIII and 650D) and 5x4 technical field cameras can be taken on location. In addition location lighting equipment kits can be borrowed.

Our photography rooms

Black and white darkroom at Middlesex University Black and white darkroom
Finishing area Finishing area
Photography studio Photography studio
Flextight scanners Flextight scanners
Digital darkroom suite for retouching, printing and scanning Digital darkroom suite for retouching, printing and scanning
Dark room area at Middlesex University Dark room area
The Kit Hub - camera and equipment booking The Kit Hub - camera and equipment booking

Student Support

We offer lots of support to help you while you're studying including financial advice, wellbeing, mental health, and disability support.

Additional needs

We'll support you if you have additional needs such as sensory impairment or dyslexia. And if you want to find out whether Middlesex is the right place for you before you apply, get in touch with our Disability and Dyslexia team.

Wellness

Our specialist teams will support your mental health. We have free individual counselling sessions, workshops, support groups and useful guides.

Work while you study

Our Middlesex Unitemps branch will help you find work that fits around uni and your other commitments. We have hundreds of student jobs on campus that pay the London Living Wage and above. Visit the Middlesex Unitemps page.

Financial support

You can apply for scholarships and bursaries and our MDX Student Starter Kit to help with up to £1,000 of goods, including a new laptop or iPad.

We have also reduced the costs of studying with free laptop loans, free learning resources and discounts to save money on everyday things. Check out our guide to student life on a budget.

Careers

Careers

How can the BA Photography support your career?

This degree will prepare you for a successful career in creative industries. Our students go on to fill a range of roles in the photographic industry and beyond.

We have alumni working as freelance commercial photographers, editorial photographers, and photographers working with still life and e-commerce. We also have former students with successful art practices who exhibit internationally and gain public funding and commissions to support their art practice.

Some of our alumni have gone on to curate exhibitions, work in publicly funded and commercial galleries or have secured positions as photo editors at national and international publications. Many of our students choose to assist professional photographers after university before going on to establish their own commercial practice or manage commercial studio spaces.

Many of our students take up post-graduate study after their BA degree – undertaking MA or MFA degrees and PhDs. Some of our alumni are now pursuing academic careers as either technicians or lecturers on photography courses at Middlesex or elsewhere.

Transferable skills

Many of the skills you learn throughout the BA Photography degree are transferable to other industries and help students achieve employment in many fields. Employers across the board look for skills in critical thinking, problem-solving, interpersonal relations, time and finance management, all of which are embedded into our BA Photography degree.

Meeting employer demand

  • There are agencies and studios that employ photographers but most photographic practitioners are self-employed or work in small groups.
  • Photographers compete for work from a wide range of clients from Fashion magazines to picture agencies. Clients are looking for a personal vision. We encourage students to develop a strong personal language, together with a highly professional and responsible approach.
  • To meet this demand, students are encouraged to develop a strong technical understanding. Workshops and a range of projects in level one emphasize different technical outcomes. This forms a strong foundation so that students begin to develop an individual approach. Further projects encouraging a creative approach and acquisition of further technical skills take place at level five.

Student success

  • Royal Photographic Society Hood Medal
  • Sony World Photography Student Focus Award solo winner
  • Several winners of the D&AD Yellow Pencil over a period of several years
  • Joint first prize-winner in the Onward Compe award
  • Magenta Foundation prize winner
  • Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize – Students and staff exhibited 15 times since 2007
  • Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize – John Kobal Award
  • Paris Photo Carte Blanche award
  • Daniel Blau award x3
  • Palm Photo Prize x3
  • Magnum 30 under 30
  • Mack First Book Award (4 nominations and 1 shortlisted)
  • Royal Photographic Society Under 30’s gold award
  • Free Range Award – best university x 2
  • Free Range Award – best individual x3
  • FOAM Paul Huf Award
  • Magenta Foundation prize winner
  • Grand Prix Images Vevey Award (shortlisted)
  • FOAM Paul Huff award (nominations x2)
  • Paris Photo Jeunes Talents award.

MDXworks

Our Careers and Employability Service, MDXworks will launch you into the world of work from the beginning of your course, with placements, projects and networking opportunities through our 1000+ links with industry and big-name employers in London and globally.

Global network

You’ll study with students from 122 countries who’ll hopefully become part of your global network. And after you graduate, we'll still support you through our alumni network to help you progress in your chosen career.

Entry requirements

Entry requirements

We accept students with a wide range of qualifications, including combinations of qualifications. Our most common entry qualifications can be found below:

Qualifications

UCAS points
112 - 128 UCAS points
A Levels
BBC-BBB
BTEC
DMM-DDM
Access requirements
Overall pass: must include 45 credits at level 3, of which all 45 must be at Merit or higher
Combinations
A combination of A-Level, BTEC and other accepted qualifications that total 112 - 128 UCAS Tariff points

Our entry requirements page outlines how we make offers.

Foundation year

If you don't meet the entry requirements, why not consider our Foundation Year in Visual Arts course to help you prepare for the full degree?

Mature students (over 21)

We welcome applications from mature candidates, including those without formal qualifications if you can demonstrate relevant experience and ability.

Academic credit

If you have a qualification such as a foundation degree or HND or have gained credit at another university, you may be able to join us in year two or three. Find out how you can transfer courses.

If you have relevant qualifications or work experience, we may be able to count this towards your entry requirements.

We welcome students from the UK and all over the world.

Join students from over 122 countries and discover why so many international students call our campus home:

  • Quality teaching with top facilities plus flexible online learning
  • Welcoming north London campus that's only 30 minutes from central London
  • Work placements and networking with top London employers
  • Career support to get you where you want to go after university
  • Global alumni network and connections.

Qualifications

112 - 128 UCAS Tariff points

We accept a wide range of international qualifications such as A level and International Baccalaureate. You can find out more on your country's support. If you need help with your application, please contact your nearest regional office.

Mature students (over 21)

We welcome applications from mature candidates and you should have educational qualifications from the past five years to apply.

English language

You'll need good English language skills to study with us. The most common qualification we accept is the IELTS 6.0 (with minimum 5.5 in all sections). We also normally require Grade C GCSE or an equivalent qualification. Find out more at our English language requirements page. And, don’t worry If you don't meet our minimum English language requirements, as we offer an intensive pre-sessional English course.

Visas

To study with us in the UK, you will need a student route visa.

We will consider all applications on their individual merit; successful applicants should demonstrate suitability, dedication and fitness for their chosen programme of study. All candidates are asked to submit evidence of previous production and creative practice, normally presented as a portfolio.

Interviews

As far as possible, students are required to attend an interview. The interview itself will take around 15 minutes but you should allow one hour for the whole interview process as you will be offered the opportunity to view the facilities and meet appropriate staff and students. We use the interview to find out more about you, to better understand your aspirations and interests, and to explore why you want to study with us.

We have more tips and advice to help you prepare and do your best on the day.

Portfolio

You should also bring a full portfolio to the interview. We've put together a short video to help you prepare your portfolio.

Please apply via UCAS using this UCAS code W640.

Need help with your application? Check out our undergraduate application page.

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Fees and funding

Fees

The fees below are for the 2024/25 academic year:

UK students1

Full-time: £9,250

Part-time: £77 per taught credit

International students2

Full-time students: £16,600

Part-time students: £138 per taught credit

Additional costs

The following course-related costs are included in the fees:

  • Get free access to the resources, learning materials and software.
  • All printing and copying required for your study
  • Self-service laptops available for loan for a maximum of 24 hours
  • Audio-visual equipment available for loan, including digital stills cameras, digital video recorders, digital audio recorders.
  • Credit is given for specialist printing in the Digital Darkroom up to a certain amount for each year of the programme
  • Film and paper is provided for certain projects in your first year
  • Entrance fees to some exhibitions

The following course-related costs are not included in the fees, and you may be required to purchase these to complete the course.

  • Additional film for projects
  • Colour film processing
  • Travel for some projects and to exhibitions
  • Optional Field Trips
  • Camera equipment
  • Any additional books you wish to purchase
  • Portfolio boxes
  • Framing and mounting at the final degree show – we also cover the cost of degree show exhibition printing for all students).

Scholarships and bursaries

To help make uni affordable, we do everything we can to support you including our:

  • MDX Excellence Scholarship offers grants of up to £2,000 per year for UK students
  • Regional or International Merit Awards which reward International students with up to £2,000 towards course fees
  • Our MDX Student Starter Kit to help with up to £1,000 of goods, including a new laptop or iPad.

Find out more about undergraduate funding and all of our scholarships and bursaries.

Fees disclaimers

1. UK fees: The university reserves the right to increase undergraduate tuition fees in line with changes to legislation, regulation and any government guidance or decisions. The tuition fees for part-time UK study are subject to annual review and we reserve the right to increase the fees each academic year by no more than the level of inflation.

2. International fees: Tuition fees are subject to annual review and we reserve the right to increase the fees each academic year by no more than the level of inflation.

Any annual increase in tuition fees as provided for above will be notified to students at the earliest opportunity in advance of the academic year to which any applicable inflationary rise may apply.

Student profile

Sandra Mickewicz

Sandra graduated from the BA Photography course in 2018 and has since gone on to establish herself both as an artist and an editorial photographer shooting for The New Yorker and The Financial Times.

Her personal work focusses on difficult to access communities; her most recent project being a long-term documentary series on the traveller communities of the UK. Her work is currently being exhibited in a landmark touring exhibition of British documentary photography from the 1960s to present day titled, Facing Britain, alongside photographers such as Martin Parr, Anna Fox and Tom Wood.

Sandra has also won and been shortlisted for a number of prestigious photography awards such as the British Journal of Photography Portrait of Britain 2019 and 2020, and the Bar Tur Photo Award 2020.

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