BA (Hons) Photography (with Foundation)
**Why an Integrated Foundation Stage?**An Integrated Foundation Stage starts your degree studies with a year spent learning the skills required to progress onto a full honours degree. Alongside an introduction to Photography, you will develop valuable study skills, communication, team work and problem-solving techniques which help to build your confidence and prepare you for the rest of your course.**Why Photography?**Our Photography degree is a wide-ranging course, which allows you to explore the possibilities of photography as a creative medium and turn you passion into an exciting career path. You’ll examine still and moving photography, exhibition work, installations and curation, while developing expert technical and artistic skills along with a rich professional portfolio of work. With opportunities to gain experience with organisations such as Magnum in New York, Superdry, Photoworks Magazine, the Ashmolean Museum, the Whitechapel Gallery and Capture the Event photography (who covered the 2012 Olympics), our graduates stand out from the competition. There is even the chance to visit international festivals such as the Delhi Photo Festival and Paris Photo (additional costs may apply, see course web page for details).You’ll draw on the expertise of experienced lecturers, including award-winning photographers. Follow in the footsteps of previous students who have won international awards and make the most of our links with renowned galleries to showcase your own work. You’ll take advantage of dedicated photography facilities such as traditional wet darkroom processing labs, large studios, industry-standard computers and an extensive range of cameras, along with state-of-the-art software spanning all forms of image manipulation and film, video and animation. The course also benefits from affiliation with AOP (the Association of Photographers).**Why University of Gloucestershire?**We’ve been using our expertise to support and inspire students since 1847. Join us and you will benefit from professional-standard facilities in the beautiful, historic surroundings of Cheltenham and Gloucester. Our vibrant and tight-knit community of over 10,000 students and staff paired with a wide variety of courses means you will have the best of both worlds – a diverse community of sports clubs, societies and activities while also benefiting from specialist lecturers who value you as an individual.Who Cares? We do. We care about our students and the planet. We listened to what our students value most, turning our prospectus digital and providing opportunities for them to protect the planet and move on to study in an environment that works hard to support future generations. As a result, we’re proud that the University of Gloucestershire has been judged the UK’s most sustainable university.Our students never tire of finding inspiration here in the dynamic county of Gloucestershire, home to over 45 festivals every year, including 2000trees, Wychwood and the world-famous Cheltenham Literature festival.**Come and experience the University of Gloucestershire for yourself by booking an open day at www.glos.ac.uk/BookAnOpenDay.****Experience an open day**Take the next step and book yourself a place at a University of Gloucestershire open day at www.glos.ac.uk/BookAnOpenDay. This is your chance to see the university for yourself, get a real insight into what we're about and meet your potential course tutors and lecturers. Our student ambassadors will also be on hand to show you round your campus. Take the opportunity to get up-to-the minute advice and guidance from the people who have been here and experienced University of Gloucestershire life already.**To find out more information about this course, visit www.glos.ac.uk/OurCourses, email us on enquiries
**Why an Integrated Foundation Stage?**An Integrated Foundation Stage starts your degree studies with a year spent learning the skills required to progress onto a full honours degree. Alongside an introduction to Photography, you will develop valuable study skills, communication, team work and problem-solving techniques which help to build your confidence and prepare you for the rest of your course.**Why Photography?**Our Photography degree is a wide-ranging course, which allows you to explore the possibilities of photography as a creative medium and turn you passion into an exciting career path. You’ll examine still and moving photography, exhibition work, installations and curation, while developing expert technical and artistic skills along with a rich professional portfolio of work. With opportunities to gain experience with organisations such as Magnum in New York, Superdry, Photoworks Magazine, the Ashmolean Museum, the Whitechapel Gallery and Capture the Event photography (who covered the 2012 Olympics), our graduates stand out from the competition. There is even the chance to visit international festivals such as the Delhi Photo Festival and Paris Photo (additional costs may apply, see course web page for details).You’ll draw on the expertise of experienced lecturers, including award-winning photographers. Follow in the footsteps of previous students who have won international awards and make the most of our links with renowned galleries to showcase your own work. You’ll take advantage of dedicated photography facilities such as traditional wet darkroom processing labs, large studios, industry-standard computers and an extensive range of cameras, along with state-of-the-art software spanning all forms of image manipulation and film, video and animation. The course also benefits from affiliation with AOP (the Association of Photographers).**Why University of Gloucestershire?**We’ve been using our expertise to support and inspire students since 1847. Join us and you will benefit from professional-standard facilities in the beautiful, historic surroundings of Cheltenham and Gloucester. Our vibrant and tight-knit community of over 10,000 students and staff paired with a wide variety of courses means you will have the best of both worlds – a diverse community of sports clubs, societies and activities while also benefiting from specialist lecturers who value you as an individual.Who Cares? We do. We care about our students and the planet. We listened to what our students value most, turning our prospectus digital and providing opportunities for them to protect the planet and move on to study in an environment that works hard to support future generations. As a result, we’re proud that the University of Gloucestershire has been judged the UK’s most sustainable university.Our students never tire of finding inspiration here in the dynamic county of Gloucestershire, home to over 45 festivals every year, including 2000trees, Wychwood and the world-famous Cheltenham Literature festival.**Come and experience the University of Gloucestershire for yourself by booking an open day at www.glos.ac.uk/BookAnOpenDay.****Experience an open day**Take the next step and book yourself a place at a University of Gloucestershire open day at www.glos.ac.uk/BookAnOpenDay. This is your chance to see the university for yourself, get a real insight into what we're about and meet your potential course tutors and lecturers. Our student ambassadors will also be on hand to show you round your campus. Take the opportunity to get up-to-the minute advice and guidance from the people who have been here and experienced University of Gloucestershire life already.**To find out more information about this course, visit www.glos.ac.uk/OurCourses, email us on enquiries
