Learn practical skills including exposure and metering, digital workflow, colour and black and white printing, studio lighting, large and medium format, planning and installing exhibitions, professional photographic portfolio development and moving image.

You’ll work across the subject of photography choosing to focus on areas such as art, documentary, editorial, commercial, advertising and critical writing on photography, tailored to your own personal interests and career aspirations.

With access to traditional and digital photographic facilities with industry-standard equipment, you’ll learn how to use and adopt skills to develop your creativity, working between analogue and digital. Explore a range of self-directed learning experiences combining practice with theory, enabling you to develop your creative style and establish your unique photographic practice.

Our graduates are leaders within the creative industries and you will be joining an extended alumni club who help us to create opportunities for you in terms of work experience and graduate career prospects.

Gain hands-on industry experience

You’ll have the opportunity to complete a work experience placement of up to a year in length. Dependent on the duration of your placement, you could gain an additional Diploma or Certificate in Professional Practice.

Develop industry-ready skills

Work broadly across the subject, including art, documentary, editorial, advertising and fashion photography, and critical writing.

Collaborate with real-world clients

Develop your professional skills through live projects, industry competitions, and collaborations with organisations. You will also benefit from our guest lecturer series, with speakers from a range of photographic practices.

Take part in global opportunities

Opportunity to apply for a European or international exchange to one of our partner institutions, such as RMIT in Australia.

Develop your creativity and independence to establish your own unique photographic practice, investigating areas such as art, documentary, editorial, commercial, advertising, fashion photography and critical writing.

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Module information

A standard full-time BA (Hons) course is made up of 120 credits studied each year. Some courses may vary, however, and you can find information on the total number of credits achieved per module below.

Here’s a breakdown of what you’ll be studying throughout the

Year OneYear TwoOptional placement yearFinal Year

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Exploring Photography

Through play and exploration, this module requires you to interrogate and challenge your understandings of what photography is as a medium and can be as a practice. Through hands-on iterative workshops you will make work responding to themes and concepts, that require the acquisition, development, and application of a range of conceptual and practical skills.

The module aims to:

Provide you with space to play, create, explore, and question photography

Encourage you to think about visual literacy

Introduce you to explore technical skills to employ and develop individual competence

Apply these skills to create images that explore critical ideas

Develop the confidence to experiment as a photographer

Explore the limits of photography

This module foregrounds the value of manifesting ideas and concepts through doing. The emphasis is on an iterative making process in response to briefs that require you to apply a variety of photographic strategies.

The workshops will introduce you to technical skills such as traditional darkroom, digital, studio and location working, alongside the conceptual grammar of photography. The work you make will represent a practical exploration of the issues encountered in the "History, Contexts and Near Future of Photography" module.

40 credits

Situating Photography

This module builds on the foundation of knowledge and skills developed in 'Exploring Photography' and continues to draw upon the concepts introduced through the concurrent 'History, Context and Near Future of Photography' module. Your work here will begin a practical investigation of the tensions between audience, photographer and subject, in a variety of identified contexts and discourses. You will explore narrative and the construction of meaning through image-making.

The emphasis is on empowering you to take ownership of your direction of study through self-initiated projects that you are passionate about. You'll identify audiences relevant to your work and through processes of experimentation you will innovate new experiences and possibilities for photography.

History and Context of Photography

This module begins a journey we will undertake as photographer, subject and audience, through Photography’s ever-expanding world. It encourages you to explore the photographic world through global, historical, technological, ethical and theoretical perspectives, providing a foundational toolkit for conceptualising and contextualising your practice. You will understand the huge cultural influence that photography has in society as the module challenges us to rethink what you know about the subject. Through a combination of interactive-lectures and research-driven presentational tasks, the module challenges us to rethink what we know about the subject and develop a vocabulary that will further our visual literacy and professional integrity.

20 credits

Near-Future of Photography

This module continues the journey we undertake as photographer, subject and audience, through Photography’s ever-expanding world. Like the previous lecture series, we explore the photographic world through global, historical, technological, ethical and theoretical perspectives, providing a foundational toolkit for conceptualising and contextualising our practice. You will understand the huge cultural influence that photography has in society, as the module challenges us to rethink what we know about the subject. Through a combination of interactive-lectures and research-driven, presentational tasks, the module helps us develop a vocabulary to further our visual literacy and deepen our professional integrity.

You will study one 20-credit Optional Module. There are a range of optional 20-credit modules - these options add personalisation to your course and cover content related to your course subject area. The Optional modules may change year on year and we purposely update these regularly to allow for industry input and innovations in the subject.

Co Lab: Research, Exploration and Risk-taking

Through active participation with team-based problem solving, you will work together in mixed teams on a project where you will use your creative ideas to generate solutions to the challenge or brief. Your project will allow you to explore how creativity can make an impact in society, as you choose a theme of sustainability, social justice, enterprise and innovation or community. This collaborative learning experience will expose you to a range of new processes and approaches that will develop your creative thinking.

Photography and the World

The module develops your understanding of the complex nature of representation and continues guiding you towards a more self-directed practice. You will make, think, and write about photography and visual cultures, considering audience, narrative, and impact. You will utilise short and long-form storytelling in the process.

It aims to:

Provide experience of making creative, experimental, and critically informed word

Develop understanding of critical strategies in the interpretation, analysis, and practice of photography

Develop a more sophisticated awareness of your emerging practices

Continue to develop new skills and approaches

Consider the contexts of your work's conception, construction, and consumption

Themes explored come from contemporary photographic culture and may include issues such as surveillance and the data image, documenting the twenty-first century, temporalities of still and moving image, activism, ethics of participation and class perspectives, the ethnographic portrait and colonial discourse, space, place, architecture, and the Anthropocene landscape.

Live Assignments

This module offers students the opportunity to further develop and apply the thematic and practical tools accrued in the first year, through a series of simulated work-like assignments. The emphasis is on moving creatively from interpreting a client brief, to ideas, to realisation, enabling students to interrogate their own creative process while ensuring a client's intent is clearly and compellingly communicated. Students are directed to foster creative and collaborative approaches to problem solving through a series of briefs representing different career strands and outputs.

This is supported by ongoing research, encouraging students to continue developing an informed and critical perspective, simultaneously helping them to locate industrial opportunities.

By the end of the module, students will be more confident in developing and resolving ideas-driven creative processes that can be applied in different contexts, for different audiences. They will be comfortable constructing coherent and evocative image-based narratives that fulfil briefs whilst forging individual style.

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Publishing: Experimental Formats

Explore innovative approaches to publishing in this optional module, combining analogue and experimental formats with traditional processes. Acting as visual editors and makers, you'll interpret content creatively through workshops and independent practice. Studied in mixed-course groups, the module encourages personalisation and cross-course collaboration while developing industry-relevant design, craft, and communication skills.

Typography: Use and Expression

In this optional module, you will explore both the technical fundamentals of type and its most ambitious application. Through a series of workshops, you will become editors, typesetters, designers and printers, allowing you to get hands on, critically reflect and develop your typographic skillset. Studied in mixed-course groups, the module encourages personalisation and cross-course collaboration.

Telling Stories

This workshop-based module introduces visual storytelling, exploring image-text relationships, audience, and narrative structure. You'll develop a personal project, applying these skills to your area of interest while meeting industry standards. Open to all Art and Design students, it encourages collaboration across courses, allowing you to personalise your learning and build a broader creative community.

Digital Marketing and Communication

This module explores the fast-paced world of digital marketing and communication in fashion and lifestyle. You'll analyse digital brand experiences, experiment with new technologies, and develop a concept proposal with prototype designs. Through individual and group projects, you'll build skills in data analytics, user experience, digital strategy, and storytelling to enhance customer engagement across digital platforms.

Music Video

This module offers the opportunity to work on a live commercial brief from an established record label, developing and producing a music video for multimedia platforms such as YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. You'll pitch your own concept, then collaborate in cross-course teams to produce the selected idea. The module builds creative, technical, and professional skills in areas including research, direction, filming, editing, ethical practice, and industry-focused teamwork.

Sound Art & Design

In Sound Art & Design we explore sound as an artistic medium with various applications in the creative industries. Drawing from a wide range of sound practitioners and critical analyses, this module offers a platform for sound research and experimentation, allowing you to create innovative, research-informed listening experiences. Through a set of practical tasks, you will develop a personal portfolio of sound artefacts and research, enhancing your creative practice.

Ecological Futures: A Creative Response

This optional module explores creative responses to ecological and environmental challenges across multiple creative disciplines. You will engage with contemporary environmental thinking and creative practices to develop works that address, document, or intervene in ecological systems. Through a combination of theoretical understanding and practical experimentation, you will develop projects that respond to local environmental contexts while engaging with global ecological discourse.

Drawing & Exploring with Natural Materials

This optional module explores sustainable creative practices using natural materials for colour, image-making, and 3D construction. Through hands-on workshops, you'll learn techniques like natural dyeing, eco-printing, and biomaterials while considering environmental impact and well-being. The module builds a foundation in sustainable design and results in a portfolio of innovative, nature-inspired visual research and experimental work.

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Optional Placement Year (Sandwich)*

We have an option for all of our students to undertake a placement year and allow you to decide whether this is right for you once you have completed years 1 and 2 of your course. This time spent working in industry provides our students with crucial work experience, which is highly prized and much sought after by employers upon graduation. If you are successful in securing a placement you will have the chance to gain an additional Certificate or Diploma in Professional Practice, dependent on duration.

The additional placement year incurs a fee. For international students considering the transfer to the 4-yr SW route it's important to seek advice from the International Student Support team and the Home Office regarding any potential visa implications and costs. For UK students, advice should also be sought regarding SLC eligibility, if applicable.

* If you choose to take the sandwich route option, you will need to apply for this course by using the full-time UCAS code.

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Study Abroad

If you're studying on our sandwich route you can also opt to study abroad for a full academic year, or for a semester, during Year Three. This is an optional and additional period of study that complements your degree at NTU as an alternative to taking a work placement.

This is an exciting opportunity to experience a different national culture, teaching and learning styles and subjects in an international environment. The destination university must be a year abroad / exchange partner of NTU or member of a formally recognised scheme such as the International Student Exchange Programme (ISEP).

Our NTU Global and student mobility team will support you in finding the right opportunity from one of the many international partners available around the world.

Successful completion of a period of international study will earn you a standalone award an International Study Certificate (minimum six weeks) or the International Study Diploma (minimum 36 weeks).

The Recent Past and Near Future of Creative Storytelling

This module introduces students to a range of internationally recognised figures drawn from the fashion industry, academia and popular culture. It facilitates student engagement with a wide range of questions, concerns, ideas and practices that are animating the fashion world. The module brings student thinking into live and direct contact with industry, enabling them to road-test their theories, pitch their ideas and make valuable real-world connections. The series offers students invaluable opportunities to research connected audiences (both technologically and thematically connected) from their position at the centre of the discussion.

Workspace

In this module you will write/set a negotiated brief with guidance from your tutor and produce a final major project realised in a form appropriate to the subject matter. You will test ideas and explore contextual themes of your subject to establish your project. You are required to be innovative and establish the ambition of your photographic practice. Through informed critical research and developmental ideas, you will evaluate your work in progress and its relational context in photographic cultures.

By the end of this module, you will have explored and developed bodies of work in progress which have explored several ideas, identified prospective audiences, and considered strategic approaches to participate in public dialogue.

First Edition

In this module you will complete your final major project to the fullest expression of its creative resolution, produced ready for audience engagement. It is where your passion and creative vision take form as a physical or digital interface.

This is a self-directed module, with tutors taking a supporting role, providing guidance in regular formative feedback. By the end of this module, you will have identified and engaged with prospective audiences (employers), ready to share with them compelling visual experiences built on a strong contextual understanding and practical foundation. You will demonstrate an ability to speak clearly with images, to be heard and taken seriously in the world of photography with the 'First Edition' of your work.

60 credits

We regularly review our course content based on student and employer feedback to ensure they remain current and relevant. This may result in changes to module content or availability in future years. Optional modules will only run where there is sufficient demand. This will be determined on a case-by-case basis to protect the academic and student experience.

Student experience

Carly Spencer

“The staff on this course are a true credit to NTU. From first to final year they have never failed to amaze me with how intelligent, inspirational and talented they all are.”

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Morgan McMahon

“The thing I enjoy most about the course is the freedom to explore your own ideas and projects. With the support and help from the tutors, it’s freeing knowing you can explore what you’re really interested in.”

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Christopher Morgan

Photography student

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Leah Wareham

“The facilities are amazing, I mainly work on film and NTU has everything I could possibly need, especially within the photo store - there is a good range of formats to experiment with.”

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Anil Daji

“The staff are very welcoming and you can talk to them about literally anything. They are like your parents away from home!”

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Ruby Gaunt

“I most enjoy being surrounded by supportive, intellectual and inspiring people on a daily basis and being given the opportunity and freedom to learn such a wide variety of skills.”

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Rasha Kotaiche

“To be one of the few selected to showcase at the New Art Exchange is an absolute privilege. Having a section of my wider work exhibited in such a prestigious gallery is very exciting!”

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Kit Page

“NTU has a great atmosphere with a solid working environment. I couldn't imagine studying anywhere else now that I'm here, and have found a place to be part of the community and University.”

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Lucy Holland

“We get to use equipment you could only dream about using if you weren’t at university!”

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“The course really encourages us to apply for as many competitions as possible – it’s a really good thing to put on your CV if you win one!”

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Student Work

Photograph taken by photography student Alana Gawells Moral

Photograph taken by Rosie Baird, BA (Hons) Photography student

Photograph of Wollaton Hall taken by Kim Yeoman, BA (Hons) Photography student

Photograph taken by Khushi Tandel, BA (Hons) Photography student

Wildlife photograph taken of a Deer by Chon Wai Cheong, BA (Hons) Photography

Student work by Grace Oliver, BA (Hons) Photography

Video Gallery

Helen Whittle - Photography

How you're taught

Teaching and learning experiences will include:

lectures and seminars

studio workshops

darkrooms

on location practical demonstrations

portfolio reviews

tutorials

live projects

study trips

peer and self-evaluation.

A series of technical workshops will help you to develop practical skills, and will include:

exposure and metering

black and white film processing

colour printing

black and white printing

digital workflow (scanning, processing, printing, and managing your digital images)

large and medium format

moving image.

Collaboration across courses

This course offers our new innovative collaboration module. This gives you the opportunity to work collaboratively with your contemporaries from a range of different art and design subjects and beyond. You’ll be working alongside artists, designers, illustrators, animators, and filmmakers on daring and creative projects that prepare you for a rewarding career in your chosen industry. Your project will allow you to explore how creativity can make an impact in society, as you choose a theme of sustainability, social justice, enterprise and innovation or community.

International exchanges and study trips

Go on organised study trips to galleries, exhibitions and cultural cities, both in the UK and abroad. Recent destinations have included: Hepworth Gallery, Yorkshire; Paris Photo; European Month of Photography, and Berlin.

If you’re thinking about studying part of your degree abroad, the course has exchange agreements with a number of institutions around the world.

Exchanges take place in Year Two of the course. You’ll receive guidance from the university about where you can go and study, and help in completing your application and arranging your exchange.

Recent destinations include FAMU, Czech Republic; Universitat de Barcelona, Spain; École Supérieure d’Art et Design, France; and RMIT, Australia.

Showcase

You will be given the opportunity to exhibit your work during your time at NTU to members of the creative industries. Visit our ‘We Are Creatives’ showcase to take a look at the work of this year's graduating students’.

You may also have the chance to be selected to exhibit your work at graduate exhibitions in London, such as New Designers and Free Range.

Artificial Intelligence and Innovation in Photography

The BA (Hons) Photography course prepares students for a creative industry where AI literacy is increasingly valuable. AI is integrated in a transparent, carefully considered way that supports—rather than replaces—the core creative, technical and craft-based skills at the heart of photographic practice.

Traditional skills such as camera skills, lighting, editing and printmaking remain central, with AI used only to enhance research, ideation, workflow and industry-relevant production. Students learn how to use AI responsibly while maintaining authorship, originality and creative intent.

Through workshops, discussions and project-based learning, students explore both the opportunities and ethical challenges of AI, ensuring they graduate as confident, adaptable practitioners with strong creative integrity.

Find out more about AI, Creativity and Innovation at the Nottingham School of Art & Design

How you're assessed

You will complete a variety of assessments over the three years depending on the module, which are designed to ensure you meet the learning outcomes. Examples include

The presentation of your visual work to your peers, and as you move through the course, to more public audiences. Presentation of this work will take different forms, such a studio critiques, pin-up shows, publications and exhibitions.

Critical work in a variety of forms, requiring you to explore, to question and analyse ideas, concepts and cultures in depth.

Research and development materials, evidencing your enquiry, experimentation, idea development and critical reading and exploration of ideas.

Collaborative and group outcomes at designated points across your studies, to enable you to develop skills and abilities of working with others.

Self-reflection and self-assessment activities to support your critical reflection on your own knowledge and understanding, abilities and academic and professional progress. This includes synoptic assessment which encourages you to reflect across the breadth of your learning.

Negotiated and self-directed projects.

The course includes assessments which incorporate group and Live Projects that may be experimental in nature where your reflection on the process, skills and abilities you gain from undertaking the project are part of the assessment.

Feedback on your work and progress on the course is given regularly: in group sessions, presentations, seminars, tutorials and group workshops. It can be verbal, written or recorded. You will also have points during the module for formative feedback. This type of feedback is designed to help you understand your progress, strengths and areas for improvement in your work related to the learning outcomes which you are working to achieve by the end of the module.

All module assessments on your course are based on coursework. Some modules have elements, or parts of the module which you must successfully pass. At the end of each module, you will receive a mark and feedback on your achievement. This is referred to as summative assessment and feedback.

Contact hours

For each 20-credit module, you’ll spend about 200 hours learning overall. Around 40 of those hours will be taught in lectures or seminars. The rest of the time is for independent study, reading, research, or working on assignments.

Who will teach you?

Jonathan Worth

Principal Lecturer

Jonathan provides academic leadership, strategic and operational management within the subject area, whilst also seeking commercial and collaborative opportunities.

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Roberto Puzone

Roberto is a Lecturer in Photography at Nottingham School of Art & Design, with a research practice centred on documentary filmmaking, collaboration, and expanded histories of Black performance and culture. His recent work includes co‑directing, shooting, and editing The Legacy of Space, a feature documentary developed in collaboration with the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, examining the Embassy Theatre’s role in Black theatre history and cultural life in mid twentieth‑century London.

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Max Kandhola

Associate Professor

Max Kandhola Photographer

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Emily Andersen

Senior Lecturer

Emily Andersen graduated from the Royal College of Art. She is a photographic artist and lecturer and member of the Artistic Research Centre at NTU.

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David Summerill

David Summerill is a Senior Lecturer and Acting Course Leader of BA Hons Photography.

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Gabrielle Brooks

Lecturer

Gabrielle Brooks is a Lecturer in Photography at Nottingham Trent University.

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George Miles

George is a part time lecturer. He teaches across all three years of the Photography course.

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Entry requirements

UK students

Standard offer: 112 UCAS Tariff points from up to four qualifications

Contextual offer: 104 UCAS Tariff points from up to four qualifications

Other requirements:

a portfolio

To find out what qualifications have tariff points, please use our tariff calculator.

Additional requirements

Additional requirements for UK students

There are no additional requirements for this course.

Contextual offers

We consider every application in the context of your individual circumstances and educational background. This may include information about where you live, the school or college you attended, or experiences that may have shaped your educational journey. This is known as a contextual offer, and we use information provided through UCAS to help inform our decisions. By considering achievement in context, we can better recognise academic potential and ensure applicants are assessed as fairly and fully as possible.

Meeting our entry requirements

Hundreds of qualifications in the UK have UCAS Tariff points attached to specific grades, including A-levels, BTECs, T Levels and many more. You can use your grades and points from up to four different qualifications to meet our criteria. Enter your predicted or achieved grades into our Tariff calculator to find out how many points your qualifications are worth.

Other qualifications and experience

NTU welcomes applications from students with non-standard qualifications and learning backgrounds, either for year one entry or for advanced standing beyond the start of a course into year 2 or beyond.

We consider study and/or credit achieved from a similar course at another institution (otherwise known as credit transfer), vocational and professional qualifications, and broader work or life experience.

Our Recognition of Prior Learning and Credit Transfer Policy outlines the process and options available for this route. If you wish to apply via Recognition of Prior Learning, please contact the central Admissions and Enquiries Team who will be able to support you through the process.

Getting in touch

If you need more help or information, get in touch through our enquiry form.

International students

Academic entry requirements: 112 UCAS Tariff points from up to four qualifications. We accept equivalent qualifications from all over the world. Please check your international entry requirements by country.

English language requirements: See our English language requirements page for requirements for your subject and information on alternative tests and Pre-sessional English.

Additional international requirements

Additional requirements for international students

If you need help achieving the academic entry requirements, we offer a Foundation preparation course for this degree. The course is offered through our partner Nottingham Trent International College (NTIC) based on our City campus.

English language requirements

View our English language requirements for all courses, including alternative English language tests and country qualifications accepted by the University.

If you need help achieving the language requirements, we offer a Pre-Sessional English for Academic Purposes course on our City campus which is an intensive preparation course for academic study at NTU.

If you have the right level of qualifications, you may be able to start your Bachelors degree at NTU in year 2 or year 3. This is called ‘advanced standing’ entry and is decided on a case-by case basis after our assessment of your qualifications and experience.

You can view our Recognition of Prior Learning and Credit Transfer Policy which outlines the process and options available, such as recognising experiential learning and credit transfer.

Sign up for emails

Sign up to receive regular emails from the International Office. You'll hear about our news, scholarships and any upcoming events in your country with our expert regional teams.

If you need advice about studying at NTU as an international student or how to apply, our international webpages are a great place to start. If you have any questions about your study options, your international qualifications, experience, grades or other results, please get in touch through our enquiry form. Our international teams are highly experienced in answering queries from students all over the world.

Policies

We strive to make our admissions procedures as fair and clear as possible. To find out more about how we make offers, visit our admissions policies page.

Fees and funding

UK students - see the fees for this course, as well as information about funding and support.

£10,050 per year

Year abroad - £1,507

Placement year - £2,010

If you choose to do a placement year or year abroad, you'll pay a reduced fee for that year. Please be aware that you will be charged the fee set for the year this takes place, rather than being fixed at the rate applicable when you start your course, and any increases are subject to Government approval. As a guide, the fees above are for the 2027/28 academic year.

Find out about the extra support we may be able to provide to help pay for uni, including NTU bursaries and scholarships.

You will need to pay tuition fees for each year that you are at university. The tuition fees, including the placement year and study abroad options are subject to government policy and may change in future years of study.

Preparing for the financial side of student life is important, but we don’t want you to feel anxious or confused about it. Visit our fees and funding pages if you have any concerns.

International students - see the fees for this course, as well as payment advice and scholarships.

£19,150 per year

You will need to pay tuition fees for each year that you are at university. The tuition fees might increase from the second year of your undergraduate course, in line with inflation and as specified by the UK government.

Scholarships

We offer international scholarships of up to 50% of your tuition fee. You can apply for a scholarship when you have an offer to study at NTU.

Living costs

See our advice on managing your money and the cost of living as an international student in Nottingham.

Paying fees

As an international student, you'll need to make an advance payment as part of your offer conditions. You'll then need to pay your tuition fees in full, or have an agreement to pay in two further instalments, in order to enrol on the course.

Find out how and when to pay your fees, including information about your advance payment, instalment dates and how to make payments securely to the University.

Enquiries

If you have any queries relating to advance payments or arrangements to pay, please contact our friendly and experienced international enquiries team.

Additional costs

Your course fees cover the cost of studies and include loads of great benefits, such as the use of our library, support from our expert Employability team and free use of the IT equipment across our campuses. There are just a few additional things you may need to budget for:

Textbooks and library books

Your modules will point you to key textbooks and recommended reading. Many are available online, and in our libraries, but some students choose to buy their own copies. You’ll receive resource lists showing where to access eBooks, digital resources and physical copies. Our friendly Library team is always on hand to help you find what you need.

Printing and photocopying costs

The University allocates an annual printing and copying allowance of £20 depending on the course you are studying. For more details about costs for additional print and copying required over and above the annual allowance please see the printing and photocopying information on the Library website.

Placements

If you're undertaking a placement year, you'll need to budget for accommodation and any travel costs you may incur whilst on placement. Many of our placement students do earn a salary whilst on placement which can help to cover these living costs.

Field trips

All essential field trip costs will be included in your course fees. There may be the opportunity to take part in optional field trips, which do incur additional costs.

Material Costs - Fine Art & Photography

Depending on the materials you choose to work with, you should budget a minimum of £100 (Year One), £150 (Year Two), and £500 (Final Year) to cover the production costs associated to your course, including things like your final year work. Of course, you may spend less or more than this depending on the nature of your studies.

Graduate Festival Showcase

In Final Year, the Nottingham School of Art & Design will provide infrastructure costs for your Showcase. If you’re selected to showcase your work at a graduate show in London, the School will cover the cost of transporting your work and the exhibition stand.

Year abroad

If you choose to study abroad for a year, you may need to consider additional costs such as visas, vaccinations, accommodation and travel expenses.

Fees and funding advice

For more advice and guidance, phone the Student Money Team on +44 (0)115 848 2494.

Cost of living information and support

Managing your money can help you make the most of life at NTU. Here's how we can support you, and now you can make your funding go further.

Cost of living in Nottingham

Our student benefits and free services

Money advice for international students

Careers and employability

The course prepares you for a career in photography or photo-related activities. Depending on your particular interest, you will identify your practice, and research picture agencies, image libraries, arts organisations, and photographers' agents.

You'll learn about proposals and CVs; how to cost your work; how to prepare estimates and invoices; and your rights, responsibilities and obligations as a photographer.

You’ll enhance your employability through things like live projects, guest lectures, industry visits, and work experience.

The following factors also continue to develop, to support the employability of our students:

guest speaker series

industry visits

work experience

increasing contacts with creative businesses

success of our alumni

research profile of our academic staff.

Connecting with industry

You’ll benefit from industry professionals from a range of photographic and creative industries practices visiting the course to guest lecture and share their experience. Recent events run by industry organisations for our students include:

Genesis Imaging, London: bursary scheme

Alamy 100% Student project: designed to promote, showcase and sell student images through an international picture library.

Colorama brief: working with Vitec Manfrotto.

The Hive: a live photographic project brief working with freelancers, in conjunction with Santander.

Art UK Shadowing: opportunities for students to shadow photographers on commissioned projects.

Creative Industries Federation

We are members of the Creative Industries Federation (CIF), which means students in the Nottingham School of Art & Design have the opportunity to sign up to free student membership. Creative Industries Federation are an organisation that represents, champions and supports the UK’s creative industries and membership grants students exclusive access to their selection of resources and events to help advance your career and connect with industry.

You’ll be encouraged to undertake work experience alongside your studies. Course staff and our Employability team will be on hand to support you.

Our photography students have recently gained work experience with companies and organisations such as:

Surface Gallery

JD Sports Fashion

Impact Media

Focus Gallery

Nottingham Contemporary.

Employability Promise

Personalised support, one-on-one coaching and industry-specific advice – it’s all part of our Employability Promise. And it doesn’t end when you leave NTU – you’ll have access to all our careers services for three years after you graduate (conditions apply).

Graduate employers

Graduates from this course have successful careers in organisations such as:

Isac Photography

JS Photography

Nothing Left Photography

Park Royal Studios

The New Art Exchange Ltd

Belvoir Art Gallery

Our graduates are…

Graduates from this course now work in a wide range of roles such as:

Photographer

Photography Technician

Studio Assistant

Stylist Photographer

Artist Assistant Digital Developer

Digital Content Executive

Assessed work-like experience

We’ve embedded at least eight weeks of assessed work-like experience into all of our courses. This gives you the opportunity to apply your learning in real-world scenarios, build your confidence, and develop the experience employers are looking for.

NTU Enterprise

If you’re a budding entrepreneur, NTU Student Enterprise can help you to develop your ideas and innovations and turn them into a reality. We also offer training, mentoring, workshops, financial advice and more to develop your business skills.

Where your course could take you

Discover how our students and alumni used their qualification to further their careers. Take a look at our other profiles and explore the possibilities awaiting you.

Building a successful creative career: David's story

Photography graduate David shares his experiences of NTU, building a commercial photography career and the importance of collaboration and creative exploration.

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Catherine’s journey to becoming an award-winning photographer

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Campus and facilities

You’ll be based in the Bonington building, a dedicated art and design hub on our City Campus.

Recent sponsorship with WEX Photographic introduces NTU’s first Camera Club, bringing discounted equipment to both students and staff.

360° view of a photography studio

Visit the Design and Digital Arts building Foyer in 360°

Photography Facilities

For more information visit the Photography Facilities page.

Bonington Art Shop

For more information visit the Bonington Art Shop page.

Design & Digital Arts Building

For more information visit the Design & Digital Arts Building page.

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Applying

Apply for this course through UCAS.

We will ask you to provide a digital portfolio. Visit our webpage which has some advice on what to include to help make your portfolio stand out. After you have submitted your portfolio, we may also invite you to an online interview to help us make our final decision.

Please be aware that all enrolments onto the Course will initially be for the full time 3-year route. There is however an opportunity for you to internally transfer to the 4-year SW route if you secure a placement. The placement would need to be confirmed and transfer agreed during your 2nd year to enable you to commence the placement in year 3. It is important that you seek advice regarding any funding and financial implications before making any changes to your course structure.

Apply through UCAS

You can apply for this course through UCAS. If you are not applying to any other UK universities, you can apply directly to us on our NTU applicant portal.

Your portfolio

If your initial application is successful, you may be asked to upload a portfolio of your work and you may also be asked to attend an interview.

Portfolio advice

Please be aware that you will need to apply for the three-year full-time course. There is however an opportunity for you to internally transfer to the 4-year SW route if you secure a placement. The placement would need to be confirmed and transfer agreed during your 2nd year to enable you to commence the placement in year 3. It is critical to consult with the NTU International Student Support Team and the Home Office for updated visa regulations and requirements before making any changes to your course structure.

The University's commitment to delivering the educational services advertised.

Please read our application guidance before you start your application.

We advise you to prepare and apply as early as you can as Student visa processing time can vary.

We'll send you important emails throughout the application process. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam mail folder.

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Personal statement guidance

You’ll submit a personal statement with your UCAS application – here are our tips on what to include and how to structure your personal statement.

Application support

If you have any questions about applying, get in touch through our online form or call us on 44 (0)115 848 4200.

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