Study MA Commercial Photography at University of the Arts London in the UK, University of the Arts London

About this course

About this course
- Overview
- Department
Study options
Entry requirements
- International

What will I learn?

MA Commercial Photography focuses on technical excellence and will support your ambitions towards becoming a high-end freelance photographer.You will be interested in working across areas of commercial practice, such as advertising, fashion, still-life, portraiture and fine art, lifestyle and editorial. Alternatively, you may wish to develop other career pathways – for example, as a retoucher, creative producer, digital technician or picture editor.This course will support you to develop an advanced level of competence in responding to key and changing developments across contemporary commercial photography. Within this, you’ll consider the impact of global and ethical issues and accelerating technologies which demand responsive practices, adaptive visual approaches and distinctive concept development.Independent learning is a key feature of the course, with a focus on the integration of contemporary technical and business skills underpinned by critical and research practices throughout.

Which department am I in?

University of the Arts London

Study options

Full Time (15 Months)

Tuition fees

£2,574.17 (US$ 3,324) Month

This is a fixed fee

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Application deadline

Expected December 2026

Start date

September 2026

Venue

London College of Communication

Elephant & Castle,

London,

Southwark,

SE1 6SB, Southern England, United Kingdom

Full Time (15 Months)

Tuition fees

£30,890.00 (US$ 39,892) per year

This is a provisional fee yet to be approved

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

September 2027

Venue

London College of Communication

Elephant & Castle,

London,

Southwark,

SE1 6SB, Southern England, United Kingdom

Entry requirements

For international students

An Honours degree in photography or a photographic/visual/lens-based related area;

Possession of equivalent qualifications;

Prior experiential learning, the outcome of which can be demonstrated to be equivalent to formal qualifications otherwise required;

Or a combination of formal qualifications and experiential learning which, taken together, can be demonstrated to be equivalent to formal qualifications otherwise required.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.