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Photography (Professional Placement Year) BA (Hons)

UK

What will I learn?

**Engage with photography in an experimental, creative and critical environment.**- Hands-on, experiential approach with the emphasis on developing your individual interests and ability.- Opportunities to work on live briefs and a range of professional workshops with our industry partners.- Great links including the Royal Photographic Society and Association of Photographers.Photography at Bath Spa University gives you space to explore, actively enquire, challenge and define the role of the photographic image.We’re committed to teaching the craft of photography. Analogue techniques are thoroughly explored and equip you to engage more proficiently with digital methods. We explore the ways in which digital technological change impacts on photography, and we also fully utilise new technologies.The curriculum is broad, with an emphasis on practical learning. Content is delivered by a team of full-time and visiting specialists who are active practitioners and researchers in the field.**More about the Professional Placement Year**A Professional Placement Year (PPY), traditionally known as a sandwich year, is where you undertake a period of work with an external organisation for between 9-13 months. The placement occurs between your second and final years of undergraduate study. You can engage in multiple placements to make up the total time and are required to source the placement(s) yourself, with support from the Careers team. The PPY Bursary can make work experience more accessible, with students undertaking a PPY able to receive between £500 and £1,500 to be used towards placement costs such as travel, food, workwear or accommodation.

Which department am I in?

Bath School of Art, Film and Media

Study options

Full Time (4 Years)

Tuition fees
Information not available

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Start date

22 September 2025

Venue

Main Site

Newton Park,

Bath,

Bath And North East Somerset,

BA2 9BN, England

Entry requirements

For students from United States

Grades BCC-CCC including Grade C in Photography or related subjects preferred

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

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About Bath Spa University

Bath Spa aims to be a leading university in creativity, innovation, and enterprise, offering superb teaching and stunning campus locations.

  • Historic landscaped campus with modern facilities
  • Small class sizes, and high quality of teaching
  • Bath rated as the second safest city in the whole of the UK
  • Bath Spa has excellent proven sustainability credentials

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