UCA Rochester

BA (Hons) Photography (Contemporary Practice)

3 years full-time

UCAS code

W642 R BA/CPP

The photography course at UCA Rochester encourages you to make and publish fresh, creative, speculative and provocative visual work. We want you to express your ideas, critically engage and inspire audiences, and make a significant contribution to visual culture.

The course offers a broad and creative approach to contemporary photography. Our students explore and practice a diverse range of genres and territories including: documentary, fashion, environment and fine art. Equipped with extensive resources, digital and analogue, and staff with professional profiles this is a cutting edge course. It enables you to work with up-to-date professional practices at the highest levels of photography to fulfil your ambitions.

External links, high profile visiting lecturers and an emphasis on gaining professional experience while studying, support your preparation for a future career.

Sandra Grabowska, BA (Hons) Photography (Contemporary Practice)
Sandra Grabowska, BA (Hons) Photography (Contemporary Practice)
Denisa Ratulea, BA (Hons) Photography (Contemporary Practice)
Group work, BA (Hons) Photography (Contemporary Practice)
Group work, BA (Hons) Photography (Contemporary Practice)
Group work, BA (Hons) Photography (Contemporary Practice)

Key study topics include:

Explore contemporary genres and territories of photography
Supportive community of professional creative practice
Conceptually led photographic project work - explore the first year active course blog
Critical, intellectual and cultural enquiry
Professional technical skills in both chemical and digital photography
Work experience whilst you study
Live project work - our students are working on commissioned projects with Photoworks, 125 magazine, Documentography, The British Wireless Blind Fund and the London Olympics 2012 for The Discovery Channel
Opportunities for team work and collaborative projects between current students and alumni - see the recently launched kreative kollektive website
Participation in photography festival - Medway Photo
Individual creative professional portfolio.