BA Photography
About this course
BA (Hons) Photography, combining practical image-making with critical and contextual study of visual culture. Core topics include research methods, critical and analytical thinking, entrepreneurship, and design and creative practice. An optional placement year offers either a graduate-level industry role or the opportunity to set up and run a freelance venture. Students produce a collaborative group exhibition and complete a final major project in their final year.
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Entry requirements
BBB-BCC at A Level or equivalent. 120-104 UCAS tariff points from a combination of Level 3 qualifications. Merit at T Level. DMM-MMM in BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma. Merit in UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma. Merit in RSL Level 3 Extended Diploma. Pass in Diploma Foundation Studies in Art and Design combined with A Level or BTEC qualifications, to total an equivalent of 120-104 UCAS tariff points. Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits at Merit or above. 120-104 UCAS tariff points from International Baccalaureate qualifications.
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What students say
Based on about 10 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 59%
- Learning opportunities: 67%
- Assessment and feedback: 66%
- Academic support: 72%
- Organisation and management: 66%
- Learning resources: 77%
- Student voice: 58%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 30 students who started
- Continued on course: 85%
- Gained a higher qualification: 5%
- Left higher education: 5%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 17 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 80%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 35%
- Sales occupations: 15%
- Elementary occupations: 15%
- Teaching Professionals: 10%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 55%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 45%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 65%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 605 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 3%
- North West: 27%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 53%
- East Midlands: 5%
- West Midlands: 2%
- East of England: 2%
- London: 4%
- South East: 2%
- South West: 1%
- Wales: 1%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 95%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Arts and Humanities Placement
- Enterprise Placement
- Advanced Research Strategies
- Applied Critical Languages
- Personal Practice Portfolio
- Introducing Techniques of Photography
- Breaking the Photograph
- Experimental Practices of Photography
- Introduction to Critical Languages
- Collaborative Photographic Practice
- Screen and Time
- Narrative-Edit-Sequence
- Ecologies of Practice
- Expanded Critical Languages
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Photography at University of Huddersfield earn?
The median salary is £26,000 after 15 months, £20,000 after 3 years, £25,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £20,000 and £29,500. The £25,000 median after five years is £1,500 more than the UK median for Cinematics and photography.
What do graduates of BA Photography at University of Huddersfield do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Photography at University of Huddersfield?
59% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Photography at University of Huddersfield?
The typical offer is BBB at A level. The average entrant had 133 UCAS points.
Does BA Photography at University of Huddersfield include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year.
How many students continue on BA Photography at University of Huddersfield?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.