BA Fine Art: Photography
About this course
BA (Hons) Fine Art: Photography, a studio-based photography degree exploring diverse forms of the medium within a fine art context. Core topics include Entrepreneurship. The course offers an optional placement year between the second and third years. Students can also choose optional year-long diplomas in professional studies, creative computing, or storytelling. Year 1 introduces students to the discipline through Introduction to Fine Art, Establishing practice, Situating practice, and Initiating dialogue, focusing on studio orientation and material experimentation. Year 2 advances critical and collaborative working methods via Collaborative and collective practices, Critical practice, Show and tell, and Framing and formats, where students prepare work for exhibitions and publications. Year 3 concentrates on professional contexts and public presentations through Professional futures, Practice and articulation, and Practice and presentation. Students in the final year select between an industry work placement, a live audience project, or a critical theory essay.
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Entry requirements
The standard entry requirements for this course are: 112 UCAS tariff points, which can be made up of one or a combination of the following accepted full Level 3 qualifications: 112 UCAS tariff points from 2 or more A Levels. Distinction, Merit, Merit at BTEC Extended Diploma. Merit at UAL Extended Diploma. Distinction at Foundation Diploma in Art and Design. Access Diploma or 112 tariff new UCAS points from the Access to HE Diploma. 112 UCAS tariff points from an equivalent full Level 3 qualification. Or equivalent EU/International qualifications, such as International Baccalaureate Diploma at 25 points minimum. And three GCSE passes at grade 4 or above (grade A*-C).
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What students say
Based on about 17 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 90%
- Learning opportunities: 85%
- Assessment and feedback: 89%
- Academic support: 98%
- Organisation and management: 80%
- Learning resources: 88%
- Student voice: 87%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 45 students who started
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 15%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 165 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 2%
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- East Midlands: 2%
- West Midlands: 4%
- East of England: 2%
- London: 63%
- South East: 18%
- South West: 4%
- Wales: 1%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 45 students who started
- A levels: 80%
- Baccalaureate: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 15%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Bronze overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Introduction to Fine Art
- Establishing practice
- Situating practice
- Initiating dialogue
- Collaborative and collective practices
- Critical practice
- Show and tell
- Framing and formats
- Professional futures
- Practice and articulation
- Practice and presentation
- Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS)
- Diploma in Creative Computing
- Diploma in Storytelling
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Fine Art: Photography at University of the Arts London earn?
The median salary is £20,500 after 3 years, £25,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £17,000 and £32,000. The £25,000 median after five years is £1,500 more than the UK median for Cinematics and photography.
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Fine Art: Photography at University of the Arts London?
90% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Fine Art: Photography at University of the Arts London?
The typical offer is 25 points in the IB. The average entrant had 142 UCAS points.
Does BA Fine Art: Photography at University of the Arts London include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year.
How many students continue on BA Fine Art: Photography at University of the Arts London?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.