Photography

BA (Hons) Photography at London College of Communication is an ideas-driven, multi-genre photography course which combines practice, theory, professionalism and technical expertise. You'll graduate as a critically engaged creative who is conceptually driven and professionally focused.

What can you expect?

Each year of study is divided into two 15-week blocks with individual units focused on Practice, Contextual Studies and Professional Practice to support and develop your knowledge and understanding.

Professional practice and business skills are provided both within the course and by the award-winning UAL Student Enterprise and Employability service.

Together these enable you to develop a distinctive and original voice as a photographer, and provide you with the conceptual, technical and professional skills to underpin the highest level of practice and prepare you for your future career.

Technical workshops covering a huge variety of techniques are delivered throughout the course, enabling you to become expert in many areas.

Exposure to professional environments through visits, lectures and our weekly artist and theorist programmes broadens your vision on the possible career outcomes of a photography degree.

We also encourage exploration of the wider resources at LCC such as the library's special collections, Photography and the Archive Research Centre and the Stanley Kubrick archive where possible.

Students are given first-hand introductions to these areas and beyond the bounds of the University, you are also encouraged to utilise the central London location that allows ready access to international museums and galleries.

The achievements of the staff team and the contacts they have with the larger world of photography help create a stimulating environment in which to work and learn.

Between Years 2 and 3 of the course, you'll also have the opportunity to undertake the following additional UAL qualification: 

Diploma in Creative Computing: An optional, year-long opportunity which allows you to develop the computational skills that are shaping the future of the digital creative industries. After successfully completing the Diploma and the final year of your undergraduate degree, you'll graduate with an enhanced degree title: for example, BA (Hons) Photography (with Creative Computing).

Course Structure

The academic year for this course is divided into 2 blocks.

The 1st block is of 15 weeks' duration from late September to mid-February. In accordance with the University timetable, there will be a four week holiday in December.

The 2nd block is also of 15 weeks' duration from mid-February to the end of June with a three week holiday for Easter.

A huge variety of options are open to students after graduating from BA (Hons) Photography. The creative, research and professional skills gained on the course enable a broad range of careers possibilities, including:

• Photographer (advertising, fashion, editorial, blogging, documentary and art photography)
• Art buyers
• Picture editors
• Publishers
• Curators
• Archivists
• Academics
• Art directors
• Entrepreneurs

Alumni achievements include:

• Silvia Rosi, a 2016 graduate, was selected by Jerwood Charitable Foundation and Photoworks, as the recipient of the third Jerwood/Photoworks Awards, 2018. Silvia's work was selected from over 450 submissions.

Each year there are some graduates who go on to study MA Photography at LCC or other related MA courses.

Alumni include internationally renowned artists and photographers including:

• Rankin
• Edgar Martins
• Bettina von Zwehl
• Rut Blees Luxemberg
• Dan Holdsworth
• Tom Hunter
• Sophy Rickett
• Dan Tobin Smith