Photography MA
    Duration1 year(s)
    Tuition Fee
    GBP 24,074 / Year
    Next IntakeApril 20, 2026

    Photography MA

    About

    Photography at Brighton is taught within the context of the fine arts and oriented around the development of individual projects.

    The aim is for you to develop a strong and sustainable artistic practice and body of work that you can confidently exhibit and publish. This will give you a strong foundation for developing a career as an independent photographer or artist, or alternatively for more commercial or community-based activities.

    The course has a strong theoretical component, as we believe all students should understand how to conceptualise and contextualise their practice and communicate it clearly to a variety of audiences.

    We are committed to an exploratory and thoughtful form of picture-making that represents our experiences of the modern world.

    Banner image: Ainoa Burgos Gonzalez, MA graduate 2023

    As a student on Brighton's MA Photography course you can expect a creative and critical environment in which to practise and think about photography.

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    Degree and experience
    Normally an undergraduate degree in a visual arts discipline, for example photography or fine art. Applicants who do not match this criteria but who show great potential for development in their work may also be considered. English language requirements
    IELTS 6.5 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each element. Find out more about the other English qualifications that we accept.

    English Requirements

    • PTEMin 61
    • IELTSMin 6.5
    • TOEFLMin 85

    English Program Requirements

    Career

    Careers

    Our Photography MA has led to students developing strong portfolio careers in the field of the arts and gaining considerable recognition for their work through prizes and exhibitions. Many of our students have gone on to do doctoral study or take up lecturing posts in higher education; others have developed roles working in galleries, publishing, picture editing and community projects.

    Alumni include Lisa Barnard, Corinne Silva, Virgilio Ferreira, Matt Henry, Stephen Vaughan, George Avetisyan, Alexandra Lethbridge, Gin Rimmington Jones, Ignacio Acosta, Greta Lorimer, Lee Copleston, Sarah Le Brocq, Martin Seeds, James William Murray and Mu-Tien Ho.

    Fee Information

    Tuition Fee
    24,074 / year

    Photography MA

    University of Brighton

    University of Brighton

    United Kingdom

    United Kingdom, Brighton