Professional Photography

You’ll join an online course that will equip you with the confidence and ability to progress your personal professional photographic practice, with creativity, intellectual rigour, and ethical practice at its heart. You will also work with online platforms to establish a presence within professional fields, supporting your career aspirations.

This online-only course will enable you to pursue projects globally, regionally or locally, responding to issues you most care about, whilst receiving valuable mentorship from industry professionals.

You’ll cover a compact structure of 5 compulsory online modules using interactive features of the virtual learning environment (VLE). All modules aim to enhance your knowledge, skills and critical abilities, while supporting your individual practice.

Your course will follow our established campus-based MA arts degrees and meet employers' needs within the creative industries.

After successfully completing this postgraduate degree, you’ll be prepared for a wide choice of career options in the rapidly transforming media industry and creative industries.

You can use the qualification as a gateway into a wide range of careers, such as the roles below:

• Professional photographer
• Director of photography
• Cinematographer
• Publisher
• Creative director
• Art director
• Photo editor
• Curator
• Documentary filmmaker
• Post-production
• Content strategist
• Researcher
• Digital marketing and advertising
• Marketing communications
• Social media management
• Web content management
• Teaching and education
• Media research
• Digital strategist
• Brand marketing consultant