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Photography

Flexible modules, professional practice options and technical workshops mean you will graduate with the skills and subject knowledge ready to embark on your chosen career.

Art and design courses at Brighton are ranked joint 8th in the UK and in the top 100 globally by the QS World University Rankings® 2022

Our links with Photoworks, Brighton Film Festival, Cinecity and Screen Archive South East mean you’ll benefit from guest talks, screenings and workshops with leading photographers, artists and filmmakers.

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I have thoroughly enjoyed studying photography at the University of Brighton. Being able to explore my practice and different mediums within art has helped me grow as a creative. I couldn’t have asked for better technicians, tutors or peers.

Elsie Garner

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Vocational and creative

The University of Brighton has a strong photographic culture demonstrated through the work of our innovative, award-winning graduates who regularly go on to gain recognition in their field. Achievements this year so far include 2021 graduates Jess O’Neill and Joel Goldstein selected for exhibiting at Photo London,  current student Kate Rosewell and graduates Dulcie Wagstaff and Richard Boll among finalists for the Wellcome Photography Prize 2021, graduate Laura Pannack winning the 2021 Sony World Photography Awards and graduate Emma Charles exhibiting at the Museum of Modern Art New York.

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You'll have the opportunity to exhibit work throughout your course at our on-site exhibition spaces and in the annual University of Brighton Graduate Show.

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Specialist equipment and facilities

Facilities include our digital and analogue photography equipment, photographic studios, photographic computing facilities, traditional colour and black and white processing and dark rooms, and digital print bureau.

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See inside our Edward Street and Grand Parade buildings where these courses are taught, including some of the workshops and studios.

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Courses

Undergraduate

Photography BA(Hons)

Postgraduate

Photography MA

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What’s happening at Brighton?

Graduates 2022: Sofia Smith: Photography MA

Graduates 2022: Sofia Smith: Photography MA

“I was particularly interested in the course at Brighton because it has a focus in the early stages on experimentation and theory, which was perfect for me as I my undergraduate degree was in English literature and creative writing.

Graduates 2022: Max Southern: Photography

Graduates 2022: Max Southern: Photography

“Brighton and the BA Photography course have provided me with a space to investigate and build upon an initial interest in photography that I wasn’t yet able to articulate or translate into a body of work.

Graduates 2022: Ellie Pike: Photography

Graduates 2022: Ellie Pike: Photography

“Three years seems to have passed in absolute flurry but nevertheless I’m leaving with the feeling that I’ve spent them well and progressed not only my photographic creative practice but also personally”.

International Scholarships for students starting in September 2022

International Scholarships for students starting in September 2022

The University of Brighton International Scholarship fund is open to applications from undergraduate and postgraduate students who hold an offer to study with us on a full-time course with us starting in September 2022.

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