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Photography degrees

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.

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.

Undergraduate degree

  • Photography BA(Hons)

Postgraduate degree

  • Photography MA

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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, graduate

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Vocational and creative

We have innovative, award-winning graduates. Recent achievements include Jess O’Neill and Joel Goldstein selected for exhibiting at Photo London; Kate Rosewell, Dulcie Wagstaff and Richard Boll among Wellcome Photography Prize finalists; graduate Laura Pannack winning the Sony World Photography Awards; and graduate Emma Charles exhibiting at the Museum of Modern Art New York.

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Showcase your work

You will 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.

What jobs could I do with a photography degree or masters?

As well as using your photography degree to pursue a career as a professional photographer. You could also use your photography skills in related fields such as graphic design, advertising, or media. Here's 10 jobs you could get with a photography degree:

  • Photographer (documentary, fashion, press, commercial)
  • Film/video editor
  • Photojournalist
  • Photo editor
  • Advertising art director
  • Graphic designer
  • Magazine editor
  • Television camera operator
  • Medical illustrator
  • Photography teacher or instructor.

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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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Related undergraduate courses

  • Film BA(Hons)
  • Electronic Music and Sound BA(Hons)
  • Animation BA(Hons)
  • Games Art and Design BA(Hons)
  • Digital Games Development BSc(Hons)
  • Media Production BA(Hons)
  • History of Art and Visual Culture BA(Hons)

Related POSTGRADUATE courses

  • (Secondary) Art and Design PGCE

Related subjects

  • Media and film
  • Sound and music

What’s happening at Brighton?

Meet our 2025 Graduates: Charlotte Bull – Photography

In the lead up to our 2025 Graduate Shows, we’re celebrating the creativity and talent of our graduating students by sharing their stories and showcasing their incredible work.

Meet our 2025 Graduates: Leah Jones – Photography

In the lead up to our 2025 Graduate Shows, we’re celebrating the creativity and talent of our graduating students by sharing their stories and showcasing their incredible work.

Brighton Graduate Emma Critchley Makes Waves with Major Tate Exhibition

We’re thrilled to celebrate the success of photography graduate Emma Critchley, whose solo exhibition Soundings opens at Tate St Ives this May.

Try out university at a summer school

If you’re in year 12 or your first year of 6th form college, you have the chance to try out what it’s like to study at university at one of our summer schools.

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