Bachelor's Degree in Photography
Florence, Italy
Bachelor's degree
DURATION
3 years
LANGUAGES
English, Italian
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 11,600 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* Please contact us for specific information on fees (EU, Non-EU), scholarships and payment plans
Key Summary
The Bachelor's Degree in Photography at Accademia Italiana’s Florence campus develops technical, conceptual, and narrative skills to help students build a personal and contemporary photographic language. Studying in Florence means being immersed in a city that embodies art, design, and visual culture, enriching the academic journey with strong aesthetic awareness and an international outlook.
Every year Accademia Italiana promotes excellence and access to its programs education through the award of study scholarships to partially cover the tuition fees.
The scholarship award is given on a merit-based evaluation that can include school grades, curricular and extracurricular activities, etc.
The scholarship announcements are published annually on the Accademia Italiana website, providing information on the application procedure and process.
An experimental approach
“Do not be afraid to have doubts and to be insecure, as it is often the moment of maximum tentativeness which corresponds to the moment of maximum creativity”.
- Oliviero Toscani -
This precious piece of advice by Oliviero Toscani represents the sense of our teaching method. Toscani, one of the most important fashion photographers in the world, pronounced it to our students, while visiting Accademia Italiana. We are convinced that the best ideas come out from constant research and from the desire to experiment. The wish to renew and to doubt about the results you reached is one of the keys to become a photographer.
For this reason, we think it is important not only giving solid cultural and technical foundations, but also promoting curiosity, and promoting the ability to capture stimuli surrounding us. This is the way we develop creativity and we cultivate talent.
1st year
- History of Photography
- Project Design Methodology
- Technology of New Materials
- Photography 1
- Visual Communications
- Applied Art History
- Iconography and Anatomical Drawing
- Chromatology
- Theory of Perception and Psychology of Forms
- Elements of Information Technology
2nd year
- Contemporary Art History 1
- Web Design 1
- Computer Graphics
- Digital Elaboration of the Photographic Image
- Photography 2
- Elements of Video Design
- Graphic Lay-out
- Lighting Techniques
- Foreign Language (English)
- Graphic Design
3rd year
- Contemporary Art History 2
- Theory and Method of the Mass Media
- Photography 3
- Photography Management
- Fashion Setting
- Web Design 2
- Aesthetics
- Workshops and participation in academic events
- Law, legislation and Economics of Show Business
- Final project (thesis)
To encourage the professional development of the graduates, Accademia Italiana offers a free Job Placement Office. Besides establishing contacts with companies in the field, the Job Placement Office organizes internships and helps students and ex-students find employment.