BA Fashion Photography
Bath, United Kingdom
BA
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Feb 2026
TUITION FEES
GBP 18,380 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* International full time
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Key Summary
Explore, challenge and define the role of the photographic image in fashion.
- This Industry-focused course equips you with the experience and skills to establish a successful career in the creative industries.
- Access to excellent photography facilities at our Locksbrook campus.
- Engage with industry professionals, many of whom teach on the course.
Fashion Photography at Bath Spa University allows you to explore, actively enquire, challenge and define the role of the photographic image in fashion. Alongside the development of your technical skills and understanding of visual language, you'll explore the critical and ethical challenges facing Fashion Photography in a contemporary and global context.
You'll have the opportunity to take part in numerous industry-focused projects to build your skills and experience working professionally. Our emphasis on professional development exercises equips you with project management experience, knowledge of marketing and promotion, and advanced skills required in pitching for employment and commission.
Year one (Level 4) moduels
- Introduction to Fashion Photography
- Fashion Identities
- Photographic Practice 3: Image and Context
- Fashion Spaces
- Professional Contexts 1
- History and Context: Introduction to Visual and Material Culture.
Year two (Level 5) moduels
- The Fashion Film
- Photographic Practice 6 Narrative: Fiction
- Fashion Stories
- Professional Contexts 2
- Critical Design Thinking and Contemporary Issues
- Professional Placement Year.
Year three (Level 6) moduels
- Professional Portfolio 1
- Individual Practice: Portfolio 2
- Fashion Statement: Portfolio 3
- Professional Contexts 3
- Design Futures: Independent Critical Project
The BA (Hons) Fashion Photography course is designed to develop professional fashion photographers in preparation for successful careers in the creative industries.
There are three main components to the course, all of which run in parallel: Identity, Industry, and Context.
Identity
The initial stages of the course encompass a broad knowledge and understanding of photography, fashion, design, collaboration and context, essential for any aspiring Fashion Photographer. We'll focus on your personal growth as a practitioner and help you identify your professional aspirations for employment/self-employment.
We place an emphasis on developing and advancing your practical skills and technical knowledge through an increasingly self-initiated, experimental and innovative programme of independent study.
Industry
The course is designed to ensure that you, as a graduate, can apply your knowledge and skills with innovation and integrity in a professional context. Through placement and industry-facing projects, you'll obtain a comprehensive understanding of the changing demands facing the Fashion and Photography industries.
Throughout all levels of your study you'll engage with industry partners, advance your skills in marketing and networking, become increasingly proficient in presentation, promotion and project management.
Context
We place focus on how the development of your increasingly sophisticated photographic portfolio is both critically and contextually understood. You'll engage with an in-depth theoretical study of still and moving imagery and the complex roles they both play within historical and contemporary society.
An emphasis is placed on the sustainable and ethical responsibilities you have as a globally conscious practitioner.
The breadth of the course will equip graduates with the skills to pursue portfolio careers. You will gain experience to thrive in a shifting and fluid context – whether working for employers or as freelancers.