Photography BA Honours
London, United Kingdom
BA
DURATION
3 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
14 Aug 2026*
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
GBP 17,600 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* International Deadline | Home Deadline – 3 September
** international | UK: £9,535
Key Summary
Book to attend an Online Open Day in October to find out more - Undergraduate event on October 18 and Master's event on October 22.
Our Photography BA course is a long-established course with an excellent international reputation for its academic and practical teaching. This reputation is reflected in high application rates, a distinguished record of graduate employment in the industries it serves, and in the publication, production and teaching profile of its staff and graduates.
Our course will enable you to develop your creative production skills across a range of photographic and lens-based media, to establish a critically engaged and self-reflective creative practice. It will equip you with the skills to adapt to creative opportunities, participate in contemporary cultural debates, and increase your awareness of the political, ethical and aesthetic implications of your work. You’ll learn to form independent, informed opinions of your own work and that of others.
Our course is renowned for its distinctive philosophy, which aims to provide a holistic photographic education. It combines high levels of technical and visual photographic skills with excellent visual literacy and a critical awareness of visual culture alongside solid professional practice.
You’ll also explore a wide range of relevant contemporary theories and debates designed both to stimulate a critically engaged practice and to better prepare you for a range of related careers.
The course is part of the University's College of Design, Creative and Digital Industries, based at our state-of-the-art Harrow Campus – a cutting-edge creative hub.
Top reasons to study with us
- Fantastic location - you'll enjoy all the benefits of studying at our Harrow Campus – just a 20-minute tube ride from London, a global hub for the media and cultural industries.
- Develop your creative production skills – work across a range of photographic and lens-based media to establish a critically engaged and self-reflective creative practice.
- Learn from high-profile experts in photography theory and practice dedicated to photographic education.
- Photographic pioneers – photographic education at the University of Westminster has a unique depth of tradition. Classes in photography were taught at the Polytechnic Institution, the forerunner of our University, from 1852, and the School of Photography was established in 1883.
Why study this course?
- Fantastic London location1
You'll enjoy all the benefits of studying at our Harrow Campus – just a 20-minute tube ride from London, a global hub for the media and cultural industries. - Develop your creative production skills
Work across a range of photographic and lens-based media to establish a critically engaged and self-reflective creative practice. - Specialist facilities
You'll have access to a suite of studios, dark rooms, print and finishing facilities and an extensive range of high-end digital imaging equipment.
Many of our graduates go on to work as photographers and photographic artists, but equally, they pursue a range of careers within the broader photographic and creative sectors, as designers, historians, magazine editors, museum and gallery curators, picture editors and researchers, teachers, and writers. Many also go on to postgraduate study.
With a growing global network of 3,000 employers, our Careers and Employability Service is here to support you in achieving your full potential.
- Transferable skills
You'll gain the knowledge and experience to work in roles such as magazine editor, museum and gallery curator, picture editor, teacher and lecturer. - Industry links
We have industry links with impressive galleries and organisations, including The World Photography Organisation, The Photographers' Gallery, and the Victoria and Albert Museum. - Employers around the world
The University’s Careers and Employability Service has built up a network of over 3,000 employers around the world, helping all our students explore and connect with exciting opportunities and careers.
Industry partners
We have strong links within the photographic and creative sector in London and beyond, and the majority of our teaching staff are active practitioners across different sectors.
We also have close relationships with our alumni and use these links to organise guest talks, work placements and job opportunities for our students.
Our industry partners range from The World Photography Organisation, The Photographers' Gallery, and the Victoria and Albert Museum to well-established practitioners like Nadav Kander, Sarah Pickering, Broomberg & Chanarin and many more.
Previous guest speakers have included:
- Amak Mahmoodian
- Annette Kuhn
- Broomberg & Chanarin
- Clare Grafik
- Darren Harvey-Regan
- Jananne Al-Ani
- Lisa Barnard
- Max Pinckers
- Poulomi Basu
- Rut Blees Luxemburg
- Simon Norfolk Sian Bonnell
- Trish Morrissey
- Zelda Cheatle
Job roles
This course will prepare you for roles such as:
- Magazine editor
- Museum and gallery curator
- Photographer
- Photographic artist
- Picture editor
- Picture researcher
- Teacher and lecturer
Graduate employment
Graduates from this course have found employment at organisations including:
- Autograph, London
- Lux Darkroom
- Oxfam
- Pinewood Studios
- Tate Modern
Graduates have found work placements and assisting opportunities at organisations including:
- Sunday Times Magazine | NME | BBC | Dazed & Confused
- Victoria and Albert Museum | The Photographers' Gallery
- Sony | Pureland Design | Next Level
- Sian Bonnell | Broomberg & Chanarin | Tom Hunter
- Nadav Kander | Perou | Sarah Pickering | Jurgen Teller | Massimo Vitali
- Millennium Images | The World Photography Organisation
The University is dedicated to supporting ambitious and outstanding students and we offer a variety of scholarships to eligible students.