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MA Expanded Photography

University of Westminster — London, United Kingdom

MA Expanded Photography is a postgraduate Art & Design course at University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom. It takes 1 year, costs £16,610 per year and starts in September.

Postgraduate · 1 year · Full-time · Art & Design · £16,610 per year

Intakes: September

The Expanded Photography MA embraces photography as an expanded field, encompassing specialisms such as virtual photography, photobooks, documentary, art, fashion, editorial, photojournalism and writing photography. This course will motivate you to learn skills, develop knowledge and expand your expertise in the thinking and practice of photography. You’ll be empowered to produce new forms of independent practice and be inspired to work creatively, ethically and sustainably with expanded photography within the rapidly changing visual image culture and global environment. Top reasons to study this course (from the course page): - 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 with international recognition in the field of photography - Photographic pioneers – Photographic education at the University of Westminster has a unique history. 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 - Cutting-edge facilities – Our large photography and emerging media facilities provide you with everything you need to explore different photographic mediums - Fantastic location – You'll enjoy all the benefits of studying at our Harrow Campus – just a 20-minute tube ride from central London, a global hub for the media and cultural industries Campus: Harrow, North-West London Duration: 1 year Start dates: Full-time - September 2027 International tuition fee: £16,610 (Price per academic year). The university states annual fees stay the same throughout your studies. Careers (from the course page): This course will equip you for opportunities in photographic, cultural and creative industries. It offers an innovative and flexible photography curriculum that focuses on preparing you to become an independent thinker, with an adaptable and flexible skillset. 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, tech and creative sectors, as designers, creative producers, magazine editors, museum and gallery curators, picture editors and researchers, teachers, and writers. Graduate employers named on the course page: Aperture, Coventry University, The Guardian, GUP Magazine, Kings College London, London Metropolitan University, The Photographers’ Gallery, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, Shanghai Center of Photography, The Studio Museum, Harlem, The Times and the Sunday Times, UK National Archives. Source: University of Westminster course page.

Modules

• Contemporary Photography Contexts (Core)
• Photography Practice and Innovation (Core)
• MA Arts – Master’s Project (Core)
• MA Arts - Professional Practice in The Creative Industries (Core)
• Curatorial and Social Practices (Optional)
• Future Archives (Optional)
• Global Arts and Sustainable Futures (Optional)
• Image Futures (Optional)
• Interactive Art and Storytelling (Optional)
• Virtual Photography (Optional)