Photography MFA

Develop as a photographer and refine your creative practice. Experiment, explore and encourage your professional practice to emerge.

This MFA focuses on progressing and professionalising your Photography practice. You will identify and develop your particular approach to photography through a combination of taught sessions, tutorials, critiques, briefs and live projects, field trips. You will be supported to work independently to explore your own potential, focusing on practices that are directly relevant to your interests. You will consider external factors, and other cultures in your practice as you delve in to new ways of thinking.

Course overview

Whether you have recently finished an undergraduate degree, or are returning to learning, this could be the postgraduate course for you. As a student on our Photography MFA you will develop a deeper knowledge of your creative practice.

Identify and explore the qualities that this stage of your career requires. Expand your material knowledge through:

Lectures

Seminars

Tutorials

Critiques

Briefs and live projects

Field trips and participatory events

Explore your own potential as a citizen of the world, understanding your creative work in terms of both ethics and social justice.

Build on your knowledge of photography through creative thinking and critical theory. Our lecturers and technicians will support your independent work. Your experience in professional and scholarly fields will become integral to your studio practice.

Special features of this course include:

Guest speakers, technique classes and networking opportunities

Access to specialist studios and workshop spaces

National and international field trips

Group exhibitions

Opportunities to engage with staff research

Opportunities to present your work at student symposiums

Assessment

There are no formal examinations on this course. You will be assessed through live events and coursework, which will include:

Portfolio work

Exhibitions

Presentation of visual works

Written work

You will receive continuous informal feedback on works in progress through a combination of group critiques, tutorials and peer to peer discussions.

2:1 honours degree in a related subject and Interview artist statement and portfolio. If your degree is in an unrelated subject, but you can provide a strong portfolio, your application may still be considered.