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Welcome to the University of Brighton’s Faculty

of Arts

Open day 2012

www.brighton.ac.uk/arts

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The University of Brighton

• You will graduate from a leading professional university

• You will be part of an institution that is innovative and

relevant

• You will benefit from our career-focused approach

• You will study with facilities tailored to your needs

• You will be given excellent teaching and support

• You will live and study in an outstanding location

Did you know?

We are the twelfth most applied for UK university, with 40,000 applicants for 4,000 places.

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BA (Hons) Photography

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The Photography Course aims to:

• encourage creative and intellectual development

• engage in contemporary debates about photography

• develop independence

• develop professional confidence and transferable skills

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First Year (Level Four)Semester One Study Modules

Practice

• Photography and Identity

• Photography and Place

Historical and Critical Studies

• Origins and Histories of Photography

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First Year (Level Four)Semester Two Study Modules

Practice

• The Photograph as Allegory

• The Photograph as Document

Historical and Critical Studies

• Image as Document/Fiction

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Second Year (Level Five)Semester One Study Modules

Practice - project choice examples

• ‘Returning the Gaze’ / ‘Experimental Archaeology’

• ‘Altered Spaces’ / ‘Low Tide’ / ‘Orpheus’

Historical and Critical Studies

• Issues in Contemporary Photography

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Second Year (Level Five)Semester Two Study Modules

Practice - project choice examples

• ‘Unlikely Places’ / ‘Journeys’ / ‘About Some Events’

• Independent Project

• Faculty Option

Historical and Critical Studies

• Discursive Histories, Research Methodologies &

Dissertation Proposal

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Third Year (Level Six)Semester One Study Modules

Practice

• Minor Project

Historical and Critical Studies

• Dissertation

Professional Practice

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Third Year (Level Six)Semester Two Study Modules

Practice

• Major Project

Professional Practice

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Photography Graduate Victoria Jenkins working on her Major Project in the Photography Studio

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Staff Research, Professional and Social Engagement

• http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/study/pmis/photography-mfa-ba/meet-the-staff4

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Admissions: How to Apply

Step One: Qualifications

Successful applicants would normally have achieved a qualification in preparation for study at degree level:

• Art and Design Foundation Diploma or equivalent

• Three A levels at B,B,C

• At least five GCSEs (or equivalent) including English Language and Mathematics at grade C or above

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Admissions: How to Apply

Step Two: Portfolio

• personal website (Tumblr)

• showing creative photographic work, influences, artistic and photographic interests

• between 10 and 20 images organised into projects

• exploring ideas

• critical essay should be submitted with the portfolio

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Admissions: How to Apply

Step Three: Interview

If invited for interview, please be prepared to demonstrate:

• knowledge of the course and its context

• awareness of current art and photographic practices

• ability to discuss your work and its development

• a willingness to engage with photography in a scholarly way through independent study and written work

• enthusiasm for working in groups and independently

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Admissions: How to Apply

Step Three: Interview (continued)

• involves discussion of printed work

• bring portfolio box or book

• project work coherently organised

• exploring and visualising ideas

• between 12 and 20 images

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Graduates of our course have become:

• artists working with photography

• independent photographers

• photographic educators

• publishers and editors

• picture librarians and researchers

• photographers assistants

• photography curators

• photographic agents

• photographic gallery administrators and managers

• photography studio managers

• postgraduate research students

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We hope you enjoy your day here.

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