The Guardian University League Tables 2021

• Top 20 in the UK for student satisfaction for the quality of teaching on the course in the subject area of Film Production and Photography

You'll be taught through a combination of lectures, seminars and practical workshops.

Practical workshops will teach you the skills and technical knowledge you'll need to produce your coursework. Lectures will give you a firm grounding in the theoretical aspects of photography and will help you to develop your critical understanding of photographic practices. Seminars in smaller groups will enable you to discuss and develop your understanding of topics covered in lectures and enable you to express your ideas, observations and experiences in a supportive academic environment. In addition to these three learning approaches, you'll present your work regularly during critiques, where academic staff and your peers will help you to develop your work and improve the quality of the course work you produce.

You'll also meet with your academic personal tutor to get personal support on your academic journey.

During all the practical workshops, you'll be introduced to specialist facilities and after this initial introduction you'll have access to these throughout your course.

You'll typically have around 12 contact hours per week, but your actual contact hours depend on the optional modules you select.

All courses are informed by the University’s Learning and Teaching Strategy 2015-2022.

When not attending lectures, seminars, workshops or other timetabled sessions you'll continue learning through self-study. Typically, this involves reading journal articles and books, undertaking research in the library, working on projects, and preparing for coursework assignments, workshops and seminars. During this time you will have access to the specialist facilities (Photographic darkrooms and Studios), to help you develop and improve your practical skills.

Your module tutor will direct you towards specific readings and/or activities to complete before class.

For the Dissertation in Year 3, you'll undertake independent research. You'll work under the supervision of a member of the course team, who you'll meet with regularly.

Your overall workload typically consists of 12 contact hours per week. You'll  undertake 18 hours per week of independent learning and assessment activity. In addition, there will be field trips.

For each 20 credit module your study time is about 10 hours a week.

The team consists of highly qualified academics, who have interests and experience in diverse areas of photography.

All of the teaching team hold teaching qualifications and are research active, sharing a range of expertise and experience. They all have experience in delivering research-informed teaching. For more information see the individual staff profiles.

Awards

Staff:

Rob Ball – Photograph of the Month, The National Portrait Gallery

Students:

Zoe Jackson – AOP Student Award

Mick Buston – Fresh Faced and Wild Eyed The Photographers’ Gallery

Matthew Lloyd - AOP Student Award

Natasha Hemsley – Grand prix de la decouverte: International Fine-art photography award, Paris

Shaun Vincent – Shortlisted for the Renaissance Photography Prize