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University degree

Photography

Hertford Regional College
Qualification
Degree
Length
2 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
full-time
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About this course

This course allows students to develop their technical skills and foster their creative and independent practice. Students will learn how to use the SLR, DSLR, photographic studio and darkroom. Students will also study lighting ratios and learn about various lighting equipment, health and safety in the studio, building and maintaining client relationships and shooting and editing moving image.

The course will also allow students to explore the world of photography further, through researching photography history and materials/processes application, as well as exploring ways of presenting design ideas using digital media.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
64-79 pts45%
80-95 pts15%
96-111 pts5%
112-127 pts5%
144-159 pts15%
160-175 pts15%
How they qualified
85% got in with A-levels. The rest came in a mix of ways:
A-levels85%
Other15%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
90%
In work or further study after
95%
Continue past first year
88%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£19,000
After 15 months
£18,000
3 years on
£23,500
5 years on
What graduates actually go on to do % of leavers
Sales occupations25%
Artistic, literary and media occupationsHighly skilled25%
Web and Multimedia Design ProfessionalsHighly skilled10%
Skilled trades occupations10%
Welfare and housing associate professionalsHighly skilled10%
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation10%
Design occupationsHighly skilled10%
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations10%
What students say National Student Survey
88%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching92%
Assessment & feedback86%
Academic support90%
Well organised77%
Learning resources87%
Student community84%
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When you're ready, the full entry requirements and application are on Hertford Regional College's own site.
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Career data: role, pay and progression profiles built for Careermash's careers engine; AI-impact estimates from Anthropic's observed AI-usage telemetry and OpenAI's AI Jobs Transition Framework. Course data: HESA / Discover Uni, including Graduate Outcomes, LEO and the National Student Survey. Apprenticeships: IfATE-published standards, approved only.

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