UCAS Code: CID1143

Duration: 1year

Passionate about photography? This Foundation Degree will develop your practical and conceptual skills to enhance your creativity.

The course takes just two years to complete, compared to the three years of most honours degrees. You will explore different genres of photography, such as documentary photography and applied photography. You’ll also cover digital darkrooms, content and audience, the role of colour, and critical theory since 1960.  

You will study at Sunderland College which has excellent facilities for arts at the Shiney Row Campus. You will have access to a range of DSLRs and 35mm SLR cameras, and use darkrooms which cater for 35mm and medium formats. 

Foundation Degrees include a variety of work-related learning opportunities, such as live projects and placements. At the end of the course you can ‘top-up’ your qualification to an honours degree by joining the final year of our University of Sunderland-based course Photography, Video and Digital Imaging BA (Hons).  

This course is available on a full-time or part-time basis. The full-time course takes two years to complete, and the part-time course takes three years.