Photography Courses
Kickstart your photography career with access to some of the country’s finest student facilities and the freedom to find your unique style.
Photography courses at Falmouth have a reputation for excellence. We’ll help you develop as an ambitious, independent and adventurous photographer ready to make your mark in this demanding industry.
Our Photography courses
Documentary & Editorial Photography BA(Hons)
On this fast-paced degree, you’ll learn to use the power of photography to communicate with a glob...
Work by Alice Marple Horvat
Fashion Photography BA(Hons)
Develop your unique artistic voice and springboard into the industry as an innovative fashion photog...
Marine & Natural History Photography BA(Hons)
Harness your passion for photography and filmmaking to inspire audiences about nature and the enviro...
Photography BA(Hons)
On this dynamic course, you’ll explore the world of contemporary photography and develop a unique ...
Commercial Photography BA(Hons)
From creating photographs and films for high-end advertising and marketing campaigns to producing vi...
Photography BA(Hons) (Top Up) (online)
This online top up course will allow you to access the rigorous teaching that the Institute of Photo...
Visual Communication BA(Hons) (Online)
Get ahead in the vibrant, ever-evolving field of visual communications with this exciting online cou...
Photography BA(Hons) (Online)
With a distinct focus on global digital communication, this online photography degree will equip you...
Integrated Foundation Year BA/BSc(Hons)
Explore your creativity and expand your professional skills by entering the creative industries on a...
What can you do with a Photography degree?
A professional Photography degree gives you the opportunity to develop your unique creative practice. Mastering specialist skills in both digital and analogue photography to truly capture the world around you.
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Online Photography student wins Emerging Artist Award at The Photography & Video Show
24 April 2024
Current Photography MA (Online) student Natalie Persoglio has won the 2024 Emerging Artist Award at ...
How Falmouth’s future-focussed approach is inspiring graduate fashion photographer Torgeir Rørvik
24 April 2024
A top award winner in 2022 at Graduate Fashion Week, the world’s largest showcase of BA fashion ta...
Falmouth student designs latest edition of Petra Collins’ ‘OMG I’m Being Killed’
17 April 2024
Third-year Fashion Photography BA(Hons) student Alexa Rayner has designed the latest edition of Petr...
Meltdown, Emily June Smith
Falmouth student’s photo series unmasks the reality of growing up with Autism and ADHD
02 April 2024
Introducing 'A Dissonant Past Unmasked' by Emily June Smith.
Credit: Chris Finnegan
Photography graduate selected for PhotoIreland FUTURES programme
20 March 2024
Photography MA (Online) graduate Chris Finnegan has been selected for the PhotoIreland FUTURES progr...
Zenande, Sinawe, Zinathi and Buhle at Sea Point Pavilion, Cape Town, South Africa. Photo: Michelle Sank
Photography tutor wins Sony World Photography award
18 March 2024
Michelle Sank, a photographer and online tutor on Falmouth’s Photography MA (Online) course, has w...
Imagination category winner, by Flora Tomlinson-Pilley
Students impress industry judges at underwater photography Red Sea exhibition
22 February 2024
Industry judges were impressed by students' underwater photography work, which was captured during t...
Bal maidens, fishwives and carnival queens: meet Fran Rowse’s ‘Cornish Maids’
12 February 2024
Fran Rowse's photography project 'Cornish Maids' is a collection of portraits of Cornwall’s young ...
Why I chose to study a Photography degree online
18 January 2024
Photography BA(Hons) (Online) student Lucy talks about how joining Falmouth's online community is he...
'Naseema Begum' by Peter Flude
Falmouth graduate Peter Flude announced as 2023 Portrait of Britain winner
17 January 2024
The winning portrait was originally commissioned by Guardian Labs.
Photography graduate's work lights up Piccadilly Circus on NYE
04 January 2024
Serena Brown's work lit up Picadilly Circus this New Year's Eve as part of the Mayor of London's 'Lo...
View Point by Jo Bradford
Phone photography making an impact in new book by Associate Lecturer
04 December 2023
Associate Lecturer on BA Marine & Natural History Photography Jo Bradford has had a new book publish...
Glimpses below the waves: Falmouth’s Jane Morgan featured in Dive Travel Adventures
14 November 2023
Falmouth’s Dive Safety Officer and Diving Technician Jane Morgan, has been featured in the latest ...
Graduate Spotlight: Photographer Jenna Hinton is forging ahead with her career
06 October 2023
We're chatting to BA Commercial Photography graduate Jenna Hinton about her new role at post-product...
'Ocean Chapel' by Gina Goodman
Falmouth lecturer recognised at International Photography Awards 2023
29 September 2023
Gina Goodman has been awarded Honourable Mention at the International Photography Awards 2023.
© Serena Brown
Serena Brown named as finalist for Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize 2023
31 August 2023
Find out more about the Falmouth graduate's shortlisted work.
Friends sunbathe on the dry grass of Southampton Common which resembles a sandy beach during the hot weather as Hampshire and other neighbouring counties were hit with a hosepipe ban in 2022 to protect low reservoir and river levels.
Falmouth photographers among the best in British press photography
31 August 2023
Two photographers from Falmouth’s Press & Editorial Photography BA(Hons) course have been shortlis...
Ones to Watch | Photographer James Bannister
01 August 2023
Meet James Bannister, a graduate from our BA(Hons) Photography course who has paved a way for himsel...
Photography students win Gold and Silver at AOP Student Awards
29 June 2023
Photography students Alexander Norman and Olivia Eden have won Gold and Silver respectively in the 2...
Commercial Photography student selected for Canon Student Development Programme 2023
22 June 2023
It’s been an exciting few months for Commercial Photography BA(Hons) student Emily Barlow. We spok...
Any questions?
If you have any questions about our Photography courses, get in touch with our Future Services Team.