MA Film and Photography
When can you start this course? | Fees | Course length |
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You can also start this course in January |
Why choose this course?
- Our course provides a unique and exciting opportunity for those who wish to specialise in still and moving imagery, and work creatively across disciplines.
- Derby has a long tradition of both photography and film, and staff represent a wide range of visual arts practices, to give you expert knowledge and support.
About the course
The University is a member of D&AD (Design and Art Direction association) and within undergraduate courses is a member of the Association of Photographers(AOP), The British Institute of Professional Photography and MAGNUM Photographer's agency. Our course will help you to become versatile and creative in the application of knowledge and practice within the subject area of still and moving image. The course integrates theory and practice across lens-based media, dissolving the traditional boundaries between still and moving image to encourage both original thinking and individuality within a lively, challenging community.
Our academic team comes from a wide range of backgrounds with expertise in analogue photography and digital imaging, filmmaking and scriptwriting, fine art (painting and installation), history and theory. Staff are research-active, and the combination of their skills and experience will ensure an interdisciplinary approach to study, while supporting an integrated and informed student practice.
Throughout the course, you'll develop, and reflect upon, your practice with each stage building on the previous one. You will engage with the temporal and spatial significance of photography and film, and be supported through lectures, seminars, group workshops and tutorials. Our media store offers both digital and analogue equipment to the highest specifications, encouraging you to develop a wide range of skills, and enabling you to determine your own critical and creative practice.
Derby has a vibrant culture, with the multimedia centre QUAD, which hosts the successful International Photography Festival, Format, and you'll be encouraged to build contacts with other museums and galleries, relevant to your practice.
Find out more about what subjects and modules you'll be studying...Your career
This new post graduate course is guided by the success and career paths of our undergraduate students. Strong employer links have already been established within our courses, which have been designed to take into account the needs of a diverse range of potential employers within the industry. Students also find employment in education, the museums, libraries and archives sector, publishing and broadcasting.
Several students within the undergraduate courses have successfully applied for Enterprise inc cash bursaries of £2,490, along with £3,000 worth of generic and tailored business support to help with the success of their business.
Start dates
If you're from the UK or EU you can apply to study this course full or part time in:
- September 2012
If you're from a country outside the EU you can apply to study this course full time in:
- September 2012
Fees*
UK/EU students
- £495 per single module (you usually take 9 of these modules in total).
International students
*These fees apply if you're starting this course between September 2012 and August 2013. We recommend you check fee details with us though, as they can change. Costs can increase each year.
Course length
This course starts in September and January.
- Full time: 17 months.
- Part time: 34 months.
