MA History of Photography

... United Kingdom
... Birkbeck University of London

Course Overview

Our MA History of Photography enables you to learn about - and negotiate your individual path through - past and present photographic practices and cultures, in order to develop your interests, whether your engagement with the medium is academic, artistic, personal, or vocational.

You will develop subject-specific and transferable research, critical, and writing skills that will enhance your career opportunities in the field and beyond, whether in academia or teaching, photography as a practice, galleries, and museums, or in the media. The course is also ideally suited to preparing students with a practice-based background considering a Ph.D.

This degree offers you the opportunity to study with internationally recognized experts. Our teaching staff is defining the field, and conducting groundbreaking research in the history and theory of photography in its various uses and manifestations. You will work closely with our staff while also benefiting from our diverse and vibrant student body of all ages and backgrounds. The teaching program is also enriched by the international research culture of the History and Theory of Photography Research Centre.

General Eligibility

A second-class honors degree (2:2) or above in a relevant subject or equivalent (for example, professional experience).

Part Time Work Details

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

  • If English is not your first language or you have not previously studied in English, the requirement for this programme is the equivalent of an International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic Test) score of 6.5, with not less than 6.0 in each of the sub-tests.

Programme Information
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Course Category

Humanities and Social Sciences


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Campus Name

Central London


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Course Level

Postgraduate


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Duration

Full-Time, 1 year


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Available Intake

January, October


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IELTS Score

6.0


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Tuition Fees Range

9810,

18030, (INT)


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