MA Photography Practice

Program Overview

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The MA in Photography Practice at Goldsmiths, University of London is a practice-based program that explores photography as an expanded artistic medium. It emphasizes the development of individual voice and practice, situating it in the context of wider developments in photography and post-photography. The program offers a variety of teaching formats, including lectures, seminars, technical sessions, group critiques, and individual tutorials, and culminates in an exhibition in the summer. Graduates are highly successful, working commercially, developing as artists, or continuing their academic studies.

Program Outline

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Degree Overview:

• Encourage dialogue with other mediums and practices, including moving image, CGI, installation, sculpture, performance, and technology.
• Navigate the radical transformation of photography in its contemporary encounter with new technologies like CGI and Generative AI.
• Encourage a resurgence in using traditional analogue technologies and approaches.
• Master contemporary and traditional image-making techniques and technologies.
• Develop critical perspectives on the meaning, production, and distribution of images.
• Design and curate exhibitions.

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Key Features:

• Cutting-edge digital and traditional analogue processes.
• Specialist training and facilities for both.
• Exposure to a variety of workshops.
• Access to analogue and digital cameras, darkrooms, studios, and post-production facilities.
• Culminating exhibition in the summer.
• Strong synthesis of theory and practice.

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Outline:

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Program Structure:

• 1 year full-time
• Focused on developing your individual voice and practice.
• Situated in the context of wider developments in photography and post-photography.
• Utilizes lectures, seminars, technical sessions, group critiques, and individual tutorials.

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Program Content:

• Study of photography in its durational and still forms, both analogue and digital.
• Exploration of electronic imagery, including motion and still elements.
• Examination of visualization in its standalone and interactive forms.
• Drawing on a broad range of cultural references and technical practices.
• Opportunities to develop and research visual style.
• Exploration of aesthetic and technical approaches.
• Space for exploration, questioning, change, and consolidation of work and ideas.

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Modules:

• Image Construction, Manipulation, and Management (60 credits)
• The Ascent of the Image (15 credits)
• Portfolio/Project/Viva Voce (90 credits)

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Assessment:

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Assessment Methods:

• Original portfolio submission.
• Coursework.

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Teaching:

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Teaching Methods:

• Lectures.
• Seminars.
• Technical sessions.
• Group critiques.

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Unique Approaches:

• The program emphasizes the development of the individual voice while situating it in the context of the wider developments in photography and post-photography.
• It offers a variety of teaching formats to support student learning and development.

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Careers:

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Career Paths:

• Art Director.
• Artist.
• Animator.
• Senior Interactive Designer.
• Head of Creative Department.
• Head Technical Creative, Experimental Film and Dance.
• Commercial Photographer (fashion, editorial, photobooks, social, advertising).
• Director (commercial narrative).
• Director Of Photography.
• Installation Artist.
• Interactive Artist.
• Producer.
• Curator.

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Career Outcomes:

• Graduates are highly successful, with finalists working commercially, developing as artists, or continuing their academic studies.
• The program emphasizes the development of the individual voice and provides exposure to a variety of technologies, preparing graduates for diverse career paths.

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Other:

• The program is offered by the Department of Media, Communications and Cultural Studies, ranked 2nd in the UK for research excellence.
• Goldsmiths is ranked 12th in the world for communication and media studies.
• The program has a strong focus on both theory and practice.
• Students have access to a variety of facilities and resources to support their studies.
• The program culminates in an exhibition in the summer.
• Contact the department for specific questions about the degree.

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Annual tuition fees These are the fees for students starting their programme in the 2024/2025 academic year. Home - full-time: £12520 International - full-time: £25270 Additional costs There may also be specific additional costs associated with your programme.