Master of Arts - Fashion Photography
- 1 year
- Duration
- 30,890 GBP
- Price
- September
- Start
- June
- Deadline
- Master
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- London / United Kingdom
- Location
Program description
The MA Fashion Photography programme at London College of Fashion approaches the discipline by first disaggregating fashion and photography as two distinct, all-encompassing fields. This foundational separation avoids reductive interpretations and acknowledges that both are complex, evolving systems shaped by social, cultural, and economic forces.
The course examines the sophisticated interplay between fashion as material and photography as medium, exploring how their entanglement extends far beyond the image. This unique ontological framework establishes a distinctive postgraduate discourse, setting a benchmark for advanced practice in contemporary fashion photography.
Program structure
- Block 1: EXPLORE – supports the transition to postgraduate level study and new thinking of fashion photography (as anti-thesis) through the following units:
- In/Different Spaces (20 credits)
- Interplays: Fashion and Photography (40 credits)
On successful completion of these units, you are eligible for the award of a Postgraduate Certificate. (60 credits)
- Block 2: SITUATE – fosters the shift from orientation and exploration of the discipline to a position of iterative affirmation of your own interests (as in thesis or premise) and specific direction through the following units:
- New Iterations in Fashion Photography (40 credits)
- Elective Unit (20 credits)
Students will have the opportunity to participate in an elective unit as part of this course. This is an opportunity for students to collaborate with students from other courses within the college.
The following is an example list of electives that have been previously delivered:
- Creative Decision Making for Fashion Enterprise
- Cultural Programming
- Fashion Politics and Cultures
- Fashion Practices for Social Change
- Fashion Together: Collaboration for Innovation
Please note:
- Elective unit titles and details of the unit may change year to year
- Elective units offered may change year to year, that is, unit listed above may or may not be offered in subsequent years
- Students participate in a bidding process for choosing electives and participation in any particular elective is not guaranteed
On successful completion of these units, you are eligible for the award of Postgraduate Diploma. (120 credits)
- Block 3: INTEGRATE – The culmination of theory and practice acquired throughout Block 1 and 2 (as in synthesis), brought together through the Master’s Project.
- Master’s Project (60 credits)
Price
Tuition fee:
- 30,890 GBP per year*
*Tuition fees may increase in future years for new and continuing students on courses lasting more than one year. For this course, you can pay tuition fees in instalments.
You may need to cover additional costs which are not included in your tuition fees, such as materials and equipment specific to your course.
Requirements for applicants
You will have:
- A relevant degree and prior experience in the critical and creative practice of fashion photography, photo-media or fine art photography.
- An ability and willingness to collaborate, to generate new ideas, and to engage in cultural and social theory in the research and development of an expanded fashion photography practice, as demonstrated in a portfolio of recent work and the articulated motivation to undertake postgraduate study.
We will also consider applicants who are practicing photographers, artists or designers from different contexts with a demonstrated orientation towards fashion photography. We are also interested in applicants from an artistic or scientific background, who can evidence a connection into an expanded fashion photography practice in the creative and academic industries, as appropriate.
Applicants who do not meet these course entry requirements may still be considered in exceptional cases.
The course team will consider each application that demonstrates additional strengths and alternative evidence. This might, for example, be demonstrated by:
- Related academic or work experience (minimum of three years)
- The quality of the personal statement
- A strong academic or other professional reference
- OR a combination of these factors
English Language Requirements
- IELTS level 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in reading, writing, listening and speaking.
About the university
The University of the Arts London (UAL) produces and encourages the creativity essential for a better future. Its colleges have been at the forefront of innovative education since 1842, creating work with a lasting impact on people and the planet, driven by curiosity, imagination, and purpose.
London is fundamental to UAL's identity, providing a vital context where the university connects and exchanges ideas with individuals from all walks of life. Globally, its creative network influences education, culture, business, and society.
Through innovative research and creative instruction, UAL's faculty and staff bring fresh perspectives to education. The university enables students to build the careers they desire by working with them at every level - from pre-degree to postgraduate, and from short courses to online learning.
UAL's colleges
Ranked second in the world for art and design, UAL comprises six distinct colleges:
- Camberwell College of Arts
- Central Saint Martins
- Chelsea College of Arts
- London College of Communication
- London College of Fashion
- Wimbledon College of Arts
Together, they form a community of creatives, innovators, trailblazers, and storytellers, united in their mission to reimagine the future.
Courses in the visual arts, animation, screen, communication, fashion, media, and performance are available at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
