Art Degrees Online

Taking it beyond the holiday snap and using your camera to capture and comment on the world around you forms the foundations for this inspirational course.

Aiming to inform and enable you to create photographs for news reportage, documentary and photoessays, our degree will give you the skills you need to become an adaptable and confident photographer.

The course blends practice, critical analysis, theoretical studies and self-reflection to develop your professionalism and an informed appreciation of photography.

Creating photographs to tell stories about our world, everyday life and the unusual, you’ll learn how to communicate effectively through images and master the power of photography to provide insight. You’ll also learn about the business of photography, such as how to promote and protect your photographs.

You will explore professional practice through valuable work experience opportunities and be encouraged to develop your own individual style. At the end of the course you will be able to work independently, utilising film and digital technology appropriately, and should be well placed to meet the challenge of working in this exciting area of photography and the media.

What is Animation?
Animation is a discipline that includes everything from traditional, character-based narrative to experimental work. It is an increasingly malleable and sophisticated art form that is well-positioned to take full advantage of ongoing technological development.

How will the Animation minor benefit me?
This minor will give you understanding, hands-on experience and insight into:
• Timing and movement
• The development of drawing skills
• Instruction in the basics of film and video technology

This course equips you with strong practical skills whilst also providing the critical framework needed for a career in photography and the media.

Historical and critical studies will inform the development of your individual practice, and you will be guided through concepts relating to the production, philosophy and critical position of the image within contemporary visual culture.

Visiting speakers from industry and the arts offer an insight into their practice and help you to develop your awareness of professional environments and contexts.

Visits to cultural centres such as Paris and New York are offered during the course.