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Our Photography A-level is designed to stretch your creative talents and develop your technical abilities.
Intended for those looking to harness their skills or seek a career in the creative industries, this A-level provides you with the knowledge and ability to progress directly onto university or straight into industry.
Delivered by experts within their fields, our supportive tutors will work with you individually to bring out the very best of your abilities.
You will benefit from a wide range of specialist facilities including a traditional photography darkroom, state-of-the-art image editing software and creative workshop environments.
In A-level Photography you will mainly work in the area of digital photography, however you will also be able to work with traditional film and darkroom methods. Much of your photography will be taken on location, with additional access to studio facilities within the college.
The topics studied on this course are:
Future career opportunities may include:
Positive Futures is a set of essential qualities, embedded throughout your study programme, that we seek to develop in all students:
You will also engage in the Positive Futures Careers Programme, developing key employability skills through a diverse range of activities including work placements, volunteering, employer talks, industry study visits and employment and university fairs.
As a Bury College student you will have access to a wide range of enrichment opportunities which will contribute to your personal growth and development and support your academic studies.
These may include:
Please Note: We attempt to ensure that all information contained within this website is correct and up-to-date. However, some details may change as we review and update our provision. Although every effort is made to provide the teaching, examination, assessment and other services detailed on this website and in our other publications, Bury College cannot guarantee the provision of such programmes, services, facilities and fees. Bury College reserves the right to amend, withdraw, alter or amalgamate any of the courses, locations and facilities detailed within at any time. Should circumstances require such amendments, Bury College undertakes to use all reasonable steps to minimise the resultant disruption to those services and most importantly to students.
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