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    Program facts

    Arts University Plymouth
    Plymouth, UK
    • Program type
      Master's
    • Duration
      1 year
    • Annual tuition fee
      16,500 GBP

      Fees are displayed in the university's local currency

    • Language taught in
      English
    • Start date
      September

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    Program overview

    What Arts University Plymouth says about their program:
    "Our MA Photography programme acts as a platform to help develop your creative and professional practice, providing access to our specialist photographic facilities.


    We’ll encourage you to consider the place of photography in contemporary society, in terms of the production, distribution and consumption of photographic images.


    Through your research and practice, this will enable you to shape the way that photography is used and interpreted. Contemporary approaches to photography show that this is a fast-expanding visual discipline and with an important position within creative, social and cultural practices."

    Admissions Requirements

    Postgraduate academic requirements

    Applicants are normally expected to have an undergraduate degree at 2:1 or equivalent. However, the strength of your creative practice and other forms of experience will be taken into account.

    English proficiency

    Undergraduate

    • IELTS: 6
    • TOEFL IBT: 72
    • Duolingo: 95
    • Pearson Test of English: 50
    • Cambridge C1 (CAE) and C2 (CPE): 169, with no less than 160 in any skill

    Postgraduate

    • IELTS: 6.5 with a minimum score of 5.5 in each component
    • TOEFL IBT: 85
    • Duolingo: 105
    • Pearson Test of English: 60
    • Cambridge C1 (CAE) and C2 (CPE): 169, with no less than 160 in any skill

    English proficiency waivers

    You do not need to complete an additional English Language Test and you will be able to use your original degree certificate to prove you meet the English Language Requirement if you’ve recently completed a qualification equivalent to a UK degree in:

    • Antigua and Barbuda
    • Australia
    • the Bahamas
    • Barbados
    • Belize
    • Dominica
    • Grenada
    • Guyana
    • Ireland
    • Jamaica
    • New Zealand
    • St Kitts and Nevis
    • St Lucia
    • St Vincent and the Grenadines
    • Trinidad and Tobago
    • UK
    • USA

    You also don’t need to complete an additional English Language Test if:

    • you’re a national of Canada or any of the countries in the list above
    • you’ve successfully completed a course of 6 months or more as a Tier 4 (Child) student in the last 2 years.

    Entry requirements

    Undergraduate

    • If you have a GPA of 2.5-3.0 (out of 4.0) we require additional tests such as APs, SAT, ACT, IBs, Honours Classes, and College Classes

    Documents required

    • Online Application Form
    • Copy of passport
    • Transcripts from previously attended institutions
    • Financial Documentation
    • Essays
    • Recommendation letters

    Fees and funding

    Funding

    Internal Progression Scholarship £300 cash scholarship to students who progress directly from one of our UAL Extended Diplomas or a UAL Foundation Diploma in Art & Design onto a three or four-year undergraduate degree in Autumn 2022 at Arts University Plymouth.

    Alumni Progression Award 15% discount on MA or MFA program's fees for Undergraduate, Pre-Degree and Foundation Diploma in Art & Design graduates, who go on to postgraduate study with the Arts University Plymouth.

    Short Course Progression Award 10% discount on MA or MFA program's fees for anyone who has completed a Short Course with the Arts University Plymouth

    Scholarships of up to £2,000 per year may be available for international students, subject to eligibility and availability.

    Fee information

    • Undergraduate tuition: from £11,500 to £16,500 per year
    • Postgraduate tuition: £16,500 per year

    Visa requirements for Arts University Plymouth

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