Coleraine,
United Kingdom
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
MFA Photography in Belfast United Kingdom | Ulster University
Ulster University
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Belfast United Kingdom
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Qualification
Masters Degree (Taught)
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
GBP
15,840
(c. USD21,266.47)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
24 months
Exploring innovative approaches to photography through Belfast School of Art's globally renowned MFA in Photography. At Belfast School of Art, we cultivate distinctive photographic perspectives that push boundaries in today's international art scene while embracing our distinctive regional and cultural identity. Recognized by the British Journal of Photography as a leading European institution for photographic education, our alumni make their mark worldwide across publications, exhibitions, and digital platforms, constantly redefining photography's role in modern culture and contemporary image-making.
Our faculty consists of internationally active photographers, authors, and theorists including Professor Paul Seawright, Ailbhe Greaney, Dr KayLynn Deveney, Ken Grant, Clare Gallagher, and Magnum photographers Martin Parr and Donovan Wylie. The program features visiting lecturers like Hannah Starkey, Guy Martin, and Donald Weber. Students engage with photography's evolving technological landscape, reimagining their creative approach through visual, theoretical, and contextual frameworks. Strong connections with galleries and festivals enable professional networking, enhanced by masterclasses, specialized workshops, annual Paris study trips, and visits to cultural venues across Ireland, the UK, and Europe.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.0
Qualification Requirements
Applicants must hold:
i) a second class honours degree or higher from a university of the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland, from the Council for National Academic Awards, the National Council for Educational Awards, the Higher Education Training Awards Council, or from an institution of another country which has been recognised as being of an equivalent standard, or
ii) an equivalent standard (normally 50%) in a Graduate Diploma, Graduate Certificate, Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma or an approved alternative qualification.
In exceptional circumstances, where an individual has substantial and significant experiential learning, a portfolio of written evidence demonstrating the meeting of graduate abilities (including subject-specific outcomes, as determined by the Course committee) may be considered as an alternative entrance route. Evidence used to demonstrate graduate qualities may not be used for exemption against modules within the programme.
In all cases applicants must provide a portfolio of practical work at interview or on application.
IELTS 6.0 with no band score less than 5.5., TOEFL iBT - 80 with a minimum L - 17 R - 18 S - 20 W - 17, PTE Academic - 55 (with min. of 51 in each part)
i) a second class honours degree or higher from a university of the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland, from the Council for National Academic Awards, the National Council for Educational Awards, the Higher Education Training Awards Council, or from an institution of another country which has been recognised as being of an equivalent standard, or
ii) an equivalent standard (normally 50%) in a Graduate Diploma, Graduate Certificate, Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma or an approved alternative qualification.
In exceptional circumstances, where an individual has substantial and significant experiential learning, a portfolio of written evidence demonstrating the meeting of graduate abilities (including subject-specific outcomes, as determined by the Course committee) may be considered as an alternative entrance route. Evidence used to demonstrate graduate qualities may not be used for exemption against modules within the programme.
In all cases applicants must provide a portfolio of practical work at interview or on application.
IELTS 6.0 with no band score less than 5.5., TOEFL iBT - 80 with a minimum L - 17 R - 18 S - 20 W - 17, PTE Academic - 55 (with min. of 51 in each part)
Tuition
GBP
15,840