Having a photography degree is a real advantage for anyone who wants to become a professional photographer.

Thanks to the Internet, obtaining one no longer means having to attend a bricks and mortar university. These-days courses can be done online, and are an affordable and flexible alternative to learning everything you need to know about this artistic subject. Through enhanced web based teaching and learning programs, you will develop the critical-thinking skills necessary for a successful career in photography.

It’s an exciting specialist subject that will enable students to appreciate photography as a form of creative expression. Students will leave not only better prepared for the workplace and more employable, but also be introduced to something that many people enjoy as a hobby.

Online photography degree overview

Learning is attained through online lectures, seminars, tutorials, demonstrations and exercises. Through innovative curriculums you will, over time develop your own unique individual style. Courses tend to be designed around a series of core modules that cover essential material, these in turn are complement by a set of optional modules in specialist areas. All modules include an insight into both the technical and creative aspects of the subject.

From enrolment right through to graduation, you will be able to take full advantage of the expert online advice, feedback and guidance provided by specialist tutors. You will have access to your own, secure online studio as well as comprehensive study materials.

Courses tend to be contextualised within a framework of research, critical observation and evaluation, with staff always on hand to answer any question you might have. All the modules you complete will count towards the degree award, and assessment is done through portfolios, written assignments, essays and coursework.

Typical modules and subjects

  • Advanced Digital Imaging
  • Advertising
  • Digital Photography
  • Documentary Photography
  • Editorial Photography
  • Fashion Photography
  • Fine Art Photography
  • Gallery Management
  • Graphic Art
  • Introduction to Photography
  • Outdoor Photography
  • Photo-Journalism
  • Photographic History
  • Picture Editing
  • Portrait Photography
  • Portfolio Development
  • professional Practice
  • Visual Communication
  • Wedding Photography

Students will learn how to

  • Combine technical proficiency with visual creativity.
  • Produce both print and screen based work.
  • Print out images that are of the highest resolution.
  • Work within the chemical and digital darkrooms.
  • Work on location and in the studio.
  • Use Photoshop and other specialist digital manipulation software to alter and enhance images.
  • Use a cameras controls and functions.

Students will learn about

  • Contemporary practices and debates within photography.
  • Traditional and digital camera formats.

About this page
This is a resource page that will give you useful information about what you can expect to learn on an accredited online photography degree course. It also lists links to a selection of popular and relevant online degrees that are run by established US and UK universities. We have focused on these two countries because at present most English language online courses are run by academic institutions based in the United States of America and the United Kingdom. Through the links on this page you will find out about the:
Admission requirements
Course costs
Course length
Enrolment dates
Financial aid available to students
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