KEY FACTS

Title
MRes Photography
Award
Master of Research - MRes
Study mode
Full-time (Part-time route available)
Duration
1 year
Start date
September 2013
Fees
See fees information above

MRes Photography

Aim

MRes Photography provides an exciting opportunity for students to pursue an individual research project, which may be practice-based, historical, critical, curatorial or theoretical.

Highlights

High profile photography department; academic staff exhibit and/or publish individually and contribute within the Land/Water and Visual Arts research group
Facilities include a purpose-built daylight studio; digital and analogue dark rooms

News

Director of photoworks, David Chandler, has joined the Plymouth University as Professor of Photography read further information
Professor Jem Southam exhibits at the Tate Modern, read the University's press release and further info from the Tate Britain

Fees and funding

Please follow the link below for details on the fees for this course.

Fees for entry 2012-13

Duration

1 year full time or 2 years part time.

Entry requirements

For entry to postgraduate level, applicants should normally possess:

a first or upper second (2:1) degree with honours (in a photography related subject) or professional qualification, recognised as being equivalent to degree standard; or
an ordinary degree, foundation degree, higher national diploma, or university diploma, accompanied by substantial experience in an appropriate field.
Applicants with overseas qualifications can check their comparability with the UK equivalent through NARIC, who provide an advisory service.

English language requirement

If your first language is not English then evidence of English proficiency is required. The level of proficiency that is required can vary with the type of programme for which you are applying. For further advice on the appropriateness of overseas qualification and proficiency in the use of English, please contact our International Office.

The minimum IELTS score for acceptable English proficiency for entry is normally 6.5.

View the table of English language requirements.

Meet the staff

"Having key staff from the British photographic community now here, and with an exciting programme of visiting speakers and tutors, Plymouth ranks among the very best places to study at postgraduate level."

Professor David Chandler
Click on the icon below to watch a short film about Professor David Chadler

KEY FACTS

​MRes Photography

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