Photography - Level 2 (UAL Diploma)

Our Level 2 Diploma in Photography is a one-year, vocational course designed to provide a foundation in photographic skills as well as giving you an insight to the creative industry. This course prepares you to progress to the level 3 qualification.

During this one-year, practical course, you'll be given the tools to develop your photography skills in our state-of-the-art photography studio whilst being taught and guided by our expert teaching team who have professional experience in the industry.

What will I learn on this course?

• As this course is designed to teach foundational photography skills, you'll learn key elements to photography, such as: camera control, exposure, composition and lighting.
• An introduction to materials, processes and technical skills.
• Traditional darkroom processes.
• An introduction to contextual research.
• Digital image manipulation using software.
• An introduction to drawing skills for photography.
• Opportunities to solve 2D and 3D creative problems.

The work on the course is project/assignment based and assessment is continuous throughout the course. The units in the first two terms are assessed at Pass grade only. The final unit is awarded a grade of Pass, Merit or Distinction. This unit is achieved through a personal proposal and exhibition and decides the overall grade for the qualification.

You will need:

• 4 GCSEs at Grade 3 or higher, including English, maths and a relevant creative-based subject

Or

• A relevant Level 1 qualification at Merit or Distinction standard studied at CWA or another further education provider
• English and maths GCSEs at grade 3 or higher

You will be invited to an informal interview to help ensure the course is right for you. You will need to bring a portfolio of your creative work for the course team to look at. This is to showcase your creative flair, visual research, ideas and technical skills and can consist of a range of work from different medias such as drawing, painting, photography or 3D design. We really like to see sketchbooks however work can also be presented through photographs.