Course Details

Do you want to tell a story through images? Are you able to share your thoughts and emotions visually or do you want to be able to? Photography allows us to show other people how we see the world and this course is the perfect starting point.

If you enjoy taking photographs, then this course will stretch and challenge your skills by providing you with the opportunity to work on projects that will encourage your creativity, experimentation, investigation and analysis skills.

You will be encouraged to take risks with your work to discover ideas and realize your creative potential. The course will also enhance your self-confidence and reveal potential career demands and opportunities.

You’ll be based at Lincoln College of Art and Design at Christ's Hospital Terrace (in the Cathedral Quarter) which has excellent facilities including a print room, 3D workshops (ceramics, glass, plaster, wood and metals), a dark room, five MAC suites, fashion workshop, photography and media studios and light and airy art.

During this course, you’ll be:

• Learning a broad range of photographic and camera skills both traditional and digital
• Using our darkroom and our computer rooms.
• Working within industry standard spaces with equipment to support you from your initial image capture all the way to the final exhibition.

You’ll need three GCSEs including an Art or Design related subject (minimum Grade Three) not including Expressive Arts, or a Level One qualification in an Art related subject. You will also need to attend an interview, where you will be required to show your art and design ability in a portfolio of artwork/photography.

You’ll need to provide a reference (from an employer or a recent school/college report). We are interested in your potential and your motivation to study here. We also ask you to email a short, written statement that tells us about your interests in our course.

Assessment: There is no exam. The Level Two Diploma in Art & Design Photography is made up of seven core units and one self-negotiated project, The Final Major Project. Coursework is all internally assessed through a combination of interim and formal assessments at the end of each project.

The final project will be graded as Pass, Merit or Distinction. This will be your overall grade for the qualification. The Level Two Diploma qualification is equivalent to four GCSEs at grade four.

Progression: The course will provide you with an introduction to image making which will enable you to develop a portfolio of work that will support progression onto a course at Level Three, normally Photography, Creative Media or Art.

For further information regarding the Advanced Learner Loan please visit www.lincolncollege.ac.uk/funding-your-course/

Please note that where stated, fees are for the first year of a course only.

For more information contact our Course Information Office on 030 030 32435 or email enquiries@lincolncollege.ac.uk

Camera equipment is available to loan from the department but you may want to use your own. It is recommended that you use an SLR camera. You will be able to ask advice regarding the best camera for you, during the course.

We will supply you with some photographic paper, photographic film and printing credit that will be covered within your studio fee. If you want to use the darkroom for your final project you will have to provide the film and paper that can be bought at college. The college provides all processing chemicals, printing equipment and specialist equipment such as studio lighting and tripods. You will also need general stationery equipment which includes a memory stick or hard drive (minimum capacity 8GB).