Immerse yourself on this innovative and dynamic course that brings together the disciplines of fashion photography, fashion film and multi-media production, giving you the skills needed to become a confident image-creator within the fashion industry. Combining both cutting-edge and traditional approaches to photography and image-making, this course will provide you with the creative and professional tools to express your artistic identity and develop innovative and imaginative visions for the future of fashion photography.
Throughout the course, you'll explore both digital and analogue photography, moving image and post-production, as well as art direction and shoot management. You'll also have the opportunity to collaborate with students from our other fashion courses, giving you invaluable networking experience.
Employability is embedded into this degree and you will hone your own personal creative style by undertaking an industry placement, giving you essential hands-on experience. You'll also have the opportunity to engage with live projects and with creative industry professionals.
Throughout your studies you will have access to a range of professional photography facilities to broaden your skills, including photography studios (including a specialist infinity cove), make-up studios, Mac suites, and digital reprographics rooms for high quality professional prints. All of which will help you to build a professional and extensive portfolio.
The course places a strong emphasis on equipping you with the skills and knowledge required by employers for a wide range of roles within the fashion industry. Many of our alumni have successful careers as freelance creatives, working internationally in a range of image-making roles.
You'll also be taught by award-winning industry professionals who have worked with some of the world’s leading fashion magazines, brands and designers, including UK Vogue, US Vogue, Glamour, Alexander McQueen, Paul Smith, ELLE, The Guardian, and The Observer.
Work from our final year students across our fashion-related degrees is showcased at Graduate Fashion Week (GFW). In 2023, final-year student, Kristian Braband was awarded the prestigious Terry Mansfield Fashion Publication Award.
YEAR ONE
Icons and Image
Style Cultures
Creating Beauty
Making Pictures
Editorial Fashion
Reading Pictures
YEAR TWO
The Fashion Story
Photography in Theory and Practice
Fashion and Film
Professional and Personal Development
Print Matters
The Styled Portrait
FINAL YEAR
Final Major Project Proposal
Dissertation
Professional Perspectives
Final Major Project
Industry Placement
Creative Design Projects
Visual Reports
Portfolios
Essays
This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.
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The following entry points are available for this course:
For information about applying to Solent as an International applicant, please visit https://www.solent.ac.uk/how-to-apply/entry-requirements/help-for-international-students
104-120 from a minimum of 2 A Levels
DMM (112 UCAS Tariff Points)
Pass in Access course with 60 credits overall including 45 Level 3 credits passed with a minimum of Merit, or 102-118 UCAS Tariff points with any combination of Distinction, Merit or Pass Grades
104-120 UCAS Tariff Points from a minimum of 4 Scottish Highers
Accepted when studied alongside other Level 3 qualifications
Merit (120 UCAS Tariff Points)
Find out more about qualification requirements for this course.
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
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| IELTS (Academic) | 6 | with a minimum of 5.5 in each of the four components |
We understand that each student is unique. At Solent we encourage individuality and have adopted a balanced approach to Admissions, by considering exam results alongside portfolios / interviews or auditions.
Our contextual offer scheme allows offers below our standard academic entry criteria to those who have faced challenges which has impacted their performance and predicted higher grades, by taking into account additional selection criteria such as a strong portfolio, interview or audition.
This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).
It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.
Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.
We are unable to show previous accepted grades for this course. This could be because the course is new, it's a postgraduate course, there isn't enough historical data, or the provider has opted out of sharing their entry grades data for this course - learn more.
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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
While most course costs are covered by your tuition fees, some essential resources and optional extras may need to be paid for separately. These additional costs are listed below. For advice on budgeting and managing your money, please contact student.funding@solent.ac.uk.
The 2025/26 other costs are not yet available. For guidance, the 2024/25 costs were:
Compulsory costs
Year one
Laptop (prices vary)
External hard drive: approx £50
Year two
Printing: approx £60-£100
Year three
Photographic materials (film paper), stationery, digital printing, mounting, final major project, study trips, memory sticks and printing: £300 - £600
Optional costs
Year one
Study trips: approx £300
Year two
Study trips: approx £300-£800
Year three
Study trips: approx £800-£1,250
Solent University offers a number of bursaries, grants and scholarships. For more information, please visit https://www.solent.ac.uk/finance/grants-bursaries-scholarships/bursaries
Email:admissions@solent.ac.uk
Phone:+44 (0) 23 8201 5066
Email:student.funding@solent.ac.uk
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