Photography at Edinburgh Napier University
Photography (BA (Hons), W640) at Edinburgh Napier University asked for CCC in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on napier.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~CCC
Moderate96 points · around CCC
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check napier.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 96
The middle entrant had 144–159 points.
25 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 60%, other higher education 35%, a degree 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W640 · W6 film and photography
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
100%
still studying
UK 85%
0%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
40 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course78%86%
Learning opportunities80%83%
Assessment and feedback60%85%
Academic support77%90%
Organisation and management42%71%
Learning resources94%88%
Student voice72%79%
25 final-year students · 75% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£24k3 years£18.5k5 years£25.5k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
90% working10% studying
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
55%
say their work is meaningful
UK 58%
45%
use what they learned
UK 35%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations30%
- Elementary occupations15%
- Skilled trades occupations15%
- Managers, directors and senior officials5%
- Media Professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH10 5DT
Subjects
photography design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Merchiston Campus, Colinton Road
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Cinematics and photography at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIMM University | Digital Film Practice BA (Hons) | CCC | 112–127 |
| Boomsatsuma | Filmmaking: Post Production BA (Hons) | 96 points | 112–127 |
| Edinburgh Napier University | Photography this course | CCC | 144–159 |
| Falmouth University | Filmmaking BA (Hons) | 96 points | — |
| Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts | Filmmaking & Creative Technologies BA (Hons) | 96 points | 128–143 |
| LMA | Digital Film & TV Production BA (Hons) | 96 points | 112–127 |
| Raindance Film School London | Filmmaking HND | 96 points | — |
| Ravensbourne University London | Film Production BA (Hons) | 96 points | — |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | Film, Television and Digital Production with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons) | CCC | 112–127 |
| University of East London | Commercial Photography BA (Hons) | 96 points | 96–111 |
| University of Salford | Film Production BA (Hons) | 96 points | 128–143 |
See all 653 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More creative arts and design at Edinburgh Napier University
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- Interactive Media Design BDes (Hon)
- Interior and Spatial Design BDes (Hon)
- Product Design BDes (Hon)
- Television BA (Hons)