Photography (with Foundation Year) at Manchester Metropolitan University
Photography (with Foundation Year) (BA (Hons), W641) at Manchester Metropolitan University asked for 72–80 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on mmu.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~80 points
Openbelow CCC
Published as 72 - 80 points
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check mmu.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 80
The middle entrant had 128–143 points.
75 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 97%, an Access course 1%, no formal qualifications 1%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W641 · W6 film and photography
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
86%
still studying
UK 85%
14%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
60 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course91%86%
Learning opportunities92%83%
Assessment and feedback83%85%
Academic support90%90%
Organisation and management77%71%
Learning resources82%88%
Student voice88%79%
45 final-year students · 81% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£25.5k3 years£19.5k5 years£25k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 235 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
80% working10% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
45%
say their work is meaningful
UK 58%
65%
use what they learned
UK 35%
- Elementary occupations15%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals15%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations15%
- Sales occupations10%
- Business and public service associate professionals10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 30 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Manchester, North West England, England
- Postcode
- M15 6BH
Subjects
photography design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chichester College Group (inc Brinsbury, Chichester, Crawley, Northbrook & Worthing Colleges) | Film and Television HNC | CCD | — |
| Boston College | Film and Television HND | 80 points | — |
| Hopwood Hall College | Creative Media Production - Film and TV HND | 80 points | — |
| Leeds Beckett University | Filmmaking BA (Hons) | 80 points | 112–127 |
| Manchester Metropolitan University | Photography (with Foundation Year) this course | 72 - 80 points | 128–143 |
| New College Swindon University Centre | Film and Television HND | 80 points | — |
| Tyne Coast College | Creative Media Production (Film) - South Tyneside College HNC | 80 points | — |
| University of Roehampton | Film Production with Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 64 - 80 points | 112–127 |
| Warwickshire College and University Centre | Graphic Design with Photography BA (Hons) | 80 points | — |
| BMet (Birmingham Metropolitan College) | HNC Film and Television HND | 72 points | — |
| University of Chester | Photography (including a Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | 72 points | 112–127 |
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