Photography (with Professional Practice Year) at University for the Creative Arts
Photography (with Professional Practice Year) (BA (Hons), W644) at University for the Creative Arts asked for 32–168 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on uca.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~168 points
HighestA*AA and above
Published as 32 - 168 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 uca.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 168
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. At least 74% had fewer than the 168 asked.
230 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 77%, other qualifications 10%, other higher education 6%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W644 · W6 film and photography
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
83%
still studying
UK 85%
14%
left higher education
UK 10%
2%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
355 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course72%86%
Learning opportunities67%83%
Assessment and feedback75%85%
Academic support86%90%
Organisation and management47%71%
Learning resources80%88%
Student voice68%79%
150 final-year students · 77% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£24k3 years£20k5 years£25k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 30 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
87% working3% working and studying7% unemployed2% other
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
40%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
65%
say their work is meaningful
UK 58%
20%
use what they learned
UK 35%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations21%
- Elementary occupations19%
- Sales occupations12%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations7%
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 85 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Farnham, South East England, England
- Postcode
- GU9 7DS
Subjects
photography design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Farnham
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MidKent College (Inc Medway School of Arts) | HND Photography HND | 72 - 168 points | — |
| University for the Creative Arts | Photography (with Professional Practice Year) this course | 32 - 168 points | 112–127 |
| University of Surrey | Music and Sound Recording (Tonmeister) BMus(Hons) / BSc(Hons) | 144 - 168 points | — |
| University of Bristol | Film and English BA (Hons) | 112 - 159 points | 160–175 |
| Newcastle University | Film Practices BA (Hons) | 128 - 147 points | 128–143 |
| University of Sussex | Filmmaking BA (Hons) | 128 - 147 points | 112–127 |
| Brunel University of London | Film and Media Production BA (Hons) | 32 - 144 points | 96–111 |
| Leeds Trinity University | Photography BA (Hons) | 112 - 144 points | 96–111 |
| Queen's University Belfast | Film Studies and Production BA (Hons) | 112 - 144 points | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | English and Film & Television Studies BA (Hons) | ABB - AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Leeds | English and Film Studies BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
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