Students on this course study photography as a fine art practice and gain a wide range of technical skills and a good understanding of the history and theories of photography; the course values and encourages imaginative and inventive approaches to photography and supports all types of work, including black and white, colour and digital; students learn through a combination of lectures, technical workshops, seminars, group critiques and individual tutorials; participants go on regular gallery visits and are able to hear high profile guest lectures every week; the degree finishes with a professional final exhibition.