Bachelor’s degree · Dedicated photography program
BA (Hons) Photography
Robert Gordon University · Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Award
- BA (Hons) Photography
- Subject
- General photographyFull time
- Format
- On campus4 years
- Price
- £1,820per year, 2026-27
About this program
Four-year full-time degree covering editorial, documentary, photojournalism, landscape, portraiture, moving image, advertising and fashion, ending with a degree show.
- School and department
- Robert Gordon UniversityGray's School of Art
- Subject or specialization
- General photographyRecorded only where the official program page names it as a focus, not for individual modules.
- Teaching language
- English
Qualification and recognition
- Qualification
- Bachelor’s degree
- Exact award
- BA (Hons) Photography
- Award status
- Accredited academic qualificationAwarded by a degree-granting institution or listed in a national qualifications framework.
- Awarding body
- Robert Gordon University
Structure and schedule
- Duration
- 4 years
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Physical attendance
- Regular physical attendance
- Schedule
- Full time
- Teaching location
- Gray's School of Art, Garthdee (Aberdeen)
Admissions and portfolio
Portfolio required
- Portfolio
- Applicants with the appropriate qualifications are invited to a portfolio review or interview.
- Academic requirements
- SQA Higher BCC including Art and Design and English, or equivalents listed on the page.
- International applicants
- Not confirmed
- Language requirements
- IELTS 6.0 overall with no component lower than 5.5 for applicants whose first language is not English.
Fees
Original currency is authoritative. Each fee keeps its basis (per term, per year, per credit, whole program) and the academic year it applies to and is never converted or added up for you.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish students, per yearTuition · mandatory | £1,820per year, 2026-27 | Domestic students | 31 October 2026Source |
| Rest of UK and Irish students, per yearTuition · mandatory | £9,535per year, 2026-27 | Other fee category | 31 October 2026Source |
| International students, per yearTuition · mandatory | £18,940per year, 2026-27 | International students | 31 October 2026Source |
Facilities, final project and placement
As published by the institution. None of this guarantees employment or exhibition opportunities.
- Facilities and equipment
- Students work in studio and darkroom settings using traditional and digital techniques.
- Exhibition
- Final-year students exhibit at the annual Degree Show.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: application deadline.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 1 November 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 1 November 2026)