MA Digital Imaging and Photography

The aims of the course are to contextualise the practice and theory of the photographic image in relation to the media, popular culture, technology and the visual arts. It also explores the social, cultural and critical issues involved in the creation and dissemination of a wide range of photographic representations.

Production Projects A/B and Major Project; Workshops; Research Methods; Critical Theory.

The programme leads to the Postgraduate Certificate (60 credits), Postgraduate Diploma (120 credits) and Master of Arts (180 credits) qualifications.

Full-time mode is normally five days a week. Part-time mode is one full day of contact (lectures, seminars, tutorials, presentations) and one and a half days of access to all the departments technical facilities with full support. 

The course is delivered through workshops, lectures, seminars, individual and group critiques, self-directed learning.

Continuous assessment throughout both full-time and part-time modes of study. The various modules will be assessed through production projects/portfolios/exhibitions, presentations, production research with critical evaluation and essays.

The course has a wide range of visiting speakers, both theorists, practitioners and major industry publishers, directors and producers.

A competitive but wide range of photography and imaging-based careers are available, including research and critical-based practices for visual artists, advertising, studio, fashion and editorial photography, picture editing, project and work-flow management positions, technical and digital post production studio positions, museum and gallery administrators, audience and interpretation development roles, working in image libraries and archives, all levels of education, community arts and administrative positions in the public and private arts sectors.

The normal entrance requirement is a good honours degree in a related discipline, however applicants with other backgrounds or what generally might be considered to be unrelated disciplines will be considered on an individual basis. All applicants would normally be able to demonstrate some experience and critical awareness of photographic practices along with an ability to critically engage in both production and writing. 

We encourage a wide range of applicants who are interested in undertaking extended portfolio, book, screen and exhibition based photographic projects and applicants exploring more non-traditional areas or media hybrids. These might include working with combinations of theory/text/image, archive collections, production analysis, curation, interpretation, exhibition, publication and distribution of the photographic image within broader social and cultural contexts. Applicants with an interest in the relationship between the still image, time based and interactive media would also be welcome. The course in its part-time mode is particularly suitable for working photographers, artists, community arts professionals, media practitioners, teachers, museum and gallery archivists or other professionals who wish to update their knowledge of new technologies and to extend their existing skills by engaging in critical practice and theory.

For information about fees, scholarships and bursaries please see our Fees & Funding pages.

Fees and Funding

Richard Vickers

rvickers@lincoln.ac.uk