
Photography (Editorial and Advertising) BA (Hons)
University of GloucestershirePark, Cheltenham
Course overview
Association of Photographers COURSE OF THE YEAR 2025 What is Editorial & Advertising Photography? Well, it’s everywhere you look. Editorial photography is about creating stories.
It’s in magazines, in print or online; it’s content creation for social media, Instagram, TikTok, blogs, and behind the scenes photography for films, TV and brands. Advertising photography promotes, sells, raises awareness for brands, products, services, charities and organisations, in print, magazines, posters, sides o
Key highlights
- Named Association of Photographers Course of the Year 2025
- Covers editorial storytelling for magazines, print and online media
- Includes content creation for social media, Instagram, TikTok and blogs
- Explores behind-the-scenes photography for films, TV and brands
- Advertising work promoting brands, products, services, charities and organisations
Entry requirements
- UCAS tariff points: 96-120 — UCAS Tariff: 96-120 points
- GCSE: 4/C or above — to include English, Mathematics
Scholarships
Global Scholarships
£1,500 tuition fee waiver deducted from first years tuition fee at the point of offer.
Up to £1,500Progression Partner Scholarship
£5,000 tuition fee waiver deducted from first years tuition fee at the point of offer.
Up to £5,000Sports Global Excellence Scholarship
The value of the scholarship will be £7,500 (spread over the 3 years) for Undergraduate students and £5,000 for Postgraduate students.
Sports Scholarships
Please contact the provider.
Undergraduate Merit Scholarship
£7,500 tuition fee waiver split over the three years of tuition fee.
Up to £7,500
Careers this course leads to
- Editorial photographer
- Advertising photographer
- Social media content creator
- Commercial photographer
- Unit stills photographer
- Photographer's assistant
Cost of study
UK/Home: £9,535 | International: £9,535
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Gloucestershire, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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