University of Gloucestershire

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 £1,500
  • Progression Partner Scholarship

    £5,000 tuition fee waiver deducted from first years tuition fee at the point of offer.

    Up to £5,000
  • Sports 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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