About Photography Studies College

This Bachelor of Photography course is one of the best in Australia, developed with the know how that comes from decades of providing high quality industry relevant photographic education and award winning, highly employable graduates. As a Bachelor of Photography student, you will graduate job ready with strong industry networks and connections because of our industry focused curriculum, entrepreneurial and marketing subjects and the final year industry mentor program.

Your course lecturers are leading professionals, highly respected and connected in the photography image making industry and these connections often lead to direct job and work experience outcomes for students and graduates. Building a network of external mentors and industry contacts is an important part of the course and is often a pathway to employment and career connections within the creative industries.

The Master of Arts Photography program is designed to launch your career on the national and international stage.

The program will prepare you for professional careers in photography and the broader creative arts industries including roles in multimedia, journalism, photographic publishing, curatorial and project management, academia and teaching. The program is flexible enough to allow you to achieve your professional goals and expand your practice in a supportive and world-leading environment. As a Master of Arts Photography student at Australia’s number one photography college, you will join a network of international photographers, publishers, curators, festival directors and writers that will enable you to take your practice onto the world stage.

Enter the photography industry, start working in your first professional job or upskill for work with our real-world focus and course outcomes. Career opportunities for image makers are endless - from working as a photographer for fashion, news and weddings to creative roles in social media as well as upskilling for your own business. This course will start to build your industry know-how and best practice through visual and technical literacy, ongoing image feedback, problem-solving scenarios and collaborative learning. You will also be encouraged to connect with industry through studio and exhibition visits, entering awards, networking, and via your industry leading teachers.

For students wanting to turn their passion into a career, there is the option to undertake our our unique nationally accredited and innovative part time Advanced Diploma of Photography (10281NAT) course. This qualification is designed to produce professional photographer graduates ready for a career in the photography industry, with access to PSC’s forty plus years of networks and experience.

Studying in our part-time Advanced Diploma in Photography comprises of two semesters per year for four years. However, the flexibility is also available for students to work at a lesser load and extend this course over a longer duration should that suit their circumstances better. As per the Certificate courses, you can choose between evening or day sessions, usually scheduled over one or two 3-hour classes per week.

The Undergraduate Certificate of Digital Imaging provides pathways into further study - advanced standing into the Bachelor of Photography or employment. Once you have completed the course, you are eligible for direct entry and 30 credit points of the 180 credit points required for the Bachelor of Photography degree.

Alternatively, it will prepare you for support roles in photography and the creative industries, such as digital retouching, cataloguing digital content, being a visual editing assistant or working as a photography assistant. In the course, you will undertake 4 subjects, providing 30 credit points of the 180 credit points for the Bachelor of Photography qualification. Additionally, it will prepare you for photography and digital imaging support roles, such as cataloguing digital content, digital retouching, or a visual editing assistant. This course provides a skills pathway to the Bachelor of Photography degree.

The Undergraduate Certificate of Photography provides pathways into further study or employment. Once you have completed the course, you are eligible to gain direct entry into Semester 2 of the 1st year of the Bachelor of Photography degree. The course provides you with 30 credit points of the 180 credit points required for the Bachelor of Photography qualification. Alternatively, it will prepare you for support roles in photography and the creative industries such as working as a photography assistant, cataloguing digital content, digital retouching, or being a visual editing assistant.