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Photography Level 5 NPA

Campus Sighthill Campus

Qualification SCQF Level 5

Study mode Full time

Start date Jan 2027

Course overview
Entry requirements
Study options

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Course overview

The NPA Level 5 Photography course at our Sighthill Campus is a single-semester course starting in January that will help you understand your DSLR camera and how it works.

Covering and developing your skills in portraiture, landscape, and studio photography, this course will introduce you to the manual controls of your camera and give you experience in researching, making, and presenting your photographs.

This course is SQA-certified and will allow you to progress to the next level of qualification in photography, such as the Foundation Photography programme.

What you will learn

Photographing People
Photographing Places
Understanding Photography
Working with Photographs
An Introduction to Portraiture
EC Printing Basics
EC Camera Settings
EC Designing with Photographs

How the course is assessed

You will be assessed through both practical, written and project-based assignments.

Number of days per week

Four days per week. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.

Entry requirements

Minimum of three passes at SCQF Level 4.
Computer access is required, and a DSLR camera would be advantageous.

English Proficiency Requirements

IELTS 5.5

Progression and Articulation Routes

Level 6 Foundation Photography Course.

Study Options

Campus	Study mode	Start date	End date
Sighthill Campus	Full time	18/01/27	11/06/27

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