Bachelor in Fine Arts - Photography

Most photography courses focus on technique. Technique is necessary - but it is not enough to build a career or earn respect in the creative world. This program is built on four pillars that run through all eight semesters:

1. Studio Practice (Every semester): Students create a major photographic project each term, guided by mentors and assessed through structured juries and critiques.
2. Critical Thinking + Writing (From Year 1): Students learn visual culture, aesthetics, ethics, and academic writing so they can articulate intent, defend choices, and create work with depth
3. Curation + Publication: Students learn how photographs live in the world - exhibitions, photobooks, archives, editorial formats, wall text, catalogues, sequencing, captions, and audience experience.
4. Professional Readiness: Portfolio strategy, client systems, copyrights, releases, pricing, negotiation, and a career path that is practical - not imaginary.

This program is highly studio-based and mentorship-driven. Students do not learn photography like a school subject - they learn it like a real practice. Every project moves through a professional process:
concept → references → research → shoot planning → production → editing → sequencing → critique → final output → presentation.

Students work across multiple approaches and mediums including:

• Fine art practice and conceptual photography
• Documentary storytelling and long-form visual essays
• Portrait, identity, and the human condition
• Space, architecture, and landscape
• Editorial and applied genres (depending on interest and electives)
• Moving image basics (video + sound foundations for photographers)
• Publication design and exhibition-making
• Archives, documentation, and metadata discipline

The teaching model includes classroom sessions, demonstrations, structured assignments, field exercises, critique culture, guest sessions, and juries. Students are trained to accept feedback professionally, improve outcomes rapidly, and build confidence through consistent public presentation

The 4-year structure is aligned with the National Education Policy approach, creating flexible academic progression and stronger outcomes. Students gain structured learning across eight semesters with meaningful milestones, and the degree framework supports academic continuity, research orientation, and a stronger professional identity by graduation.

A defining highlight: the 6-month internship/residency

A serious degree must include serious exposure. That is why this program includes a minimum 24-week internship/residency in Semester 8. Students work in real professional environments such as studios, editorial teams, cultural institutions, documentary teams, production setups, creative agencies, archives, or visual content departments.

This internship is not treated as attendance. It is evaluated through outcomes: deliverables, supervisor assessment, a case study portfolio, and a reflective report. The purpose is simple - students graduate with experience, clarity, discipline, and credibility.

Final year: Major Project + Dissertation + Public Showcase

In the final semester, students complete a Final Major Project - a signature body of work that represents their voice and direction. Alongside, they complete a dissertation/research paper (practice-based research) and present their work through a curated public outcome: exhibition/digital showcase with catalogue text.

So, by the time a student graduates, they don’t just hold a degree. They hold:

• A serious portfolio
• A clear specialization direction
• A completed internship with outcomes
• A final body of work with research depth
• Public presentation experience
• Professional readiness for real opportunities

• A complete 4-year NEP-aligned degree with strong academic structure.
• Studio projects every semester - learning is output-driven.
• Mentorship and critique culture that builds real confidence.
• Writing + research skills that make students articulate and respected.
• Curation + publication training (exhibition + photobook culture).
• A serious 6-month internship evaluated through deliverables.

Is this course only for students who already know photography?

- No. The first year builds foundations from the ground up. What matters is seriousness, curiosity, and willingness to work.

Is this a “professional course” or a “fine arts degree”?

- It is a fine arts degree with professional readiness built into it. Students learn craft, concept, culture, and career together.

What is the difference between a short photography course and this degree?

- Short courses teach tools. This degree builds a complete practitioner: studio discipline, research depth, writing ability, curatorial understanding, and portfolio strength over four years.

Does the program include film or video?

- Students learn moving image fundamentals (video + sound basics for photographers). Those who want deeper filmmaking can explore electives and allied pathways

What kind of internship will students do?

- A minimum 24-week internship/residency in relevant professional environments. It is assessed through real outcomes, not formality.