Open College of the Arts

The Open College of the Arts

Study at your own pace for pleasure, a career or a degree
Start your course at any time
Work at home or anywhere you wish
Work with a professional Photographer as your tutor
No experience required
Choose from 8 Photography courses
Begin your course within 2 working days of cleared payment
Claim optional higher education credits

We are a non-profit making charity offering quality course materials, professional tuition and a flexible framework so you can work at your own pace.

We offer postal tuition and our tutors are practising photographers.

There are no entry requirements or age limits because we believe that there are no limits to your ability to develop.

Find out why 50,000 students since 1987 have chosen our courses by sending for your free Guide to Courses.

Our courses carry optional higher education credit points awarded by the Buckingham New University. These can be put towards qualifications (e.g. BA, Cert/Dip HE). OCA has a credit transfer agreement with The Open University.

If you already have a significant portfolio of work you can fast track your degree via the APEL process. Call now on 0800 731 2116 for further information.

Photography Courses
Our lens-based courses avoid technical jargon, enhance visual awareness and explore practical design principles to help make dynamic images. The courses help you to develop an understanding of effective photography and how to create it. All our Photography courses have been written by Michael Freeman.

Other OCA Courses:

Digital Arts
Painting
Watercolour
Drawing
Textiles
Sculpture
Creative Writing
Art History
Visual Arts
Composing Music
Printmaking
Creative Digital Film Production

Course Photographers: Michael Freeman (course author), Peter Haveland, Geoffrey Taylor, Jose Navarro, Robert Enoch, Maggy Milner, Allan Whetton(course tutors).

Subjects covered: Photography 1: The Art of Photography; Photography 1: Digital Photographic Practice, Photography1;People and Place, Photography 2: Landscape; Photography 2: Social Documentary; Photography 2: Progressing with Digital Photography; Photography 3: Advanced; Photography 3: Advanced Digital Photography.

Cost: 595 (advance payment) / 280 deposit + (5 x £68)