Bachelor's Degree in Photography – (B.A.)

The degree plan is designed so as to provide the students with a technical/scientific and humanistic background in core matters such as optics, photochemistry, analogue and digital sensitometry, light sources, digital edition and colour management and complementary matters such as aesthetics, image reading, art history, contemporary art critics and photography history with emphasis to Portuguese photography history. These concepts are learned by resorting to professional facilities and equipment for capturing, recording, storing, processing and printing images obtained through optical, photochemical and digital media. This training comprising all media of photographic production and application will allow future professionals to carry out any kind of photographic job within the vast world of image creation, record and dissemination. The industry in general still lacks higher-level skilled technical staff. The basic structure of companies and the services needs specialised technical staff. The rapid pace of technological advancement requires professionals to have appropriate training. Training offered to future graduates in photography focuses on four major areas: photography in industry, technical/scientific photography, documental and editorial photography and photography for multimedia products.

The bachelor´s degree in Photography allows access to Master´s programmes. A proposal for the Master's degree in Photography has been submitted for approval by the Ministry of Education.