Year 2 Students are given more freedom to initiate projects that interest them. Subjects are photographed in greater depth and students are expected to produce work that has a clearly defined professional context. There are practical workshops in large format studio photography, exhibition printing, digital photography and digital manipulation and a series of lectures on professional studies, ethics, marketing and promotion. Students are encouraged to find relevant work placement at the end of year 2. This is regarded as a professional year in which students negotiate two large bodies of work that will form the basis of their graduating portfolio.
Students also research and produce a major written text.
Both components are supported by a series of workshops, seminars and individual tutorials. A continuous assessment scheme is used in which grades are awarded for each module. Successful completion of all appropriate modules within a year is a prerequisite for entry to the subsequent year.