Beginning as a diploma in Photographic Technology at the Regent Street campus during the sixties, this soon became the first degree course in photography in the country. The course diversified later on, becoming two courses, the BSc Photographic Technology and the BA in Photography, both of which have continued to develop and are still running today (see below).

Image science encompasses study in a range of areas including the assessment of images and imaging systems, optics, colour science, image metrology and visual science. As the field has developed the courses have expanded to encompass principles of digital imaging and applied imaging.

Staff

Our staff are members of the Imaging Technology Research Group which contributes to the content of the BSc Photography and Digital Imaging, the BSc Clinical Photography and the MSc in Digital and Photographic Imaging.

They are also involved in editing and updating some of the key publications in this field including 'The Manual of Photography and Digital Imaging' and the recently released 7th edition of Michael Langford's well-known 'Advanced Photography', both published by Focal Press (Elsevier).

Finally the staff are members of the Royal Photographic Society, regularly contributing to the RPS annual symposia, such as 'Digital Futures' and 'The Good Picture'. They are also members of the Society of Imaging Science and Technology. They regularly publish their work in the Journals such as the Imaging Science Journal and the IS&T Journal.

Find out more about our staff.

Imaging courses available:

BSc Photography and Digital Imaging

BSc Clinical Photography

MSc Digital and Photographic Imaging

BA Photographic Arts

BA Photography (part-time)

MA Photographic Studies