Expand+Photographic Studies QQI Level 6 programme is designed to provide an advanced understanding of the photographic medium. Students’ progress through a series of workshops and lectures aimed at increasing their perceptive awareness, which culminates in ...

Hide-Photographic Studies QQI Level 6 programme is designed to provide an advanced understanding of the photographic medium. Students’ progress through a series of workshops and lectures aimed at increasing their perceptive awareness, which culminates in the individual’s ability to apply advanced techniques to concept, thereby producing visually successful and articulate work. This educational process also prepares future photographers to eloquently express their work practice when necessary. Upon completion of the Level 6 programme, students gain considerable experience by organizing a professional Graduate Exhibition at a recognized city centre venue.

Expand+Upon receipt of a Letter of offer, a successful applicant may secure a place on the programme by paying within 5 working days a minimum deposit. Applicants will forfeit their place of offer if the registration process as laid down is not adhered to.
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Hide-Upon receipt of a Letter of offer, a successful applicant may secure a place on the programme by paying within 5 working days a minimum deposit. Applicants will forfeit their place of offer if the registration process as laid down is not adhered to.

Details of charges relating to this course:
Student Services Fee: €250
QQI Service: €80
Facilities Materials: €100
Government PLC charge: €200
Visits/Tours: €50
Total: €630

The procedure for online payments is as follows:

- A minimum deposit as outlined in the Letter of Offer must be paid online by the applicant using his/her username and password on the St John’s Admissions System and the balance of charges must be paid before class commences.

- Applicants are requested to present a Birth Certificate or Passport and a certified copy of their Leaving Certificate results if available.

Medical Card Holders & Vocational, Training and Opportunities Scheme (VTOS), New Directions and Applied Computer Training applicants:
- Medical Card Holders may exempt from exam fees and reduce the balance of their charges.
- There are no charges to VTOS applicants, and funded programmes such as New Directions and Applied Computer Training applicants.

Refund of Payments:
- Where a student subsequently does not take up their place on a course they may apply for a refund. Refunds will not be paid after October 31st in any year.
- In the case of all Refunds, a charge will be retained by the College to cover Administration Costs incurred.
- Should there be a difficulty with any of the above; the college will help in any possible.

International Students from Non-EU countries - see college website for details of fees applicable.

Expand+Applications for 2017
Applications for all courses can be made online at: www.stjohnscollege.ie

Applications are invited from early January of each year or once the college’s Online Admissions System becomes live.

Step 1
An online application...

Hide-Applications for 2017
Applications for all courses can be made online at: www.stjohnscollege.ie

Applications are invited from early January of each year or once the college’s Online Admissions System becomes live.

Step 1
An online application form (only in exceptional circumstance should a hard copy application form be completed) and submitted through the college’s Admissions System accessed through the college website www.stjohnscollege.ie All applications are acknowledged by an automated email.
Currently the college operates three round of offers in March, May and late August/early September, however some programmes alternate interview arrangements posted on individual programme pages on the college website.

Step 2
Places are offered subject a satisfactory interview and meeting the requirements of the programme as laid out in the individual course outlines as displayed in the college website.
Once the criteria above are met a Letter of Offer is issued outlining the registration process and charges to be paid. Upon receipt of a Letter of offer, a successful applicant may secure a place on the programme by paying within 5 working days a minimum deposit. Applicants will forfeit their place of offer if the registration process as laid down is not adhered to.

The procedure for online payments is as follows:
•A minimum deposit as outlined in the Letter of Offer must be paid online
by the applicant using his/her username and password on the St John’s Admissions System and the balance of charges must be paid before class commences.
•Applicants are requested to present a Birth Certificate or Passport and a certified copy of their Leaving Certificate results if available.

Medical Card Holders & Vocational, Training and Opportunities Scheme (VTOS), New Directions and Applied Computer Training applicants:
•Medical Card Holders may exempt from exam fees and reduce the balance of their charges.
•There are no charges to VTOS applicants, and funded programmes such as New Directions and Applied Computer Training applicants.

Expand+Education Progression Opportunities
UCC: CK101, CK105, CK107, CK108, CK109, CK113, CK117, CK118, CK210, CK301, CK307

LIT: LC110

WIT: WD137, WD152

DIT, Dún Laoghaire, LYIT: DT559; DL833; LY406

See: http://www.cao.ie/index.php?page=fe...

Hide-Education Progression Opportunities
UCC: CK101, CK105, CK107, CK108, CK109, CK113, CK117, CK118, CK210, CK301, CK307

LIT: LC110

WIT: WD137, WD152

DIT, Dún Laoghaire, LYIT: DT559; DL833; LY406

See: http://www.cao.ie/index.php?page=fetac

QQI Level 6 awards may have advanced entry options into some Higher Education Institutions.

Career Opportunities
This course prepares students to progress to a broad range of employment areas within the photographic medium; from freelance work to running their own studio or business, to working as photojournalists or photo editors or artist-photographers. To date we have an almost 100% success rate for students progressing to further study at Third Level colleges in Ireland and abroad. Our students have gone on to have work published in magazines, to edit magazines, to publish books of their own work, to become artists and curators, and to successfully start and run their own businesses.