Photography and Media Level 2

Get behind the camera and into media. You’ll learn camera skills, shoot in the studio and on location, edit your images digitally and create your own media productions.

It’s a hands-on way to build a portfolio of digital still and moving content and explore whether your future is in photography, media or both.

Each project will produce a portfolio of evidence that tutors formally assess at points throughout the course.

Feedback is recorded on the College’s digital assessment platform, and one-to-one tutorials will track your progress and set targets.

Your final grade comes from your Final Major Project, where you’ll design and create a photography or media product of your own choosing. This is externally moderated and exhibited for peers and tutors.

Successful completion of this course could allow you to progress to Level 3 Photography or Level 3 Media.

In the longer term, you could work towards careers such as:

• Photographer
• Camera operator
• Video editor
• Content creator

The creative industries are one of the UK’s fastest-growing sectors, with key creative jobs projected to grow by 416,000 (27%) between 2025 and 2035 (Skills England, 2026).

Greater Manchester is one of the UK’s biggest media hubs outside London, with the BBC and ITV based at Media City in Salford.