Bachelor of Arts in Photography

Program Length: 10 Trimesters

Careers: Advertising Photographer, Editorial Photographer, Fashion Photographer, Fine-art Photographer, Photo Editor, Photography Instructor, Photojournalist/Documentary, Photographer, Travel and Landscape, Photographer, Wedding Photographer, Graphic Designer, Video Editor, Image Editor, Lighting Director, Videographer, Content Creator, Creative Director, and Curator.

The Bachelor of Arts in Photography of the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde prides itself as the pioneering degree course in photography in the country. In keeping up with global communication standards, technology and design, leading practitioners in the industry mentor students to develop creative photographic skills and a critical understanding of aesthetics balanced with professional and business practices.

By providing our students the access to modern photo-imagery equipment and current photographic language, the program aims to develop photographers who are competent in using the most modern technology to effectively communicate ideas.

How can you best capture life in a frame?

This course is for you if you want to capture the images that tell the story of your time to preserve its lessons or to inspire change. You will learn to:

  • generate concepts and ideas to effectively pursue a creative and artistic objective by creating photographic images;
  • create a photograph of the highest photographic standards to represent and communicate concepts, narratives, and arguments by mastering photography techniques;
  • analyze photographic works to produce innovative works through engagement and dialogue that uses contemporary picture language; and
  • plan for a successful career in the creative industry by applying the basic theories and principles of professional practice through the guidance of the Benildean Expression of the La Sallian Core Values.

Vanguards of creating digital content

The School of New Media Arts envisions its academic programs to be the vanguards in creating digital content relevant to the people and society. Guided by prominent faculty, and industry mentors, and supported by the most up-to-date equipment, software tools, and technology in the College, the students experience innovative curricular approaches that enable them to create and explore the field through various media applications and platforms.

Because of the advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, there is an increasing demand for technical experts and digital media content creators within most professional industries. And the SNMA Programs are equipped in responding to the rapid expansion and growth of interactive design, animation, film, photography, graphic design, and web design, as they cross various intersections of emerging technologies in art and design.

The School of New Media Arts is projected to become a major player and staple source of highly-skilled creatives. Its graduates are expected to take the lead in creatively responding to the needs and demands of the vast and fertile new media landscape.

Medium and techniques in the School of New Media Arts are categorically unique as they are constantly changing and evolving at an unprecedented pace. 

As they continue to enhance and establish discipline in the fields of animation, film, photography, graphic design, and web design, they cross various intersections of emerging technologies in media arts, interactive design, moving, and sound design, to name a few.

Collaboration and engagement among SNMA Programs can foster substantive collaborations to further enhance the curricula, students’ experiences and exposure, relevant partnerships and linkages, and possible job placements and work opportunities.

Primed to be in their Prime

SNMA programs are supplemented by various co-curricular and extra-curricular activities where students are encouraged to join. These activities are designed to let the students experience real-world application of their learnings in their programs.

Every nook and corner tells a story

The Design + Arts Campus, a 14-storey academic complex, is one big playground for creative minds and a venue that stimulates students to think out of the box, shift perspectives, and innovate ideas.