About Honours Bachelor Of Photography in Sheridan College (Ontario)

An industry-focused professional photography program

With its entrepreneurial focus, this program prepares you for a dynamic professional photography career in communications. You’ll create conceptually and visually compelling still and moving images, and explore photography’s potential in existing and emerging fields. Through your studies and a hands-on internship, you’ll be prepared for work in the expanding world of image-based storytelling.

Work with the latest photography technologies

Our equipment and facilities are unmatched in Canada, and among the best in the world. Our studios are outfitted with state-of-the-art DSLR, medium format digital and video cameras. Students also work with advanced strobe and LED studio/location lighting. Sheridan’s labs have advanced displays and printers, the full Adobe Creative Cloud software suite and Capture One Pro software.

Learning Outcomes

The successful completion of this program will enable the graduate to:

• Develop appropriate and innovative solutions, working within the dynamics of the target market, with consideration for the requirements of an employer or client.
• Incorporate the knowledge of photography theories, principles and historical practices into the conceptualization and development of effective photographs.
• Integrate the principles of photographic language and design as well as knowledge of contemporary visual culture, into the creation and evaluation of one’s own work (in traditional and emerging media) and into the assessment of the work of others.
• Develop thematic bodies of photographic work that investigate and record the visual world and that explore and express ideas.
• Create photographic images utilizing a variety of technologies and workflow processes (image capture, manipulation, output, and distribution) in alignment with conceptual/visual objectives.
• Exhibit professional attitudes and behaviours, as well as effective leadership skills when working in multidisciplinary teams.
• Develop a professional practice strategy, including career opportunities and business models that includes effective project management, ethical and legal behaviour and thoughtful networking among professional colleagues and clients.

Career Opportunities

Graduates of Sheridan’s Honours Bachelor of Photography program begin their photography careers as assistants or freelance photographers, and then work their way into full-time employment or operate their own studios.

Sample employment areas

• Advertising photography
• Corporate photography
• Fashion and editorial photography
• Image bank photo editing
• Industrial and architectural photography
• Magazine photo editing
• Photojournalism
• Public relations and event photography

Academic qualification equivalents

• Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, English, Grade 12 with a minimum 65% overall average.

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS           :   6.5 – Overall Band Score with no Band below 6.0
• TOEFL          :   88 (21L,W,S,R) iBT (Internet-based TOEFL) or 570 Paper-based
• PTE              :    60 – Overall Minimum Score (57L,W,S,R)

Sheridan College (Ontario) Highlights

Sheridan College (Ontario) The Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses

Though the cost of attendance for a student studying at Sheridan College would vary as per standard of living and choices of an individual, however, the estimated average cost for an academic year is tabulated below: