Photography in the Heart of Cork City
The visually striking campus of Cork College of FET – Douglas Street Campus enjoys a location close to Cork city centre.
Cafes, shops, major bus routes and Kent train station are within easy walking distance from the college.
Formerly known as St. John’s Central College, the college is truly a creative hub as it offers one of the best ranges of Art Design and Creative Media courses in Cork.
Photography, Graphic design, Film making, Jewellery design, Illustration and Art courses are just a small sample of over forty courses on offer in the Douglas street campus.
Photographic Studies Day Time Courses
For those who wish to study Photography in Cork, the Photographic Studies QQI Level 5 and Photographic Studies QQI Level 6 certified day time courses are a popular choice.
Running since 1997, it is an ideal Photography course in Cork for both school leavers and mature students to explore their artistic side.
Subjects include
- Studio Photography
- Digital Photography
- Portraiture Photography
- Black and White (Analog Photography)
- Black and White Darkroom
- Documentary Photography
- Photojournalism
- Image Processing and Photoshop
- The History of Photography
- Landscape Photography
- Media Analysis
- Work Placements (including organising exhibitions).
Students often use this course to create a portfolio for progression to third level colleges in Ireland and abroad. It has also proven to be an excellent course to prepare students for work opportunities in editorial, news , studio, portraiture , wedding, advertising etc . There is also an emphasis on the artistic possibilities of the medium and an encouragement for students to express themselves in a creative artistic manner.
We have a new well equipped Black and White Darkroom, Photo Studio and Digital Darkroom with great Technical Support.
Application details for these, and all the further education and training courses that Douglas Street Campus offers in Cork city can be seen on the website
https://www.douglasstreetcampus.ie
