Creative Photography BA

About the course

A three-year (6 semesters, 180 ECTS), English-taught bachelor’s degree in creative photography at METU, a private university in Budapest.

Entry requirements for Irish students

• You need a completed secondary school-leaving qualification. The Leaving Certificate normally meets this, but METU does not publish a specific Leaving Cert rule and does not use CAO points, so confirm with admission@metropolitan.hu. Documents must be in English or Hungarian.
• Portfolio: send 10-15 of your best photos as a PDF, with short descriptions. You also need a new photo series of 6-12 images, either staged or documentary, sized 1,200 pixels on the longer side in JPG or TIF format. Add a statement of up to 1,500 characters on the concept and a statement that the work is your own.
• Everyone does an online admission interview.
• English: you need an intermediate level. METU accepts FCE, CAE, IELTS 5.5+ or TOEFL 69+. Ask whether you can use Leaving Cert English instead.

How to apply

1. Check it is runningEmail admission@metropolitan.hu to confirm Creative Photography BA will take students for autumn 2027 and to get the dates. Ask whether they accept Leaving Cert English.
2. Build your portfolioChoose 10-15 of your best photos and shoot a new series of 6-12 images, following METU’s portfolio requirements. Get your Leaving Cert results and proof of English ready.
3. Apply onlineCreate an account on apply.metropolitan.hu, apply for BA Photography (Fall) when it opens, pay the 150 euro application fee and upload your documents.
4. Interview and acceptDo the online admission interview. If you get an offer, pay the 100 euro registration fee and two semesters of tuition (3,990 euro per semester for EU students in 2026/27).

Costs

• EU/EEA students pay 3,990 euro per semester for Photography BA in 2026/27 (7,980 euro a year); non-EU students pay 4,990 euro per semester. Two semesters’ fees are paid up front. Fees may rise each year in line with the inflation rate published by the Hungarian National Bank. You also pay a non-refundable application fee of 150 euro and a registration fee of 100 euro. This is a private, self-funded place.

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