At Sheridan College in Oakville, Canada, Honours Bachelor of Photography is offered as a honours degree in Photography programme. The programme runs for 4 years, delivered on campus.
At a glance
Degree:Honours Degree
Field:Photography
Duration: 4 years
Delivery: On Campus
We have no tuition fees on record for this programme yet — see the official programme page.
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The Honours Bachelor of Photography is a four-year honours baccalaureate degree delivered at Sheridan College's Trafalgar Road Campus in Oakville, comprising eight academic semesters plus a 14-week internship at the end of year three. The curriculum covers product, portrait, fashion, food, editorial, documentary, architectural and industrial photography, alongside visual storytelling with still and moving images, the history and theory of photography, and the business side of the profession, including marketing and branding. Students work with studio and location lighting, DSLR, medium-format digital and video cameras, and software including the Adobe Creative Cloud suite and Capture One Pro; a camera kit is provided for each student's use in the first two years, with a wider choice of equipment available in years three and four. The 420-hour internship takes place the summer between years three and four, locally or internationally, in one or more professional photography settings. The program draws on Sheridan's long-standing relationships with the photography industry for guest lectures, portfolio reviews and internship placements. It suits students seeking an entrepreneurially oriented photography education across a broad range of commercial and editorial applications rather than a single narrow specialization.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:65.00 / %
Admission Requirements: Entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent including Grade 12 English (ENG4U), one Grade 11 or 12 Visual Arts, Communications Technology or Photography and Digital Imaging credit (M or Open level), plus four further Grade 12 U or M credits, all at a minimum 65% overall average; two semesters of postsecondary study covering the same courses at 65% overall is accepted instead. A creative portfolio including three short-answer questions is required, assessed for a fee, with instructions posted to the Sheridan Application Portal after applying; applicants are ranked on the average of their six highest senior-level credits plus their portfolio result. Applicants whose first language is not English must meet Sheridan's institution-wide English Proficiency Requirement for degree programs: IELTS Academic 6.5 (no band below 6.0), TOEFL iBT 88 (no section below 21), PTE 60 (no section below 57), or Duolingo 115 (no subscore below 95).
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for programmes starting in Fall 2027 the application opened 26 September 2026, the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027, and offers can go out from 1 November 2026, with portfolio- and audition-based programmes deciding later in March; accepted offers must be confirmed by 1 May 2027. Winter and Spring/Summer 2027 entry use the same portal but Sheridan publishes no fixed equal-consideration date for them and reviews those on an ongoing basis. International applicants apply directly through Sheridan's own International Application Portal, not ontariocolleges.ca; the college publishes no fixed international deadline and admits on a rolling, space-permitting basis, so early application is advised for the 2027 entry cycle. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
