Bachelor study program

Title of the study programme: 
Photography (B0211A310018)
 

Description of the programme:

The bachelor’s degree study of photography in English is intended for applicants interested in photography and visual arts who apply for the study in the last year of their secondary school studies or after having graduated from a secondary school. The study is structured in such a way that, in the first year, the applicants get acquainted with the basics of photographic representation, in the second year, they develop their knowledge in the field in specialized studios and in the photographic genres, in the third year they prepare for their bachelor’s thesis. The study is based on the interconnection of practical and theoretical subjects.

Yearly tuition fee is set by the Dean’s Decree.

Admission Procedure Time Schedule

  • October 2 – November 30, 2026 Application open
  • November 30, 2026 Deadline for the submission of the applications including mandatory attachments
  • December 2, 2026 Deadline for the submission of the portfolio
  • December 4, 2026 Round 1 (without applicants)
  • December 11, 2026 Round 2 (presence – Zoom or Teams)
     

Beginning of the study in the academic year 2027/​2028

  • September 15 – 30, 2027 – Introduction and preparatory weeks
  • October 01 2027 – Beginning of the winter semester

Duration of the bachelor’s degree study – 3 years (6 semesters)

Contacts:
Coordinator of the English programme: Barbora Stejskalová: @email

tuition fee: 
The tuition fee for the academic year 2026/​27 is CZK 220 000 

A) DESCRIPTION OF MANDATORY DOCUMENTS AND THE METHOD OF SUBMISSION 

Your application documents must be sent by November 30, 2026, in the electronic form to @email via wetransfer.com, filetransfer.io, nihaocloud.com or similar platforms. 

Your portfolio must be sent by December 2, 2026, in the electronic form to @email via wetransfer.com, filetransfer.io, nihaocloud.com or similar platforms. 

After sending the package, please make sure to send the specific download link separately via email directly to @email and await a confirmation reply. In case you do not receive a reply within 24 hours, please contact us immediately. 

For submitting your application documents, follow these rules: 

1. fill in the application form:

After you fill it in, you will receive passwords – eight digit code – that you will continue to use 

The deadline for submitting the application is November 30, 2026 

If you encounter any problems, please contact us immediately

Assistant of the Photo Dept. /​Coordinator of the English programme: Barbora Kloučková Stejskalová: @email: 

  1. Create a folder named accordingly: your name – enter exam 2027 – PHOTO FAMU 

  1. Inside this folder, create a folder named „documents” and include:
  • the copy or printscreen of your application
  • the structured CV that contains your telephone number, e‑mail and postal address 
  • the copy or photo of your passport 
  • the Proof of having paid the fee for the application of CZK 2,111, which you will pay in advance – a printscreen is sufficient; We prefer payment by card in your application form because it allows us to process your registration more quickly. In case of bank transfer, use these payment details:

Bank account:

Account number: 195373180297/​0100 
IBAN: CZ 5301000000195373180297 
Swift code: KOMBCZPP
Message to beneficiary: STUDENT’S NAME AND SURNAME + PHOTO FAMU 

Additional data that you may need: 
Account holder: AMU – Akademie muzickych umeni v Praze
Malostranské náměstí 12, Prague 1, 110 00, Czech Republic 
Name of Bank: Komerční banka, a.s.
Address of Bank: Na Příkopě 33, čp.969, 114 07 Prague 1, Czech Republic 

– copy of officially certified school-leaving exam certificate with a translation of subjects. Unless the documents are in Czech or English, please provide these documents with a certified translation. 

If you will take the school-leaving exam this academic year, replace the school-leaving exam certificate with your school’s confirmation, providing the date on which you will take the final exam. 

If these documents or confirmation of your school can’t be obtained due to quarantine in your country, send us a copy of your graduation certificate or the certificate of the last year of your study with a date when would be your final exams instead. 

REQUIRED WORKS AND METHOD OF SUBMISSION

Portfolio: must be sent by December 2, 2026 in electronic form to @email via wetransfer.com, filetransfer.io, nihaocloud.com or similar platforms. After sending the package, please make sure to send the specific download link separately via email directly to @email and await a reply. In case you do not receive a reply within 24 hours, please contact us immediately.

Your portfolio must include at least 3 and at most 6 cohesive artistic projects presenting the best results of your work to date with photography and technical imagery. Each artistic project included in the portfolio must contain: Title, year of creation, technique used, and a short annotation of up to 100 words. If the project involves moving images, the total duration must not exceed 5 minutes. You are responsible for ensuring that any link included in the portfolio is correct and functional. The entire portfolio must meet the following requirements:

  • Maximum length of the portfolio: 30 pages

  • Maximum file size: 50 MB

  • Portfolio format: PDF

  • File name of the uploaded portfolio: applicant’s name, KF FAMU, and the year of submission (e.g., NameSurnameKFFAMU2026)

B) COURSE OF THE ADMISSION PROCEDURE (FORM AND GENERAL CONTENT) 

Upon receipt of your portfolio, we will inform you in detail about the further course of the admission procedure by messages sent to the e‑mail address provided by you. 

General rules:

The 1st round of the admission procedure will take place without the presence of applicants on December 4, 2026.

You will be informed whether you have proceeded to the second round of the admission procedure on the application website. 

The 2nd round of the admission procedure will take place on December 11, 2026, and will be conducted by means of a video call. The 2nd round will include:

1. Photographic assignment – photographing on a given topic within a specified time frame, you will present 8 photographs to be discussed with the committee.

2. Conceptual assignment – you will choose one of three assigned topics and present the result to the committee.

3. Interview with the admissions committee focuses on a discussion of the submitted portfolio and second-round assignements, on your cultural awareness and familiarity with contemporary photography and visual art.

C) METHOD OF EVALUATION (EVALUATION CRITERIA) 

In the first round of the admissions procedure, the admissions committee assesses your talent-related aptitude on the basis of the submitted portfolio. 

In particular, it takes into account your authorial approach, originality and creative potential, the conceptual and visual coherence of the submitted projects, the ability to work with the medium of photography and the technical image, the technical and presentational quality of the portfolio, and compliance with the prescribed formal requirements. 

The assessment is conducted on a two-level basis: 1 = passed /​0 = failed.

In the second round, the admissions committee assesses the execution and creative approach to the photographic assignment; the execution and creative approach to the conceptual assignment; and the interview. 

In the interview, particular attention is paid to your ability to present, reflect on and defend the submitted portfolio and the results of the assigned tasks in the second round, to formulate your own authorial intention, to critically reflect on your previous work, and to respond to the committee’s questions. Your cultural awareness, orientation in contemporary photography and visual art, ability to think critically, and openness to professional dialogue are also assessed.

The overall result of the admissions procedure is determined by the sum of all scores, with a maximum of 80 points. You may be recommended for admission if you achieve a total score of 40 points or more. If you achieve this score and at the same time meet all the conditions of the admissions procedure, the admissions committee will recommend you to the Dean of FAMU for admission to the programme of study.

D) MAXIMUM NUMBER OF APPLICANTS ADMITTED FOR STUDY 

There is no maximum number of accepted applicants for this study programme. 

E) HEALTH REQUIREMENTS 

Not required for admission to this programme. 

F) PERIOD FOR APPLICANTS TO VIEW THE DOCUMENTS RELEVANT TO THE DECISION ON ADMISSION/NON-ADMISSION 

Applicants may view the documents (Admission Procedure Record) relevant to the decision on their admission/non-admission to study within 30 days following the delivery of a written decision of the Dean on admission/non-admission via online application form, subject to a preliminary arrangement with the Registrar’s office of FAMU.

G) ASSESSMENT OF EXCUSES 

If an applicant cannot attend the admission examination in the second round for truly serious reasons, they may apply with the Dean of FAMU for an opportunity to retake the examination on an additional date, such application to be submitted in writing no later than the day following the regular date of the admission examination. In the application, the applicant shall demonstrate the reasons for their absence with a relevant and reviewable document. The Dean in cooperation with the chair of the examination panel shall promptly assess whether or not the application can be honored taking into consideration the schedule of the ongoing admission procedure and the faculty’s capacity and human resources and shall notify the applicant in writing via the online application form with a reasoning. Applicants have no legal title to being offered an additional examination date.

H) ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE RESULTS 

Having taken the admission examination, applicants may follow the status of their respective applications and the admission/non-admission decision-making at https://prihlaska.amu.cz.

Applicants will receive the Dean’s decision on admission or non-admission in writing via the online application form. The admitted applicants will also be informed about the date of registration and any other information as needed.

FAMU may announce an additional admission term for the academic year 2027/​2028. The term will be announced at least four months in advance of its application deadlines. If announced, the application submission period may be open from 4 January to 2 April 2027. The deadline for the submission of the mandatory attachments may be on 5 April 2027. First round without applicants may take place on 9 April 2027, second round of the admission may take place on 16 April 2027. Information about the second term would be published on the FAMU websites: https://www.famu.cz/en/applicants/bachelors-study-programs/

I) RECOMMENDED MATERIAL TO STUDY 

Not specified for this study programme. 

more informations: www.famu.cz