Photography Major (Bachelor of Fine Arts)

First Year - Credits: 32

• Photography Elective  (Cr. 3)

• ART 101 - Visual Art and Cultural Values I: Prehistory to c. 1310 (Cr: 3)
• ART 102 - Visual Art and Cultural Values II: Early Fourteenth Century to the Present (Cr: 3)
• ART 105 - Drawing and Composition I (Cr: 3)
• ART 123 - Foundation Seminar (Cr: 3)
• ENG 111 - Critical Reading and Writing I (Cr: 3)

• Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.

• ENG 112 - Critical Reading and Writing II (Cr: 3)

• Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.

• INT 100 - Internship I (Cr: 2)
• PHT 113 - Multimedia I: Audio and Video Production for Photographers (Cr: 3)
• PHT 116 - Introduction to Photographic Imaging (Cr: 3)
• PHT 160 - Photographic Applications I (Cr: 3)

Second Year - Credits: 35

• General Education Requirement  (Cr: 3) (Recommended GD 105)
• Literary Perspectives General Education Elective    (Cr: 3)
• Quantitative Reasoning General Education Requirement    (Cr: 3)
• Science and Technology General Education Requirement    (Cr: 3)

• ART 106 - Drawing and Composition II (Cr: 3)
• ART 115 - Two Dimensional Design (Cr: 3)
• ART 317 - History of Photography (Cr: 3)
• INT 200 - Internship II (Cr: 2)
• PHT 202 - Studio Photography (Cr: 3)
• PHT 213 - Filmmaking for Photographers (Cr: 3)
• PHT 218 - Documentary Photography (Cr: 3)
• PHT 260 - Digital Imaging and Manipulation (Cr: 3)

Third Year - Credits: 30

• Art Elective  (Cr: 3)
• General Education Electives    (Cr: 3)
• Global Issues General Education Requirement  (Cr: 3)
• Photography Elective  (Cr: 3)
• Values and Ethical Reasoning General Education Requirement    (Cr: 3)

• ART 201 - Painting I (Cr: 3)

• or

• ART 250 - Printmaking (Cr: 3)
• ART 302 - Portfolio (Cr: 3)
• PHT 312 - Advanced Photographic Methods (Cr: 3)
• PHT 313 - Multimedia III: Advanced Projects (Cr: 3)
• PHT 325 - Advanced Photography Seminar (Cr: 3)

Fourth Year - Credits: 30

• Individual and Society General Education Requirement  (Cr: 3)
• World Cultures General Education Requirement    (Cr: 3)
• General Education Electives    (Cr: 3)

• PHT 411 - Business Practices in Photographers (Cr: 3)
• PHT 480 - Semester Internship (Cr: 12)
• PHT 489 - Senior Research (Cr: 3)
• PHT 491 - Senior Capstone (Cr: 3)

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusivity Requirements

Students take the following: 

• DEI course attribute at any level
• DEI course attribute 200 level and above

Photography Electives

• PHT 210 - Fine Art Photography (Cr: 3)
• PHT 214 - Photography Agency (Cr: 1)
• PHT 217 - Sports Photography (Cr: 3)
• PHT 306 - Experimental Photography (Cr: 3)
• PHT 309 - Location Lighting: Events and Portraits (Cr: 3)

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the photography program, students will:

• Demonstrate the critical inquiry and analysis skills needed to engage constructively in intellectual discourse within the art fields.
• Demonstrate knowledge of and competency with computer technology as it is used in the artistic processes.
• Demonstrate a strong handling of perceptual skills in drawing.
• Experience the relationship of academic studio practices to professional applications.
• Discuss and write about the historical context for the visual arts.
• Communicate effectively in written form within the conventions of the discipline.
• Convey an understanding of the visual forms and their aesthetic functions, and basic design principles. 
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills in the use of basic and advanced tools, techniques, technologies, and processes sufficient to work from concept to finished product.
• Incorporate functional knowledge of photographic history and theory, the relationship of photography to other visual disciplines, and its influence on culture in finished work.
• Engage in experimental and manipulative techniques, candid and contrived imagery, documentary photography, archival processing, and interpretive studies.
• Apply sophisticated use of color theory with an understanding of cultural context.
• Engage verbally in intellectual discourse within the discipline.
• Demonstrate willingness to go beyond original parameters of assignment, introducing new materials and forms, including tackling controversial topics.
• Deconstruct concepts applying and carrying them out into a sophisticated and unique visual solution.
• Discuss and present an awareness of the personal creative process.