Photography Major (Bachelor of Science)

First Year - Credits: 32

• Photography Elective (Cr. 3)
• Quantitative Reasoning General Education Requirement   (Cr. 3) 
• Science and Technology General Education Requirement   (Cr. 3) 

• ART 102 - Visual Art and Cultural Values II: Early Fourteenth Century to the Present (Cr: 3)
• BUS 125 - Introduction to Business (Cr: 3)
• ENG 111 - Critical Reading and Writing I (Cr: 3)
• ENG 112 - Critical Reading and Writing II (Cr: 3)
• 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 CMM203)
• Values and Ethical Reasoning General Education Requirement  (Cr. 3)
• World Cultures General Education Requirement (Cr. 3)

• ART 317 - History of Photography (Cr: 3)
• BUS 200 - Marketing (Cr: 3)
• MCA 204 - Promotional Writing and Editing (Cr: 3)
• GD 105 - Introduction to Computer Graphics (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

• General Education Elective  (Cr: 3)
• Global Issues General Education Requirement   (Cr: 3) 
• Individual and Society General Education Requirement   (Cr: 3)
• Literacy Perspective General Education Requirement (Cr. 3)

• ART 302 - Portfolio (Cr: 3)
• BUS 301 - Entrepreneurship for Non-Business Majors (Cr: 3)
• PHT 309 - Location Lighting: Events and Portraits (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

• General Education Elective   (Cr: 6)

• MCA 335 - Social Media and Marketing (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

Recommended Electives:

• ACC 175 - Financial Accounting (Cr: 3)
• BUS 270 - Communicating in Business (Cr: 3)
• BUS 330 - Consumer Behavior (Cr: 3)
• BUS 360 - Retail Management (Cr: 3)
• BUS 380 - Small Business Management (Cr: 3)
• BUS 460 - Brand Management (Cr: 3)
• MCA 103 - Advertising Fundamentals (Cr: 3)
• CMM 106 - Media and Culture I (Cr: 3)
• CMM 115 - Social Media: Theory and Practice (Cr: 3)
• CMM 315 - Global Mass Communication (Cr: 3)
• MCA 335 - Social Media and Marketing (Cr: 3)
• CMM 380 - Media Ethics (Cr: 3)