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The Photography major requires the completion of 60 semester hours, which includes ten three-credit required courses, one three-credit Art History course, one three-credit 400-level course from a selected menu of courses, six three-credit elective courses, and six credits of Thesis Project. This 60-credit major contributes to the 121 credits required for the BFA degree.
In addition to the program requirements listed below, all BFA students must complete Foundation & General Education requirements that contribute to the 121 credits required for the BFA degree.
Required Program Courses
IM201 Theory & Practice
IM301 Theory & Practice
PH272 Concept / Capture / Print I
PH273 Studio Lighting Essentials
PH274 Photographic Investigations (6 credits, two different topics)
PH371 Photographic Practice and Research
PH372 The Photographic in Contemporary Art
PH374 Studio Lighting
PH375 Concept / Capture / Print 2
Art History
IS217 History of Photography
Program Electives
Complete 1 course from the following courses:
Complete 18 additional credits from any of the following subjects:
Studio Electives may be taken in any of of the following subjects: Animated Arts (AA), Creative Writing (CW), Drawing (DR), Graphic Design (GD), Illustration (IL), Intermedia (IM), Painting (PA), Painting and Drawing (PADR), Photography (PH), Printmaking (PR), or Sculpture (SC).
Applied Creative Practice
ACP499 Thesis Project
The Photography minor requires the completion of 15 semester hours, which includes one three-credit required course and twelve additional credits from selected menus of courses. Taken together with a major, this minor contributes to the 121 credits required for the BFA degree.
Required Program Courses
IS217 History of Photography
Program Electives
Complete 2 courses from Photography (PH) subject at any course level
Complete 1 course at the 300- or 400-level from subject Photography (PH)
Complete 1 additional course from the following courses.
Learn to communicate powerfully and explore new ways of thinking about image making. You'll build a strong foundation of skills and a high degree of professional proficiency in analog and digital techniques while focusing on critically examining the challenges of photographic expression, and developing a vocabulary to discuss and critique your work and the work of others.
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