MAJOR CURRICULUM
Total credits required for a BFA in Photography: 120.0
The below degree plan is for students entering in the 2022-23 academic year.
Course |
Course # |
Credits |
FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS |
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| Forum I | FF 111 | 3.0 |
| Forum II | FF 112 | 3.0 |
| Drawing: Tradition and Innovation | FF 161 | 3.0 |
| Drawing: Contemporary Practices | FF 162 | 3.0 |
| Color & Design |
FF 120A or 120B | 3.0 |
| Form & Space | FF 130A or 130B | 3.0 |
| Systems & Time |
FF 140A or 140B | 3.0 |
| Studio Elective | 3.0 | |
LIBERAL ARTS REQUIREMENTS |
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| Modernisms | AH 101 or 201 | 3.0 |
| Ways of Seeing | AH 205 | 3.0 |
| History of Photography | AH 332 | 3.0 |
| Art History Elective | AH | 3.0 |
| Art History Elective | AH | 3.0 |
| Ways of Writing | HMST 101 | 3.0 |
| History/ Politics Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Literature/Creative Writing Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Societies/Cultures Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Philosophy/ Religion Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Science Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Humanistic Studies Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Academic Elective | 3.0 | |
| Academic Elective | 3.0 | |
| * Within these categories, at least one course must carry the DEIG designation; two must must be taken at the 300 level; and one must be taken at the 400 level. | ||
PHOTOGRAPHY MAJOR REQUIREMENTS |
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| Silver & Ink: Intro to Photography | PH 201 | 3.0 |
| Black & White II: Reimagining the Darkroom | PH 332 | 3.0 |
| Studio & Location Lighting | PH 335 | 3.0 |
| Contemporary Directions | PH 345 | 3.0 |
| Digital II: Materials & Methods | PH 363 | 3.0 |
| Professional Strategies | PH 371 | 3.0 |
| Junior Seminar | PH 390 | 3.0 |
| Photography Internship | INT 402 | 3.0 |
| Senior Thesis | PH 490 | 3.0 |
| Senior Thesis | PH 491 | 3.0 |
| Photography Elective 1 | PH | 3.0 |
| Photography Elective 2 | PH | 3.0 |
| Photography Elective 3 | PH | 3.0 |
| Photography Elective 4 | PH | 3.0 |
| Studio Elective 1 | 3.0 | |
| Studio Elective 2 | 3.0 | |
| Studio Elective 3 | 3.0 | |
| Studio Elective 4 | 3.0 | |