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Photography (BFA)

Recommended Sequence of Courses for the B.F.A.: For a current degree sequence, please visit the department's website.

 

87 semester hours in Art and Photography as follows:

1. 24 hours of Lower-Level Photography Core Courses:

ARTS 1305Design for Photographers
ARTS 1357Introduction to Photography

3
ARTS 1358Introduction to Digital Photography
ARTS 2305Introduction to Photographic Lighting
ARTS 2315Introduction to Photographic Portraiture

3
ARTS 2360Documentary Photography I
COMM 1301Introduction to Mass Communication

2. 12 required hours of lower level Art History:

ARTH 2361Art History: Ancient through Medieval
ARTH 2362Art History: Renaissance to Modern
ARTH 3357History of Photography
ARTH 3360Survey of Contemporary Art

3. 9 semester hours of Business courses:

ACCT 2301Accounting for Non-Business Majors
BLAW 3317Business Law

3
BMKT 3331Principles of Marketing

4. 27 semester hours of Advanced Photography courses:

ARTS 3316Advanced Digital Photography
ARTS 3327Documentary Photography II
ARTS 3365Directorial Photography
ARTS 3367Landscape Photography
ARTS 4315Advanced Photography Portraiture: Studio Portrait
ARTS 4325Advanced Photographic Lighting: Studio Lighting
ARTS 4357Advanced Projects in Photography
and
ARTS 4390Senior Capstone
or
ARTS 4393Senior Photography Portfolio

5. 6 hours Advanced Studio Photography selected from the following:

ARTS 4330Commercial Photography
ARTS 4335Documentary Photography IV: International Fieldwork
ARTS 43504x5 Photography
ARTS 4360Art Photography: Manipulated Images
ARTS 4385Topics in Photography
ARTS 4388Internship in Photography
COMM 3355Publications Practicum

6. 3 hours Art History or Art Theory chosen from the following:

ARTH 3375/PHIL 3375Aesthetics: Philosophy of Art and Beauty
ARTH 4360Issues in Contemporary Art
ARTH 4330Topics in the History of Photography
COMM 3330Impact of Media on Society
COMM 4315Media Ethics
COMM 4322Seminar in Selected Film Topics