MAJOR CURRICULUM
Total credits required for a BFA in Photography: 120.0
The below degree plan is for students entering in the 2021 - 22 academic years.
Course |
Course # |
Credits |
FIRST-YEAR-EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS |
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| Art Matters | AH 100 | 3.0 |
| Frameworks: Themes in Humanistic Studies | HMST 101 | 3.0 |
| 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 |
| Studio Elective | 3.0 | |
| Choose one course from the following Color/Design category | ||
| Color/Design/Process |
FF 120A | 3.0 |
| Color/Design/Pattern | FF 120B | 3.0 |
| Choose one course from the following Form/Space category | ||
| Prototype/Situate/Fabricate | FF 130A | 3.0 |
| Body/World/Machine |
FF 130B | 3.0 |
| Choose one course from the following Systems/Time category | ||
| Haptics and Optics | FF 140A | 3.0 |
| Designing Information | FF 140B | 3.0 |
LIBERAL ARTS REQUIREMENTS |
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| Modernism and After / Modernisms | AH 201 | 3.0 |
| History of Photography | AH 332 | 3.0 |
| Art History Elective | AH | 3.0 |
| Art History Elective | AH | 3.0 |
| Humanistic Studies/Literature Elective (any level) | 3.0 | |
| Humanistic Studies/Literature Elective (300 or 400 level) | 3.0 | |
| Intellectual History I | -IH1 | 3.0 |
| Intellectual History II | -IH2 | 3.0 |
| Science/Math Requirement | NSCI | 3.0 |
| Theory Requirement | -TH | 3.0 |
| Academic Elective (or Writing Workshop, if required) | 3.0 | |
| Academic Elective | 3.0 | |
PHOTOGRAPHY MAJOR REQUIREMENTS |
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| Silver and Ink: Intro to Photography | PH 201 | 3.0 |
| BW2: Reimagining the Darkroom | PH 332 | 3.0 |
| Dig2: Materials and Methods | PH 363 | 3.0 |
| Studio & Location Lighting | PH 335 | 3.0 |
| Contemporary Directions | PH 345 | 3.0 |
| Professional Strategies for Photographers | PH 371 | 3.0 |
| Junior Seminar | PH 390 | 3.0 |
| Senior Thesis Project | PH 490 | 6.0 |