Studio Art, Photography/Media
concentration, BA & BFA
The Studio Art BA & BFA program; Photography and Media Concentration, is designed to prepare students for careers in photography or media arts. It may also serve as a foundation for graduate study in the fine arts.
Photography/Media is available as an option in the studio major. Students take beginning, intermediate, and upper-level courses in photography and media arts.
There are two degree options in Studio Art, Photography/Media Concentration:
BA: provides the opportunity for additional study in other disciplines, including minors or double majors.
BFA: provides a more intense studio art experience with more required art courses.
Students in the Studio Art, Photography/Media Concentration, BFA will take 17, rather than 13, courses in the arts. Note: Both options require completion of the Learning-in-Common (LinC) curriculum in liberal arts.
Year 1
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| Number | Course Name | Number | Course Name |
| ART 170 | Drawing 1 | ART 170 | Drawing 1 |
| ART 142 | Visual Foundations: Composition, Color and Design |
ART 142 | Visual Foundations: Composition, Color and Design |
| Spring | Spring | ||
| Number | Course Name | Number | Course Name |
| ART 167 | Black & White Photography 1 | ART 167 | Black & White Photography 1 |
| ART 180 | Painting 1 | ART 180 | Painting 1 |
Year 2
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| Number | Course Name | Number | Course Name |
| ART 268 | Digital Photography 1 | ART 268 | Digital Photography 1 |
| ART 220 | History of Photography Art History Option 1 (Only 1 Art History Course Required) |
ART 265 | Alternative Photographic Processes |
| Spring | Spring | ||
| Number | Course Name | Number | Course Name |
| ART 368 or ART 267 |
Digital Photography 2 or Black & White Photography 2 |
ART 368 | Digital Photography 2 |
| ART 114 | Art History Survey: Renaissance to Abstraction Art History Option 2 (Only 1 Art History Course Required) |
ART 114 | Art History Survey: Renaissance to Abstraction |
| ART 131 | Introduction to Graphic Design | ||
Year 3
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| Number | Course Name | Number | Course Name |
| * Advanced Photo or Media Class (select from list below) |
ART 220 | History of Photography | |
| ART 229 | WI: Modern Art | ART 346 | Interactive Design 1 |
| Spring | Spring | ||
| Number | Course Name | Number | Course Name |
| * Advanced Photo or Media Class (select from list below) |
* Advanced Photo or Media Class (select from list below) |
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| ART 229 | WI: Modern Art | ||
Year 4
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| Number | Course Name | Number | Course Name |
| ART 372 | Studio Thesis Honors students could waive thesis (students are still expected to participate in the Senior Thesis Exhibition in Payne Gallery) |
ART 372 | Studio Thesis Honors students could waive thesis (students are still expected to participate in the Senior Thesis Exhibition in Payne Gallery) |
| ART 375 | Professional Practices | ART 375 | Professional Practices |
| Spring | Spring | ||
| Number | Course Name | Number | Course Name |
| ART 371 | Advanced Studio Seminar | ART 371 | Advanced Studio Seminar |
| * Advanced Photo or Media Class (select from list below) |
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* BA & BFA in Studio Art, Photography/Media Concentration,
Required Advanced Photo or Media Class Options(2 Required)
| ART 254 | Digital Video 1 |
| ART 267 | Black & White Photography 2 |
| ART 265 | Alternative Photographic Processes (required class in the BFA) |
| ART 354 | Digital Video 2 |
| ART 367 | Black & White Photography 3 |
| ART 368 | Digital Photography 2 (required class in the BFA) |
| ART 369 | Digital Photography 3 |
| ART 286, 381-384 | Independent Study |
| ART 288, 386-388 | Internship |
Suggested Elective Courses, BA & BFA, in Addition to Above Courses
| Graphic and Interactive Design Courses | |
| Intermediate and Advanced Drawing and Painting Courses | |
| ENGL 211 | Creative Nonfiction (Prerequisite: LinC 101 or equivalent) |
| ENGL 212 | Creative Writing (Prerequisite: LinC 101 or equivalent) |
| ENGL 230 | Public Speaking |