Photography and Digital Studio BFA Option
This option is offered within the following major(s):
The Photography and Digital Studio BFA option concentrates on digital and traditional photographic processes and approaches to making contemporary art but also on related technological arts such as video, sound, installation, and computer-based arts. The primary objective of offering the BFA is to provide professional education in visual art at the undergraduate level and to enable graduates to enter professional, studio-based careers and within the creative industries.
Art (BFA) majors taking the Photography and Digital Studio BFA option may not take required art courses on an S/U graded basis. Students may not use courses in which they have earned less than a C– to satisfy BFA requirements. A minimum 3.00 grade-point average must be maintained in all art courses used to meet BFA requirements.
Option Code: 831
The core curriculum studio courses must be completed before taking upper-division studio courses for a major program. All students seeking a major or a minor must see a departmental advisor on a yearly basis.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Studio Art Core Curriculum | ||
| ART 100 | ART ORIENTATION | 1 |
| ART 117 | 3-D CORE STUDIO | 4 |
| ART 121 | DIGITAL CORE STUDIO | 4 |
| Lower-Division Art Electives | ||
| Select one studio art electives at the 200 level | 4 | |
| Select two art history electives at the 200 level | 6 | |
| Photography and Digital Studio BFA Requirements | ||
| Required Photography and Digital Studio BFA Courses | ||
| ART 222 | INTRODUCTION TO TIME-BASED ART | 4 |
| ART 263 | DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY | 4 |
| ART 340 | DARKROOM PHOTOGRAPHY I | 4 |
| ART 345 | INTERMEDIATE PHOTOGRAPHY | 4 |
| ART 347 | PHOTOGRAPH: STUDIO LIGHTING | 4 |
| ART 456 | PORTFOLIO-PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO ART (take winter term of senior year; repeatable up to 8 credits) | 4 |
| Photography and Digital Studio BFA Electives | ||
| Select eight courses from the following, with at least two at the 400-level: | 32 | |
| PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES FOR ARTISTS | ||
| DARKROOM PHOTOGRAPHY II | ||
| CONCEPTS IN DIGITAL IMAGING | ||
| VIDEO ART (repeatable up to 8 credits) | ||
| PHOTOGRAPHY ON ASSIGNMENT | ||
| ALTERNATIVE PROCESSES IN PHOTOGRAPHY | ||
| *PHOTOGRAPHY: ACTIVISM, AND SOCIAL CHANGE | ||
| PRACTICUM STUDENT MEDIA (repeatable up to 4 credits) | ||
| NEW MEDIA: INTERACTIVE | ||
| *GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND THE PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE | ||
| ADVANCED DARKROOM | ||
| COMBINED MEDIA: PHOTO INSTALLATION | ||
| THE CONSTRUCTED IMAGE | ||
| DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY | ||
| ADVANCED STUDIO LIGHTING | ||
| ALTERNATIVE PROCESSES IN PHOTOGRAPHY II | ||
| PORTFOLIO-PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO ART (repeatable up to 8 credits) | ||
| FIELD PRODUCTION | ||
| Required Art History Courses | ||
| ART 264 | *PHOTOGRAPHY: HISTORY, TECHNOLOGY, CULTURE AND ART | 3 |
| ART 366 | ART SINCE 1945 | 3 |
| ART 368 | ^HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY | 3 |
| or ART 411 | ^ART IN CONTEXT HISTORICAL AND CRITICAL APPROACHES | |
| ART 462 | DIRECTIONS AND ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY ART | 3 |
| Additional 300/400 Art Eectives | ||
| Select 21 credits 1 | 21 | |
| Total Art Credits | 120 | |
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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)
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Art electives may be any combination of Art History or Studio Art courses. One class may be at the 200 level. At least two classes must be at the 400 level
Option Code: 831