Art Degrees Online

University Requirements (15 credits)

ARAB 201
Introduction to Arabic Language
3 cr

ENG 201
Academic English I
3 cr

GHN 201
General Health & Nutrition
3 cr

COMP 201
Computer Applications
3 cr

CS 201
Cultural Studies I
3 cr

Faculty Requirements (24 credits)

ADF 100
Basic Design I
4 cr
ADF 101 Basic Design II 4 cr
ADF 111 Drawing I 3 cr
ADF 112 Drawing II 3 cr
ADF 113 Color in Design 3 cr
ADF 121 History of Art 3 cr
ADF 214 Photography I 2 cr
ADF 331 Portfolio Presentation 2 cr

Major Requirements (46 credits)
PHO 202 Photography II
3 cr
PHO 203 Color Photography 3 cr
PHO 304 Mixed Media Photography 3 cr
PHO 305 Final Project 6 cr
ART 222 Theories of Visual Communication 2 cr
PHO 223 History of Photography 3 cr
PHO 224 Contemporary Trends in Photography 3 cr
GRA 231 Computer Aided Graphics I 2 cr
PHO 332 Photography Internship 1 cr
PHO 241 Digital Imaging 3 cr
PHO 242 Advanced Digital Imaging 3 cr
PHO 251 Studio Lighting 3 cr
PHO 352 Large-Format Photography 3 cr
PHO 353 Documentary Photography 3 cr
PHO 354 Digital Printing Methodology 3 cr
PHO 355 Business Practice for Photography 2 cr

Major Electives Requirements (12 credits)

PHO 011 Advanced Color Printmaking 3 cr
PHO 012 Digital Imaging for the World W. Web 3 cr
PHO 021 The Picture Story 3 cr
PHO 022 Portraiture Photography 3 cr
PHO 031 Fashion Photography 3 cr
PHO 032 Architectural Photography 3 cr
PHO 033 Corporate Photography 3 cr
4 courses from above 12

Free Electives (6 credits)
- Free Elective from FAD 3 cr
- Free Elective from FAD 3 cr

MINOR: Free Electives plus Major Electives can be taken towards a Minor
Minor in Islamic Design 18
Minor in Furniture Design 18
Minor in Studio Arts 18

The Digital Media major is designed to develop an equal command of three main areas of the visual media: photography, film, and the computer. This prepares today’s media specialist to work with digital as well as conventional photographic, video, and motion picture tools and applications. The Digital Media major is aimed at the photographer who may work in the areas of digital imaging, web page design, multimedia, and digital post-production for video and motion picture production. Comprised of a year of photography, a year of video and film work, and a year of digital application, photographers armed with these skills are sought after for their versatility and technical expertise.

Media and Communication (Media Photography) Cert HE / Dip HE / BA (Hons)

This three-year course is designed for students who want to develop a career as a photographer or in the digital imaging industry.

You will begin by developing key skills in digital and chemical photography and explore how to produce photographs for publication. You will also develop visual literacy and skills in related software. All these skills will be put into practice in the live Production Event, where you will work to produce an exhibition of photos on a particular subject, or produce images to a brief from a magazine, PR campaign, or website.

As you progress through the course you will develop a portfolio in an area of your choice, such as documentary, portraiture, fashion photography, music photography or travel photography, as well as continuing to further experiment with camera technique, lighting and image manipulation. You will also explore the working practices of the freelance photographer as you work within the constraints of professional briefs.

Complementing your practical skills, you will develop a broad base of media theory and analysis skills, looking at the photography industry, image production, consumption, and the images themselves.

The Professional Studies strand of the course will build your contacts in the media, help you find placements in the industry, and improve your employability.
Will I do placements as part of the course?

You will undertake 2 industry placements during your course, at the end of the Year 1 and Year 2. Your tutors will work with you to find placements suited to your interests or specialist areas; the department’s close links with industry mean that students are able to find placements with the top media employers. These placements provide an invaluable insight into working in the media, as well as contributing to your CV and improving your employability.
Entry Requirements

Academic qualifications (shown below) are only part of what we look for in an applicant. You will also need to demonstrate an interest in and knowledge of the public relations industry and ideally some media-related work experience.

The Department of Art offers programs leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and the Master of Fine Arts. The department is committed to creative research that investigates the relationship between inquiry and practice and how this dynamic manifests itself in contemporary and historical approaches to cultural production in a continually changing world.

The two-year program provides graduate students with the opportunity to explore studio production and theoretical work in a flexible structure that encourages individual development within an interdisciplinary context. The department stresses the importance of a rigorous understanding of the conditions in which art is produced. Students are exposed to methodologies of inquiry that foster innovative and problem-solving skills necessary for artistic development and creative production.

The program’s internationally accomplished faculty are actively engaged in a range of disciplines and areas that include art and cultural theory, art history, film, video, sound, architecture, digital media, print media, photography, performative studies, painting, spatial arts and related courses in the Humanities, Sciences and Engineering. A significant number of the permanent faculty hold joint or affiliate appointments with other departments such as the Media Arts & Technology graduate program, History of Art and Architecture, Asian American Studies, Comparative Literature and Film Studies. The department also maintains affiliate appointments with current faculty in History of Art and Architecture, English and German & Slavic Studies.

Students are given the opportunity to work one-on-one with faculty who are involved in a wide range of research practices. In conjunction with an intensive curriculum which includes theory, studio critique seminars, professionalism, a range of directed media research courses, and the department’s visiting artist lecture symposia, the study program provides graduate students with direct exposure to professional artists who visit individual graduate students’ studios.

The department wishes to attract motivated students who will benefit from interaction with a diverse and challenging faculty in an environment that offers focused research within a compelling natural setting while gaining exposure to the opportunities presented in the urban centers of Los Angeles and San Francisco.