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The invention of photography more than 150 years ago furthered our awareness of the power of visual culture. The still photograph has contributed to the images we hold in our personal, cultural and global lives. The 18 credit curriculum of MMC’s Photography minor is designed to compliment and intersect many disciplines within the College’s curriculum. The photography minor will provide a solid foundation in the image-making process. Students will study the rich history of the medium, gain hands-on experience through traditional techniques and cutting edge technologies in the pursuit of a personal vision.

Course Requirements:
Color and Design
Photography I, Photography II
Digital Imaging
The History of Photography
A choice of one elective course in Color Photography, Artist’s Books, Graphic Design II, Internship or Independent study.

The MMC Advantage

Marymount Manhattan College is superbly qualified to launch your career as a professional artist, graphic designer, art historian, art therapist, art teacher, arts administrator, or curator through the extraordinary resources of MMC’s coursework and its non-traditional off- and on-campus experiential learning programs.

Classes are small and provide an academic environment which fosters close relationships among classmates and teachers. Whatever your interests and needs might be, our faculty are willing to spend the time to advise you and help you tailor your studies to meet your academic and career goals. Marymount Manhattan has an excellent faculty which draws on the abundant talent available in New York City. Our art faculty teach students through flexible, non-traditional internships, independent studies and apprenticeship programs in museums, art galleries, auction houses, advertising agencies, design studios, publishing houses and many other exciting professional environments.

These programs provide a bridge from the College to the professional art world. Students benefit by having access to this professional faculty and working closely with them. The unique mix of backgrounds provide valuable connections to the art community. With all of New York City as a campus, taking advantage of the rich resources of the city’s cultural life enlarges the classroom experience.

Where do you go from here?

Located on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, Marymount Manhattan College is amid one of the richest concentrations of art and photography in the world. MMC is within walking distance of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Frick Collection, the Guggenheim Museum, the Cooper-Hewitt Museum and numerous galleries. Art majors and minors at Marymount Manhattan benefit from this wealth of cultural institutions as extensions of the classroom experience.

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Due to the demanding nature of the laboratory photography courses, it may be inadvisable for students to take more than two laboratory courses in the same semester.

Photography majors usually own or have access to a manually adjustable 35mm single-lens reflex camera and hand-held light meter. Most students will want cameras equipped with normal, wide-angle, and telephoto lens by the time they enroll in Pho 112. Students must supply their own film, photographic paper, and other materials. With the accelerating move towards digital photography in the profession, it is increasingly advisable that Photography students own a good quality digital camera. Students are advised to ask the Photography faculty for guidance in selecting any digital equipment. The University has well-equipped darkrooms and studios and provides a limited amount of other equipment for use by students.

Transfer of credit for Photography courses taken at other institutions may be granted by the University as credit for semester hours; however, transfer students wishing to register for Photography courses more advanced than Pho 111 must consult with the Photography faculty unless transferring from an approved two-plus-two program. Permission to enroll in courses more advanced than Pho 111 will be granted only upon the evaluation of a portfolio of the student’s photographs by one or more members of the photography faculty. This evaluation must take place prior to or during the registration period for the student’s first semester at A&M-Commerce. Substitutions for course requirements may be made only with the approval of the department head. Majors must earn a grade of “C” or better in all Photography courses counted towards degree requirements.

The invention of photography more than 150 years ago furthered our awareness of the power of visual culture. The still photograph has contributed to the images we hold in our personal, cultural and global lives. The 18 credit curriculum of MMC’s Photography minor is designed to compliment and intersect many disciplines within the College’s curriculum. The photography minor will provide a solid foundation in the image-making process. Students will study the rich history of the medium, gain hands-on experience through traditional techniques and cutting edge technologies in the pursuit of a personal vision.

Course Requirements:
Color and Design
Photography I, Photography II
Digital Imaging
The History of Photography
A choice of one elective course in Color Photography, Artist’s Books, Graphic Design II, Internship or Independent study.

The MMC Advantage

Marymount Manhattan College is superbly qualified to launch your career as a professional artist, graphic designer, art historian, art therapist, art teacher, arts administrator, or curator through the extraordinary resources of MMC’s coursework and its non-traditional off- and on-campus experiential learning programs.

Classes are small and provide an academic environment which fosters close relationships among classmates and teachers. Whatever your interests and needs might be, our faculty are willing to spend the time to advise you and help you tailor your studies to meet your academic and career goals. Marymount Manhattan has an excellent faculty which draws on the abundant talent available in New York City. Our art faculty teach students through flexible, non-traditional internships, independent studies and apprenticeship programs in museums, art galleries, auction houses, advertising agencies, design studios, publishing houses and many other exciting professional environments.

These programs provide a bridge from the College to the professional art world. Students benefit by having access to this professional faculty and working closely with them. The unique mix of backgrounds provide valuable connections to the art community. With all of New York City as a campus, taking advantage of the rich resources of the city’s cultural life enlarges the classroom experience.

Where do you go from here?

Located on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, Marymount Manhattan College is amid one of the richest concentrations of art and photography in the world. MMC is within walking distance of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Frick Collection, the Guggenheim Museum, the Cooper-Hewitt Museum and numerous galleries. Art majors and minors at Marymount Manhattan benefit from this wealth of cultural institutions as extensions of the classroom experience.