Art Degrees Online

Your Digital Photography training includes the following courses:
Photography Foundation
History of Art and Photography
Career Development for Photographers
Photoshop for Photographers I
Lighting Basics
Photojournalism
Portrait Photography
Event and Wedding Photography
Fashion Photography
Digital Pre-Press for Photographers
Still Life and Product Photography
Photoshop for Photographers II
Commercial/Advertising Photography
Digital Presentation Techniques
Marketing and Business Practices
Photography Portfolio Presentation
Introduction to Computer Systems

The art teacher education program is accredited by the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification.

Semester One (Fall)

Foundations of Design

Introduction to Drawing

Digital Applications

Semester Two (Spring)

Visual Thinking

Basic Digital Photography

Semester Three (Fall)

Introduction to Painting

World Art History (Ancient to Renaissance)

Intermediate Digital Photography

Semester Four (Spring)

World Art History (Renaissance to Contemporary)

Film Photography Processing and Wet Printing

Semester Five (Fall)

Computer Art

Advertising and Publication Photography

Photographic Lighting

Art History Elective

Semester Six (Spring)

Photojournalism

History of Photography

Semester Seven (Fall)

Art History Elective

Studio Elective

Advanced Digital Photography

Semester Eight (Spring)

Advanced Photography

Photography Portfolio Seminar

In addition to the listed studio requirements, Photography students must also take an additional 12 credits of elective courses. These may include additional Art History or studio art classes. Please note that these electives are not the same as your General Education Requirements.

The University has specific requirements for all four-year programs, to be integrated into your regular course of study to complement your major.

General Education Requirements for the Bachelor’s Degree in Art/Photography (4-year) Degree:

Foreign Languages 6 credit hours

Philosophy 3 credit hours

Fine Arts* 3 credit hours

English Composition 6 credit hours (completed in the first 2 years)

Literature/Advanced Writing 6 credit hours

Social Sciences** 6 credit hours (3 of which completed in the first 2 years)

Mathematics*** 6 credit hours (3 of which completed in the first 2 years)

Natural Sciences**** 6 credit hours (3 of which completed in the first 2 years)

*Selected from outside the major: music, drama, dance.

**Social Science courses may be selected from the offerings in Psychology, Sociology, Economics, History, Social Welfare, Geography, Political Science, and Urban Studies. Students enrolled in the 2-year program may substitute one 3-credit course in Philosophy for the required Social Science.

***Only Mathematics courses numbered MATH-100 and above.

****Lab courses only

We do not require a photography portfolio for admission. We can start you out at the beginning level, as many of our students come into the program with very little prior photography experience. If you have prior photographic experience, please bring your portfolio to share with your academic advisor, who wil examine it to help determine placement in classes. This might enable you to skip some of the preliminaries.
First Year Applicants

Applicants who have never attended a college or university, and applicants who are coming to Barry with less than 12 hours of transferable college credits are considered first year applicants. First year applicants are required to complete the following application process:

1. Complete the online undergraduate application, or receive a copy of the conventional paper application by contacting the Office of Admissions.

2. Submit the non-refundable application fee ($20.00/online application, $30.00/paper application) made payable by check or money order to Barry University . Submit official transcripts from all secondary and post secondary institutions.

3. Submit official SAT or ACT scores (applies to students under the age of 21). The Barry University code for SAT I: 5053; ACT: 0718.

4. If you have completed a G.E.D., forward the official results of that examination and the official high school transcripts documenting your secondary education.