Art Degrees Online

or the Degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography

The curriculum in photography requires 122 credit hours; its purpose is to encourage the study of photographic media for personal expression, to explore the social implications of pictures, and to develop the skills needed for careers in photography. General art requirements and electives provide a broad foundation in the visual arts, and photography courses provide a strong background in the history, theory, and practice of photography as art.

Contact: Mark Avery
Specialist in Undergraduate Academic Affairs
School Office: 140 Art and Design Building, Champaign, 333-6632, mavery@illinois.edu

Students in the School of Art and Design must complete the Campus General Education requirements. Some Art and Design courses will also apply toward the General Education requirements. Hours Art History
8 Any two of: ARTH 111, 112, 113, 114, or 115 (all meet a general education requirement; credit will not be given for both ARTH 112 and 115)
6 Advanced art history (200-level or above)
14 Total

Hours Art Foundation
2 ARTF 101 – Contemporary Issues in Art
6 ARTF 102 and 104 – Drawing, I and II
6 ARTF 103 and 105 – Design, I and II Workshops
14 Total

Hours Photography Requirements
3 ARTS 260 – Basic Photography
3 ARTS 261 – Photography, II
3 ARTS 360 – Photography, III
6 ARTS 460 – Advanced Photography
3 ARTS 393 – Contemporary Art and Ideas
3 ARTH 257 – History of Photography
21 Total

Hours Photography Electives
15 Select from:
1-4 ARTS 391 – Independent Study
3 ARTS 361 – Alternative Processes
3 ARTS 341 – Image Practice
3 ARTS 262 – View Camera and Studio
3 ARTS 263 – Color Photography
3-9 ARTS 362 – Photography Workshop
15 Total

Hours Electives
18 Art + Design electives (art + design courses not in photography requirements or used as photography electives)
Open electives as needed to total 122 hour degree

Program Summary
While these courses are often taken for enjoyment and personal enrichment, they may also be taken for skills enhancement and as an introduction to a career as a professional photographer. They provide the technical training needed to produce photographs and to recognize good photography. Students are shown how to be photographers, how to deal with professional photographers, studio darkroom processing in black & white and color, and lighting techniques. Portfolio review is also stressed.

Provided that students meet the necessary prerequisites, courses may be taken individually or as a series to earn a Certificate of Continuing Education in Photography.

Requirements for additional course work can also be met with specialty classes, such as make-up application for photographers, processing film “on the road,” photojournalism, and nature photography, are also available as well as Photoshop and Photoshop with Digital Photography.

Requirements for Award of Certificates in Continuing Education
Basic Photography
Photography: the Basics (or consent of the Program Coordinator)
Black & White Photography I
Black & White Photography II
Lighting Made Simple
12 hours of additional course work, which may include courses which meet the intermediate and advanced requirements)

Intermediate Photography
Certificate of Continuing Education in Basic Photography
consent of the Program Coordinator
Color Photography I
Portrait Photography
Display Techniques for Photographs
Nature Photography or
6 hours of additional course work (may include courses which meet the Advanced Requirements)

Advanced Photography
Certificate of Continuing Education in Basic Photography
consent of the Program Coordinator
Color Photography I (repeated)
30 hours of additional course work which can include:
Make-up for Beauty; Black and White Photography II (repeated); Photojournalism or Nature Photography; Photoshop or Photoshop with Digital Photography; Fiber Print Processing

Take the following 48 units:

COM 101 and 200 with grades of C or better (6 units)

JLS 130 and SC 111 (6 units)

VC 251 (3 units)

PHO 281, 285, 381, 383, 384, 481 or 483, and 484 (21 units)

one of ADV 311W, JLS 331W, MER 300W, PR 372W, or SC 300W, each of which meets NAU’s junior writing requirement (3 units)

6 units from PHO 382, 385, 408 (up to 3 units), 481, and 497; COM 150, 382, 383, 400, and 450; PHY 101; ART 101, 122, 135, and 150; VC 251; ACC 205 and 255; MGT 101; CIS 120; ECO 284; FIN 250; MGT 303; MKT 303; and ENG 302W

PHO 488C, which meets NAU’s senior capstone requirement (3 units)

All majors must earn the grade of “C” or better in COM 101, COM 200, their freshman composition required course and their foundation mathematics course.

Be aware that you must maintain a grade point average of 2.5 or higher in all courses required for this 48-unit major to earn a degree in photography.

Requirement Credit Value
ARTS 1010 Drawing and 2-D Design I 4.5
PHOT 1110 Basic Photography 6.0
PHOT 1120 Intermediate Photography 6.0
PHOT 1140 Advanced Photography I 6.0
PHOT 1210 Digital Photography 6.0
Choose 6 credit hours from the following courses: 6.0
EIMA 2110 Graphics Integration 4.5
EIMA 2130 Electronic Publishing 4.5
PHOT 1310 Color Photography 6.0
PHOT 1500 Moving Image Lab 6.0
PHOT 2150 Photojournalism 3.0
PHOT 2210 Intermediate Digital Photography 6.0
PHOT 2900 Special Topics in Photography Variable
VACA 1130 Video I 3.0
VACA 2130 Video II 1 3.0

All of the following for BA/ BFA:
23-1100 Foundations of Photography I (3)
23-1101 Darkroom Workshop I (3)
22-1220 Fundamentals of 2-D Design (3)
23-1120 Foundations of Photography II (3)
23-1121 Darkroom Workshop II (3)
23-2300 Studio I (3)
23-2120 View Camera (4)
23-2310 Studio II (4)
23-2201 Digital Imaging I (3)
23-3202 Digital Imaging II (3)
22-1101 History of Art I (3)
22-1102 History of Art II (3)
23-2650 History of Photography I (3)
23-2655 History of Photography II (3)
23-3910 Photography Seminar (3)
For the BFA Additionally:
23-3700 Experimental Photographic Techniques (3)
23-3900 Senior Thesis
(3) credit hour studio class in Art & Design Department

One of the following for BA/BFA:
22-1230 Fundamentals of 3-D Design (3)
22-1210 Drawing I (3)
22-1231 New Art (3)
22-2260 Color Strategies (3)

One of the following for BA/BFA:
23-2110 Darkroom III (3)
23-2100 Color Photography: Advanced (4)

One of the following for BA – BFA to choose between first 2:
23-3520 Documentary Photography I (4)
23-3500 Photojournalism I (4)
23-3700 Experimental Photographic Techniques (3)

One of the following additionally for the BFA:
23-3300 Studio III (4)
23-3275 Website Design I (3)

Minor Courses — 18 hrs
ART 181 Basic Camera Techniques (3) A
or
ART 281 Photography I (3) A
ART 234 Art History: Photography (3) A
ART 282 Photography II (3) A
ART 280 Principles of Animation (3) A
or
ART 350 Independent Study (3) A
ART 380 Digital Photography (3) A
ART 381 Advanced Photography Workshop (3) A

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All Visual Art and New Media students must maintain a 2.0 average in the Visual Arts and New Media Foundation Program. B.A. students must maintain a 2.0 in all Visual Arts and New Media courses to remain in the program, B.F.A. students must maintain a 2.0 in all Visual Arts and New Media courses and a 3.0 in all major courses to remain in their B.F.A. major. Students may repeat courses to improve their class standing. All Visual Arts and New Media students (B.A. and B.F.A.) must submit an exit portfolio documenting their senior work and complete a senior assessment report to remain on file in the department. B.F.A. students will submit the required material during ART 460: Senior Seminar. B.A. students are required to submit this material to their advisors prior to graduation approval. The material must be in their file to receive final approval to apply for their degree.

In their final semester at Fredonia, all B.F.A. students are required to enroll in ART 460: Senior Seminar to present an exhibition of their work. B.A. students are also encouraged to enroll in the course to exhibit their work, but participating is not a graduation requirement. Most B.F.A. students will exhibit their work in the Senior Exhibition held in the Michael C. Rockefeller Arts Center Gallery, although some students may choose to exhibit in another venue for course credit.