Program Overview

Studio Art Degree with a Concentration in Photography

Overview

The Studio Art Degree with a Concentration in Photography is a Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) program that immerses students in their creative, professional, technical, and intellectual growth. Through lens-based processes, students engage in complex, rich, and multifaceted approaches to image-making.

Program Details

• Program Type: Major
• Format: On Campus
• Estimated Time to Complete: 4 years
• Credit Hours: 120

Program Description

Through this program, students develop a personal voice, a professional and creative practice, self-discipline, and cultural awareness. The program is supported by accomplished active faculty and staff, as well as a multitude of opportunities to interact with internationally acclaimed visiting artists.

Marketable Skills

• Creative thinking
• Adapting techniques
• Autonomous working
• Oral and written communication
• Multiple approach assessment

Program Highlights

• Internships with area galleries and photographers are available for academic credit.
• UNT's close proximity to Dallas and Fort Worth provides access to renowned art museums and galleries.
• The college's resources include large format digital printers, state-of-the-art computer labs, a lighting studio, and black-and-white, color, and alternative processes wet labs.
• Opportunities to exhibit work in on-campus galleries exist through a juried application process.
• Renowned artists, designers, and scholars are invited to campus for special lectures and events.
• Faculty members are accomplished artists and scholars whose work has been exhibited in museums and biennials both nationally and internationally.

Career Opportunities

• Education: Continue higher education in a photography graduate program, instruct private lessons or public workshops and classes.
• Fine Artist: Sell and create artistic photographs for gallery exhibitions or individuals.
• Commercial Photography Work: Positions in advertising and marketing, aerial, commercial and industrial, drone, fashion, marine, medical, news, newspaper photojournalism, portrait, school, scientific, travel, and wedding photography.
• Other Areas: Archiving, image retouching and editing, photo restoration, lighting assistant or darkroom assistant.

Employment Outlook

Employment of photographers is projected to grow 17 percent from 2020 to 2030, much faster than the average for all occupations. (Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)

Courses

• Beginning Photography: Photo I (3 hrs)
• Beginning Photography: Photo II (3 hrs)
• Intermediate Photography: Darkroom Photography (3 hrs)
• Intermediate Photography: Photography, Sound and the Moving Image (3 hrs)
• Intermediate Photography: Field Photography (3 hrs)
• History of Photography (3 hrs)