Program Overview

Photography and Digital Studio Option

The Photography and Digital Studio option is offered within the Art major in the College of Liberal Arts. This option concentrates on digital and traditional photographic processes and approaches as situated in contemporary art, as well as related technological arts such as video, sound, installation, and computer-based arts, preparing students for careers in the creative arts.

Overview

Art (BA/BS) majors taking the Photography and Digital Studio option may not take required art courses on an S/U graded basis. The following studio courses must be completed before taking upper-division studio courses for the major program:

• ART 101: Introduction to the Visual Arts (3 hours)
• ART 115: 2-D Core Studio (4 hours)
• ART 117: 3-D Core Studio (4 hours)
• ART 121: Digital Core Studio (4 hours)
• ART 131: Drawing Core Studio (4 hours)

Requirements

All students seeking a major or a minor must see a departmental advisor on a yearly basis. The requirements for the Photography and Digital Studio option include:

• Art Major Core: Select 10 credits (10 hours)
• Required Studio Art Core:
  • ART 100: Art Orientation (1 hour)
  • ART 199: Special Studies (Studio for ART 100) (1 hour)
  • ART 117: 3-D Core Studio (4 hours)
  • ART 121: Digital Core Studio (4 hours)
• Required Photography and Digital Studio Courses:
  • ART 222: Introduction to Time-Based Art (4 hours)
  • ART 263: Digital Photography (4 hours)
  • ART 264: Photography: History, Technology, Culture and Art (3 hours)
  • ART 340: Darkroom Photography I (4 hours)
  • ART 345: Intermediate Photography (4 hours)
  • ART 347: Photograph: Studio Lighting (4 hours)
  • ART 368: History of Photography (3 hours)
  • or ART 411: Art in Context Historical and Critical Approaches
• Photography and Digital Studio Electives: Select three of the following, with at least two at the 400-level (11 hours)
  • ART 339: Professional Practices for Artists
  • ART 341: Darkroom Photography II
  • ART 346: Photo Illustration I
  • ART 348: Concepts in Digital Imaging
  • ART 349: Video Art (Repeatable to 8 credits)
  • or NMC 349: Video Art
  • ART 350: Photography on Assignment
  • ART 354: Alternative Processes in Photography
  • ART 359: Photography: Activism, and Social Change
  • ART 409: Practicum Student Media (Repeatable to 4 credits)
  • ART 422: New Media: Interactive
  • ART 432: Gender, Sexuality, and the Photographic Image
  • ART 441: Photography III
  • ART 443: Combined Media: Photo Installation
  • ART 444: The Constructed Image
  • ART 446: Documentary Photography
  • ART 447: Advanced Studio Lighting
  • ART 454: Alternative Processes in Photography II
  • ART 456: Portfolio-Photography/Video Art (Repeatable to 8 credits)
  • NMC 383: Field Production
• Lower-Division Art Electives:
  • Select one studio art elective at the 200 level (4 hours)
  • Select two art history electives at the 200 level (6 hours)
• Upper-Division Art History Electives:
  • ART 366: Art Since 1945 (3 hours)
  • or ART 462: Directions and Issues in Contemporary Art
  • Select one additional 300- or 400-level Art History elective (3 hours)

Total Hours

The total hours required for the Photography and Digital Studio option is 73 hours.

Option Code

The option code for the Photography and Digital Studio option is 829.