Program Overview

Education Abroad and Overseas Campuses

Temple University offers various education abroad and overseas campuses programs, including:

• Temple University Rome: Semester, Academic Year, Summer
• Temple University, Japan Campus: Semester, Academic Year, Summer in Kyoto, Semester, Academic Year, Summer in Tokyo, Spring Architecture in Kyoto
• Temple University in Spain: Semester, Summer
• Temple Exchange Programs
• Temple Faculty-led Summer Programs
• External Programs Around the World

Program Details

The following program details are available:

• Course Number: 0822
• Subject: Art
• Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
• Credit Hours: 3
• Description: This course explores how photographs become more than just a pile of disparate images. Students will use their digital cameras to investigate individual photographs and series of photographs, looking at photography in its historical context and introducing core concepts of social work and theories of human behavior in the social environment.
• Special Notes: Fulfills GenEd Human Behavior GB requirement for Temple students; open to Non-Temple students.
• Cross-listings: None
• Pre-requisites: N/A
• Course Attribute: GB - GenEd Human Behavior

Course Objectives

The course aims to:

• Introduce students to the art of photography and its historical context
• Explore how photographers comment on issues important to them
• Investigate how photographs can tell a story and elicit change
• Critically analyze published photographs and photographs made during the class
• Culminate in a class exhibition where students present their photographs to the public, demonstrating their understanding of human behavior in the social environment.