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CURRICULUM IN PHOTOGRAPHY

For 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.

A graduating senior will be required to complete a portfolio of photographs under the supervision of a photography faculty adviser. Students must provide certain materials in all photography studio classes. These include film, paper, and a fully adjustable 35mm or 120 roll film camera.

Foreign Language Requirement

Students entering the University of Illinois as freshmen in Fall 2000 or later need to complete the foreign language requirement in order to graduate. To satisfy this requirement, students must complete a third semester college foreign language course. This requirement may also be satisfied by three years of the same foreign language in high school. Students entering the University of Illinois without three years of the same foreign language in high school must take a foreign language placement test to determine the courses in which to enroll.

HOURS     GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
4     RHET 105 or 108-English composition
3     Advanced Composition
21     One approved sequence of 6 hours in each of the following areas: humanities and the arts, natural sciences and technology, social and behavioral sciences, and Western and non-Western culture. ARTHI satisfies half of the humanities requirement.
3     Quantitative reas
oning
31     Total
HOURS     ART HISTORY
4     ARTHI 111-Ancient and Medieval Art
4     ARTHI 112-Renaissance and Modern Art
6     Advanced art history
14     Total
HOURS     GENERAL ART AND DESIGN
2     ARTGP 113-Contemporary Issues in Art and Design
6     ARTGP 117 and 118-Drawing, I and II
6     ARTGP 119 and 120-Design, I and II
14     Total
HOURS     PHOTOGRAPHY
3     ARTPH 115-Basic Photography
3     ARTPH 215-Photography, II
3     ARTPH 315-Photography, III
6     ARTPH 316-Advanced Photography
3     ARTPH 350-Photography Seminar
3     ARTHI 357-History of Photography
21     Total
HOURS     PHOTOGRAPHY ELECTIVES
15      Select from:
     1-4     ARTPH 291-Individual Photography Problems
     3     ARTPH 330-Alternative Processes
     3     ARTPH 331-Digital Photography
     3     ARTPH 216-View Camera
     3     ARTPH 220-Color Photography
     3-9     ARTPH 398-Photography Workshop
15     Total
HOURS     ELECTIVES
18     Professional electives 
       (art and design courses other than photography)
9 
    Open electives (see college list, no art courses)
27     Total

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