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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 level 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 Education Requirements
4 RHET 105 or 108—Composition I
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.
6 Quantitative reasoning, I and II
34 Total

Hours Art History
4 ARTH 111—Ancient and Medieval Art
4 ARTH 112—Renaissance and Modern Art (General Education-Humanities & the Arts)
6 Advanced art history
14 Total

Hours General Art and Design
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
14 Total

Hours Photography
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 440—Image Studio
3
ARTS 262—View Camera and Studio
3
ARTS 263—Color Photography
3-9
ARTS 362—Photography Workshop
15 Total

Hours Electives
18 Professional electives (art and design courses other than photography)
6 Open electives (see college list, no art courses)
24 Total