Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ Bulletin: 2019-2020 Undergraduate Bulletin Program: Art Major, Photography Emphasis, B.A./B.S. Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Art Major, Photography Emphasis, B.A./B.S.

College of Liberal Arts >> Art and Design 

The Photography emphasis provides students with a thorough photographic education that encompasses both technical and conceptual pictorial concerns. Students establish a comprehensive understanding of the photographic medium through the study of analog and digital processes, while bolstering critical thinking and communication skills in a series of studio electives and required coursework.

45 hours; 2.0 major GPA required

A maximum of two (2) classes with a grade less than a C may be applied to the major/concentration.

Required Courses (33 hours)

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
ART 103 - Color and Design
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
ART 273 - Introduction to Photography
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
ART 374 - Photography II
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
ART 473 - Photography III
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
ARTD 274 - Introduction to Digital Photo Imaging
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
ARTD 383 - Advanced Digital Photo Imaging
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
ARTH 221 - Art History I

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Historical Inquiry.


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
ARTH 222 - Art History II

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing, Creative and Aesthetic Expression; Embedded Experience-Diversity


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3

 

ART 493 - Senior Art Seminar or
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
ARTD 494 - Senior Design Seminar
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3

 

Select two upper-level Art History courses Credits: 6

ARTH 323 - Ancient Greek Art
Term(s) Offered: Every third fall/spring semester beginning with Fall 2015 and Spring 2017
Credits: 3
ARTH 327 - Medieval Art
Term(s) Offered: Every third spring/fall semester beginning with Spring 2016 and Fall 2017
Credits: 3
ARTH 335 - Asian Art
Term(s) Offered: Every third fall/spring semester beginning with Fall 2015 and Spring 2017
Credits: 3
ARTH 343 - Renaissance Art
Term(s) Offered: Every third fall/spring semester beginning with Fall 2016 and Spring 2018
Credits: 3
ARTH 344 - Baroque Art
Term(s) Offered: Every third fall/spring semester beginning with Fall 2015 and Spring 2017
Credits: 3
ARTH 353 - 19th Century Art
Term(s) Offered: Every third fall/spring semester
Credits: 3
ARTH 354 - 20th Century Art
Term(s) Offered: Every third fall/spring semester
Credits: 3
ARTH 355 - Contemporary Art
Term(s) Offered: Every third spring/fall semester beginning with Spring 2016 and Fall 2017
Credits: 3
ARTH 359 - Special Studies in Art History
Term(s) Offered: Spring, Summer
Credits: 1-3
ARTH 390 - Select Topics in Art History
Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered
Credits: 3
ARTH 490 - Special Problems in Art History
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3

Directed electives (12 hours)

Selected from the following (nine credit hours must be upper-level):

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed

Lower-level courses (no more than one course):

ART 104 - Design in Materials

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Creative and Aesthetic Expression.


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
ART 105 - Drawing I
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
ARTD 231 - Introduction to Graphic Design
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
ARTD 275 - Computer Graphic Arts
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3

Upper-level courses:

ART 311 - Painting I
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
ART 313 - Ceramics I
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
ART 341 - Sculpture I
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
ART 351 - Woodworking I
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
ART 361 - Printmaking I
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
ART 399 - Select Topics in Studio Art (topics vary; approved photography courses may be allowed)
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
ART 474 - Photography IV
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
ART 489 - Special Problems in Art (approved Photography topic)
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 1-6
ARTD 332 - Digital Illustration
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
ARTD 372 - Video Art
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
ARTD 381 - Interactive Web Design
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
ARTD 382 - Interactive Graphics
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
ARTD 431 - Narrative Illustration
Term(s) Offered: Every third fall/spring semester beginning with Fall 2015 and Spring 2017
Credits: 3
ARTD 482 - Motion Graphics
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
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