Photography Minor
The Photography minor offers a focused selection of studio art and visual culture courses designed to enhance students' understanding and practice of photography. This minor complements students' majors by providing a structured exploration of photography's visual language and its role in conveying meaning and intent. Emphasizing both technical skills and conceptual understanding, the program encourages students to develop their own artistic expression through contemporary photography.
Minor Requirements:
Choose one course: 4 sh
| ART2600 | Introduction to Intermedia and Photography | 4 sh |
| ART2610 | Experiments in Photography | 4 sh |
Choose one foundations course from the following: 4 sh
Choose one course from the following: 4 sh
| ARH3200 | Issues in Contemporary Art | 4 sh |
| ARH3400 | History of Photography | 4 sh |
| IDS1300 | Humanities in the Age of Photography | 4 sh |
| COR3190 | The Camera Eye, the Camera I | 4 sh |
Choose two of the following: 8 sh
| ART3640 | Photography: Pinhole to Pixel | 4 sh |
| ART3650 | Photography: Invention and Construction | 4 sh |
| ART4640 | Advanced Project-Photography: Pinhole to Pixel | 4 sh |
| ART4650 | Advanced Project-Photography: Invention and Construction | 4 sh |
If pursuing a minor in
Digital Arts and a minor in Photography, only
ART 2600 and
ARH 3200 course may count towards both.
Program Outcomes
Photography minor students will have knowledge and skills in the use of materials, techniques, technologies and processes of the discipline. They will be knowledgeable in photographic aesthetic, conceptual and theoretical issues and have the ability to articulate ideas in both written and oral formats. They will understand how photographs are made, seen and valued in our culture.
Total Credit Hours: 20