Photography is a two-year program of study admitting ten students a year. Darkroom, studio, and computer facilities are provided. Students receive technical instruction in black-and-white and color photography as well as silver processes and digital image production.

The program is committed to a broad definition of photography as a lens-based medium open to a variety of expressive means. Students work both individually and in groups with faculty and visiting artists. In addition, a critique panel composed of faculty and other artists or critics meets weekly, as well as for a final review each term, to discuss student work.

Credit Requirements

Students are required to successfully complete 48 credits in their area of concentration, including ART 9149, and 12 additional credits, including a minimum of 3 academic credits in courses outside the School of Art.

Typical Plan of Study

First Year, Minimum Fall-Term Credits
ART 8112	Practice and Production	3
ART 8306	This Means Something: Picture Makers Discuss Their Work and Practice	3
ART 8342	Critique Panel	6
ART 9149	Critical & Professional Practices	3

First-Year, Minimum Spring-Term Credits
ART 8307	This Means Something: Picture Makers Discuss Their Work and Practice	3
ART 8343	Critique Panel	6
Academic or studio electives		6

Second Year, Minimum Fall-Term Credits
ART 8308	This Means Something: Picture Makers Discuss Their Work and Practice	3
ART 8344	Critique Panel	6
Academic or studio electives		6

Second Year, Minimum Spring-Term Credits
ART 8294	What Makes a Book Work?	3
ART 8295	Picture Show: Thesis in Photography	3
ART 8309	This Means Something: Picture Makers Discuss Their Work and Practice	3
ART 8345	Critique Panel	6