Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) in Photography

Master of Fine Arts (minimum 66 credits)

Curriculum Outline

Required Courses (12 credits)

PHO-520HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY

3

PHO-691AM.F.A. GRADUATE THESIS EXHIBITION

5

PHO-691BM.F.A. GRADUATE THESIS

4

ART/PHO Art History Graduate Courses (6 credits)

Choose from the following:

ART-509RENAISSANCE ART

3

ART-510ART IN THE AGE OF REMBRANDT

3

ART-51119TH CENTURY EUROPEAN ART

3

ART-51720TH CENTURY ART

3

PHO-521HIS OF PHOTOGRAPHY, FILM & ART

3

Independent Study in Photography (15 credits)

PHO-559INDEPENDENT STUDY

3

PHO-659INDEPENDENT STUDY

3

PHO and ART Elective Graduate Courses (33 credits)

Choose from the following:

PHO-501COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY

3

PHO-502COLOR PROCESSES

3

PHO-505ADVANCED DIGITAL IMAGING

3

PHO-506ADV DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGING

3

PHO-507VIEW CAMERA

3

PHO-508LARGE FORMAT PHOTOGRAPHY

3

PHO-511LIGHTING TECHNIQUES

3

PHO-512STUDIO LIGHTING

3

PHO-515INFLUENCES OF THE MASTERS

3

PHO-516ALTERNATIVE PROCESS PHOTOGRAPHY

3

PHO-517MANIPULATED PHOTOGRAPHY

3

PHO-519DIGITAL FINE ART PRINTING

3

PHO-526DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY

3

PHO-529FINE ART DIGITAL PORTFOLIO

3

PHO-601PHOTOGRAPHY PRACTICUM I

1 to 3

PHO-602PHOTOGRAPHY PRACTICUM II

1 to 3

PHO-660COLLEGE TEACHING PREP I

3

PHO-661ACOLLEGE TEACHING PREP IIA

1

PHO-661BCOLLEGE TEACHING PREP IIB

2

PHO-662ACOLLEGE TEACHING PREP IIIA

1

PHO-662BCOLLEGE TEACHING PREP IIIB

2

PHO-690M.A. GRADUATE THESIS EXHIBITION

3

PHO-699INTERNSHIP

3

ART-550COLLAGE

3

Minimum time to complete the M.F.A. degree: 6 semesters (12 cr max. per semester)

Over 50 percent of the courses in the M.F.A. list of electives must have the PHO prefix.