What You'll Study
The Bachelor?s degree in Photography is designed to reflect both the breadth of skills needed by students to meet the demands of a rapidly changing marketplace and the continued impact of technology on commercial photography. This course of study is designed to build a strong technical and creative foundation by increasing the student?s level of skill in areas such as digital color management, digital asset management, lighting, composition, and image manipulation. Students can supplement this foundation by developing their expertise in a range of related skills in HTML, Web, and video.
Courses in business fundamentals, operations, marketing, and electives on special topics round out the program and are designed to enhance a student?s marketability. Photography combines the artistry and the expertise needed to present the images we see in newspapers and books, and on billboards and Web sites. It involves composition and light, plus a wide array of technical skills which include using digital imaging software. It all comes together in the areas of commercial photography, electronic imaging and photojournalism. Whether the work is done in a studio or on the street, the range of photography assignments and projects is extensive. Wherever you land, you?ll have the opportunity to communicate with compelling visual images.
Mission Statement
Graduates of the Bachelor of Fine Arts program in photography will possess the technical skills and mature design vision needed to produce compelling photographic images, as well as communication and business skills appropriate to market needs.
Career Opportunities
Graduates are prepared for entry-level positions such as newspaper photojournalist, studio manager, commercial photographer, editorial photographer, or photographic editor with advertising agencies, publishing houses, magazines and production companies.
With my new skills I can be:
? Commercial photographer
? Product photographer
? Assistant photographic editor
? Freelance photographer
? Studio assistant
? Photojournalist
? Photo lab technician