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MAJOR CURRICULUM

Total credits required for a BFA in Photography: 120.0


The below degree plan is for students entering in the 2023-24 academic year.

Course

Course #

Credits

FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
Modernisms AH 101 3.0
Ways of Writing HMST 101 3.0
Forum I FF 111 3.0
Forum II FF 112 3.0
Drawing (Fundamentals) FF 160 3.0
Fabrication (3D)  FF 130 3.0
Color Design (2D)
FF 120 3.0
New Media (4D)  FF 140 3.0
Program Electives   6.0
LIBERAL ARTS REQUIREMENTS
Ways of Seeing AH 205 3.0
History of Photography AH 332 3.0
Art History Elective AH 3.0
Art History Elective AH 3.0
History/ Politics Elective*   3.0
Literature/Creative Writing Elective*   3.0
Societies/Cultures Elective*   3.0
Philosophy/ Religion Elective*   3.0
Science Elective*   3.0
Humanistic Studies Elective*   3.0
Academic Elective   3.0
Academic Elective   3.0
* Within these categories, at least one course must carry the DEIG designation; two must must be taken at the 300 level; and one must be taken at the 400 level.

 

PHOTOGRAPHY MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
Shadows & Time: Film Photography PH 232 3.0
Light & Color: Digital Photography PH 262 3.0
Choose 1 from the following 4 courses: 
Narrative Composition & Collage PH 323 3.0
Digital II: Materials & Methods PH 363 3.0
Moving Photographs PH 405 3.0
Advanced Digital Printing PH 430 3.0
Studio & Location Lighting PH 335 3.0
Contemporary Directions PH 345 3.0
Professional Strategies in Photography PH 371 3.0
Junior Seminar PH 390 3.0
Internship INT 402 3.0
Senior Thesis PH 490 6.0
Photography Elective 1 PH 3.0
Photography Elective 2 PH 3.0
Photography Elective 3 PH 3.0
Photography Elective 4 PH 3.0
Studio Elective 1   3.0
Studio Elective 2   3.0
Studio Elective 3   3.0
Studio Elective 4   3.0
Total for the Photography Major:    90

 


Office of Enrollment Services

Location

Bunting Center 1400 W. Mount Royal Ave. Baltimore, MD 21217