2010-2011 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Photography
Requirements for a Major in Photography
School of Communications Core Credits: 9
All students majoring in the School of Communications must complete the following core courses, for a total of nine credits:
- COM 101 - Concepts of Communication (3 credits)
- COM 295 - Theories of Communication (3 credits)
- COM 201 - Speech (3 credits)
Capstone Requirement:
All students majoring in the School of Communications must take COM 495 (three credits) during their senior year. This capstone course offers a synthesis of ideas and theories about one or more current critical issues in communication.
B.A. and B.S. Cognates
All undergraduate programs in the School of Communications offer both the B.A. degree and the B.S. degree. All students selecting majors in the School of Communications must choose either the B.A. cognate or the B.S. cognate that is intended for a particular undergraduate program.
B.A. Cognate
The B.A. degree requires a third-semester proficiency in a foreign language of the students choice.
1. The B.S. cognate for the Photography Program requires:
- CIS 150 - Introduction to Computing (3 credits) OR PHI 103 - Logic (3 credits) (for the photography program)
- SS 300 - Research Methods in the Social Sciences (3 credits)
- STA 215 - Introductory Applied Statistics (3 credits)
2. Photography Core
(nine courses, for a minimum of 30 credits)
- ART 149 - Introduction to Visual Composition Credits: 3
- CPH 171 - Photography I Credits: 4
- CPH 172 - Photography II Credits: 4
- CPH 266 - History of Photography I Credits: 3
- CPH 273 - Classic 4 x 5 Photography Credits: 3
- CPH 278 - Color-Positive Photography Credits: 4
- CPH 279 - Color Printing Credits: 4
- CPH 366 - History of Photography II Credits: 3
- CPH 372 - Computer Photo I Credits: 3
- CPH 498 - Senior Thesis/Project Credits: 1 to 6
3. Electives Credits: Minimum of 9
- CPH 371 - Experimental Black and White Photography Credits: 3
- CPH 373 - Computer Photo II Credits: 3
- CPH 374 - Color Photography Credits: 3
- CPH 375 - Studio Photography Credits: 3
- CPH 377 - The Social Eye Credits: 4 (offered in F of even years)
- CPH 380 - Special Topics in Photography Credits: 3
- CPH 399 - Independent Study Credits: 1 to 6
- CPH 490 - Internship Credits: 1 to 6
- CPH 280/480 Special Topics (TBA) Credits: 3