Photography Emphasis, BFA
Introduction
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Students in the photography emphasis develop skills in traditional and digital photography while refining their creative and conceptual approaches to the medium. The photography curriculum emphasizes individual artistic development that integrates the history of photography, critical theory and contemporary practice. Through an exploration of photographic techniques, students are given the tools to create visually compelling images that communicate their artistic ideas.
Program Delivery
- This is an on-campus program.
Declaring This Major
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Questions
For more information, please contact CAM@ucdenver.edu.
General Requirements
To earn a degree, students must satisfy all requirements in each of the areas below, in addition to their individual major requirements.
- CU Denver General Graduation Requirements
- CU Denver Core Curriculum
- College of Arts & Media Graduation Requirements
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Program Requirements
- A minimum grade of C (2.0) is required for each course applied toward a College of Arts & Media major, minor or certificate requirement. A grade of C- (1.7) or lower will not fulfill a major, minor or certificate requirement. A grade of S is acceptable only for courses in which the grading basis is S/U. No more than 6 semester hours of P+/P/F is allowed in any given semester. No more than 12 semester hours may be elected as P+/P/F toward the degree.
- All upper-division visual arts courses must be taken at CU Denver unless approved otherwise by Department of Visual Arts faculty.
- At least 27 semester hours of visual arts credits (at any level) must be taken at CU Denver.
- At least 24 semester hours of total visual arts courses must be upper-division.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Foundations | ||
| Take all of the following Foundations courses: | ||
| FINE 1100 | Drawing I | 3 |
| FINE 1150 | Introduction to Darkroom Photography | 3 |
| FINE 1500 | Three-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| FINE 2155 | Introduction to Digital Photography | 3 |
| FINE 2600 | Art History Survey I | 3 |
| FINE 2610 | Art History Survey II | 3 |
| Photography Emphasis | ||
| Take all of the following Photography Emphasis courses: | ||
| FINE 3156 | Photography Studio and Lighting | 3 |
| FINE 3160 | Color and the Constructed Image | 3 |
| FINE 3161 | The Silver Fine Print | 3 |
| FINE 3162 | The Digital Fine Print | 3 |
| FINE 3171 | Experimental Photography | 3 |
| FINE 3172 | Documentary Photography | 3 |
| FINE 4195 | Photography Portfolio I | 3 |
| FINE 4196 | Photography Portfolio II | 3 |
| Visual Arts | ||
| Take all of the following Visual Arts courses: | ||
| FINE 3630 | History of Photography | 3 |
| FINE 3631 | Photography: Theory and Criticism | 3 |
| FINE 3635 | Photography Now | 3 |
| FINE 4990 | Contemporary Art: 1960 to Present | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Take fifteen semester hours of Visual Arts electives. 1 | 15 | |
| Capstone | ||
| Take the following Capstone course: | ||
| FINE 4950 | Studio BFA Thesis | 3 |
| Total Hours | 72 | |
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These may include studio, lecture, internship or art history courses.
Please contact the College of Arts & Media at CAM@ucdenver.edu for course sequencing, any prerequisite updates and for lists of approved electives and more information about this emphasis.
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