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PHOTOGRAPHY

College of Arts and Letters

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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Bachelor of Arts Degree in Photography major is comprised of course work from the Department of Design within the College of Arts and Letters at California State University, Sacramento. The program is administered by the Department of Design, which also offers degrees in Graphic Design and Interior Design. This photography program is the only B.A. granting program specializing in photography in the CSU system. The program’s curriculum engages students in relevant photographic technical and aesthetic concerns, as well as the history and theory of photographic practice, past and present. The program's goal is to ground students in the rich variety of cultural practices necessary to be an effective visual communicator in today’s wide and varied field.

Special Features

• The Department Design offers student scholarships.
• Among the facilities available for photography students is a large digital lab furnished with Macintosh computers, HP and Epson printers, and film and flat bed scanners. There is also an alternative process lab, a well equipped chemical darkroom, and studio lighting facility.
• The photo department has a generous collection of equipment available for student check-out that includes: small, medium and larger format cameras, various lenses, tri-pods and portable lighting packs.
• A Design Gallery on the 4th floor of Mariposa Hall which regularly exhibits student work.

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM

Requirements - Bachelor of Arts Degree

Units Required for the Major: 45 units
Minimum total units required for the BA: 120

Courses in parentheses are prerequisites.

A. Required Lower Division Core Courses (15 units)

(3)	ART 1B	Art in the Western World: From Renaissance to Present
(3)	GPHD 10	Introduction to Digital Design
(3)	INTD 20	Design
(3)	PHOT 11	Digital Imaging
(3)	PHOT 40	Basic Techniques of Photography

B. Required Upper Division Core Courses (30 units)

(3)	PHOT/ART 101	Photography, Inception to Mid-Century
(3)	PHOT 102	Photography, a Social History
(3)	PHOT 111	Intermediate Digital Imaging (PHOT 11 and PHOT 40; Photo majors only; corequisite: PHOT 102 and PHOT 141)
(3)	PHOT 141	Intermediate Black and White Photography (PHOT 11 and PHOT 40; corequisite; PHOT 102 and PHOT 111)
(3)	PHOT 148	Artificial Light Photography (PHOT 111 and PHOT 141 with a B- or better; corequisite: PHOT 101 or PHOT 155)
(3)	PHOT 149	Artificial Light, Location (PHOT 111 and PHOT 141 with a B- or better; corequisite: PHOT 101 or ART 101 and PHOT 155)
(3)	PHOT 155	Advanced Photographic Techniques (PHOT 111 and PHOT 141; Corequisite: PHOT 101 and either PHOT 148 or PHOT 149)
(3)	PHOT 165	Issues in Contemporary Photographic Practice (PHOT 155; Corequisite: PHOT 148 or PHOT 149)
(3)	PHOT 175	Studio Topics in Photography (PHOT 165; Corequisite: PHOT 180)
(3)	PHOT 180	Senior Portfolio (PHOT 165; corequisite: PHOT 175)

Career Possibilities

Photojournalist · Editorial Photographer · Educator

 

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