Photography (MFA)
Program overview
Photography is a two-year program of study admitting ten students a year. Darkroom, studio, and computer facilities are provided. Students receive technical instruction in black-and-white and color photography as well as nonsilver processes and digital image production.
The program is committed to a broad definition of photography as a lens-based medium open to a variety of expressive means. Students work both individually and in groups with faculty and visiting artists. In addition, a critique panel composed of faculty and other artists or critics meets weekly, as well as for a final review each term, to discuss student work.
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Credit Requirements
51 credits in area of concentration, including ART 949, and 9 additional credits, including a minimum of 3 academic credits in courses outside the School of Art.
Provided that course and minimum requirements are met, students may elect to enroll in more than 15 credits per semester.
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Typical Plan of Study
First year minimum credits
- ART 822: Practice and Production: Fall: 3; Spring: 0
- ART 842/843, Critique Panel: Fall: 6; Spring: 6
- ART 826/827, This Means Something: Fall: 3; Spring: 3
- ART 949, Critical and Professional Practices: Fall: 3; Spring: 0
Academic or Studio Electives: Fall: 0; Spring: 6
Total minimum credits for Fall Term: 15
Total minimum credits for Spring Term: 15
Second year minimum credits
- ART 823, Critical Perspectives: Fall: 3; Spring: 0
- ART 825, What Makes a Book Work?: Fall: 0; Spring: 3
- ART 831, Picture Show: Thesis in Photography: Fall: 0; Spring: 3
- ART 844/845, Critique Panel: Fall: 6; Spring: 6
Academic or Studio Electives: Fall: 3; Spring: 0
Total minimum credits for Fall Term: 15
Total minimum credits for Spring Term: 15
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