- Program Description
- Student Learning Outcomes
- Portfolio Review Course Requirements
- Degree Requirements
- Required Courses
Through the curriculum for the BA in photography at Webster University, students learn to be technically proficient, versatile, imaginative, and capable of working in a variety of photographic fields and technical environments. Photography majors graduate with a solid grounding in the aesthetic and the communicative aspects of the medium. Students take courses in a variety of formats (small, medium and large), materials (black/white and color), and technical environments (chemical and digital). Students become familiar with a variety of approaches (journalistic, commercial/editorial, scientific), while concentrating on one.
Through the curriculum for the BA in Photography at Webster University, students will demonstrate:
- technical proficiency in both chemical and digital photographic environments.
- technical proficiency with a variety of camera formats (small, medium and large) and materials (black/white and color).
- a solid grounding in the worldwide aesthetic and communicative aspects of the medium.
- versatility in applying a variety of photographic approaches (journalistic, commercial/editorial, scientific).
- expertise in their chosen field of specialization.
Portfolio Review Course Requirements
| EPMD 1000 Introduction to Media Production | 3 hours |
| MEDC 1010 Introduction to Mass Communications | 3 hours |
| PHOT 1000 Photo I | 3 hours |
| PHOT 2000 Photo II | 3 hours |
| 3 additional PHOT credit hours | 3 hours |
A minimum of 128 credit hours consisting of the following:
- 60 required credit hours
- Applicable university global citizenship or general education program hours
- Electives
| PHOT 0100 Photography Portfolio Review | 0 hours |
| EPMD 1000 Introduction to Media Production | 3 hours |
| PHOT 1000 Photo I | 3 hours |
| MEDC 1010 Introduction to Mass Communications | 3 hours |
| MEDC 1050 Introduction to Media Writing | 3 hours |
| PHOT 2000 Photo II | 3 hours |
| PHOT 2040 History of Photography | 3 hours |
| PHOT 2170 Photographic Science | 3 hours |
| MEDC 2200 Ethics in the Media | 3 hours |
| PHOT 2500 Photojournalism | 3 hours |
| MEDC 2800 Cultural Diversity in the Media | 3 hours |
| PHOT 3000 Color Photography | 3 hours |
| PHOT 3120 Studio Photography and Lighting | 3 hours |
| PHOT 3190 Digital Photographic Imaging | 3 hours |
| PHOT 3195 Digital Photographic Imaging II | 3 hours |
| MEDC 4100 The Law and the Media | 3 hours |
| PHOT 4700 Professional Development in Photography* | 3 hours |
| MEDC 4950 Professional Media Practicum | 3 hours |
| *Capstone Course |
In addition, a minimum of 9 credit hours from the following:
| PHOT 2870 International Photojournalism (online) | 3 hours |
| PHOT 3180 Topics in Scientific Photography | 3 hours |
| PHOT 3760 Topics in Editorial Photography | 3 hours |
| PHOT 4000 Photo Workshop | 3 hours |
| PHOT 4030 Topics in Studio Photography | 3 hours |
| PHOT 4010 Photography Gallery Management | 3 hours |
| PHOT 4190 Topics in Digital Imaging | 3 hours |
| PHOT 4200 Topics in Color | 3 hours |
| PHOT 4870 Advanced Photojournalism* | 3 hours |
*It is advisable to take JOUR 1030 Fundamentals of Reporting prior to or concurrently with PHOT 4870. |
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