Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major in Photography
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major in Photography | ||
| Core Curriculum | ||
| Component Area I (Communication) | 6 | |
| Component Area II (Mathematics) | 3 | |
| Component Area III (Life and Physical Science) | 8 | |
| Component Area IV (Language, Philosophy, and Culture) | 3 | |
| Component Area V (Creative Arts) | 3 | |
| Component Area VI (U.S. History) | 6 | |
| Component Area VII (Political Science/Government) | 6 | |
| Component Area VIII (Social and Behavioral Sciences) | 3 | |
| Component Area IX (Component Area Option) | 4 | |
| BFA Foundation | ||
| ARTS 1313 & ARTS 1314 & ARTS 1315 | W.A.S.H. - 2D and W.A.S.H. - 3D and W.A.S.H. - Lecture | 9 |
| ARTS 1316 | Drawing | 3 |
| ARTS 2313 | Foundations In Digital Art | 3 |
| BFA Core | ||
| ARTS 1303 | Art History Survey I 1 | 3 |
| ARTS 1317 | Life Drawing I | 3 |
| ARTS 2375 | Photographic Concepts | 3 |
| ARTS 2318 | Sculpture I | 3 |
| or ARTS 3320 | Ceramics I | |
| ARTS 3305 | Painting I | 3 |
| ARTS 3310 | Printmaking | 3 |
| or ARTS 3307 | Performance and Video Art | |
| ARTS 3385 | Art History Survey II | 3 |
| Major | ||
| ARTS 2365 | Photographic Visualization | 3 |
| ARTS 2370 | Digital Photography I | 3 |
| ARTS 3364 | Photography Seminar | 3 |
| ARTS 3368 | Studio Practices I (Junior) | 3 |
| ARTS 3374 | Alternative Photo Processes | 3 |
| ARTS 3376 | Photographic Narratives | 3 |
| ARTS 3378 | Contemporary Issues In Pho | 3 |
| ARTS 3381 | History Of Photography | 3 |
| Select three of the following ARTS Photography Advanced Electives: | 9 | |
| The Photographic Digital Print | ||
| Human Form: A Photographc Stdy | ||
| Studio Practices II | ||
| Digital Photography II | ||
| Web Site Development | ||
| Special Topic | ||
| ARTS 4315 | Professional Practices in Art | 3 |
| ARTS 4385 | Art Since 1945 | 3 |
| ARTS Advanced Electives | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
| 1 | ARTS 1303 satisfies the requirement for Component Area IV (Visual & Performing Arts) & the Major Core. |
BFA Requirements
Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA in ARTS courses to graduate with a BFA.
The BFA Portfolio Review is the Department of Art’s process of review and evaluation before admitting students into any of the Department’s Bachelor of Fine Arts programs.
Students who wish to pursue a BFA degree in Graphic Design, Studio Art, Computer Animation, or Photography must pass the Department's BFA Portfolio Review.
The semester after completion of the Foundation Art classes, BFA majors are required to participate in the BFA Portfolio Review.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation Art Classes | ||
| ARTS 1313 | W.A.S.H. - 2D | 3 |
| ARTS 1314 | W.A.S.H. - 3D | 3 |
| ARTS 1315 | W.A.S.H. - Lecture | 3 |
| ARTS 1316 | Drawing | 3 |
| ARTS 2313 | Foundations In Digital Art | 3 |
For more information on the BFA Portfolio Review please go to http://www.shsu.edu/academics/art/review/ .
Graphic Design students must pass this review in order to be eligible for the Graphic Design Portfolio Review. After passing the BFA Portfolio Review, students who wish to pursue a BFA degree in Graphic Design must take the Graphic Design Portfolio Review the semester they are enrolled in Typography (ARTS 3322).
Some, but not all, of the upper level Studio Art courses are may be taken more than once for credit. Courses listed more than once in the degree plan are repeatable.
Not all ARTS courses are offered each semester. Consult the Schedule of Classes and your advisor before registration.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ARTS 1313 | 3 | ARTS 1316 | 3 |
| ARTS 1314 | 3 | ARTS 2313 | 3 |
| ARTS 1315 | 3 | ARTS 2365 | 3 |
| Component Area I | 3 | Component Area I | 3 |
| Component Area II | 3 | ||
| 12 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ARTS 1317 | 3 | ARTS 13031 | 3 |
| ARTS 2318 or 3320 | 3 | ARTS 2370 | 3 |
| ARTS 2375 | 3 | ARTS 3305 | 3 |
| Component Area VI | 3 | ARTS 3307 or 3310 | 3 |
| Component Area VII | 3 | Component Area VI | 3 |
| Component Area IX | 1 | ||
| 15 | 16 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ARTS 3385 | 3 | ARTS 3368 | 3 |
| ARTS 3364 | 3 | ARTS 3376 | 3 |
| Advanced Photo Elective2 | 3 | ARTS 3378 | 3 |
| Advanced ARTS Elective | 3 | Component Area III | 4 |
| Component Area III | 4 | Component Area VII | 3 |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ARTS 3374 | 3 | ARTS 3381 | 3 |
| ARTS 4385 | 3 | ARTS 4315 | 3 |
| Advanced Photo Elective2 | 3 | Advanced Photo Elective2 | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Component Area IV | 3 |
| Component Area VIII | 3 | Component Area IX | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total Hours: 120 | |||
| 1 | ARTS 1303 satisfies the requirement for Component Area V (Creative Arts) & the Major Core. |
| 2 | Select 3 hours from the following ARTS Photography Advanced Electives : ARTS 3360 ARTS 3366, ARTS 3369, ARTS 3370, ARTS 3375 ARTS 4019 |
