The Photography BFA Program | Academic Requirements | Student Learning Outcomes | Courses | Faculty

The Photography BFA Program: Student Learning Outcomes

(2006-07)

Students graduating with a BFA in photography should have:

1. An understanding of the visual forms and their aesthetic and conceptual functions.
2. A knowledge of, and skill in, the use of basic tools, techniques, technologies, and processes sufficient to work from concept to finished product. This involves a mastery of the materials, equipment, and processes of photography, including but not limited to uses of cameras, film, and lighting/digital technologies, processing in black and white and in color, printing, and work with nonsilver materials.
3. An understanding of the professional and commercial applications of photographic techniques.
4. A functional knowledge of photographic history and theory, the relationship of photography to the visual disciplines, and its influence on culture.

Also refer to the Foundation Program: Student Learning Outcomes.

Updates
Please direct updates for this page to the managing editor in the Office of the Provost and Academic Affairs. Because internal and external links may change or expire from time to time, please report any changed or broken links to the managing editor as well.