The Photography & Cinema minor is an 18-credit minor open to students from other areas of emphasis in the Department of Visual Arts, as well as students majoring in other disciplines. Students interested in pursuing this minor should contact a faculty member in the Photography & Cinema area or the Undergraduate program coordinator for further details and advisement. Visual arts minors are not required to submit a portfolio, but if the student wishes to major in visual arts later on, they must pass a portfolio review to be admitted into the Visual Arts Department.
Photography & Cinema Minor Courses
This 18- credit Visual Arts Minor consists of at least six courses, including the following requirements:
Required courses (4 courses, 12 credits):
ART 211 VC 2
ART 213 VC 4
ART 305 Intro to Photo and Cinema
ART 361 Photo and Video Compositing
Choose 6 credits (2 courses, 6 credits):
ART 315 Intermediate Narrative Production
ART 324 History of Film I
ART 325 History of Film II
ART 326 History of Photo
ART 342 Critical Concepts in Film and Photo
ART 347 Writing for Media Arts
ART 362 B/W Film & Photography
ART 364 Lighting
ART 366 Documentary
ART 365 Multimedia Environments
ART 367 Alt Processes
ART 369 Topics in Photography
ART 461 Advanced Compositing
ART 383 Sound Design
ART 435 Topics in Film/Video
MCS 333 History and Theory of Mass Communication and Media