Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art - Photography

University of Cincinnati

Our curriculum focuses on the idea of photography as a necessary and foundational discipline for all artists and encourages both traditional and interdisciplinary approaches to the medium. Undergraduate courses in photography provide our students with a high level of technical skill, as well as an intensive studio and critique experience that, combined with the study of art history, broadens our students’ understanding of current aesthetic issues. Introductory level classes in photography offer a wide range of both technical and aesthetic information. This includes contemporary digital image capture and printing, as well as traditional materials and processes (i.e., wet darkroom). Critiques focus not only on technique, but how photographic tools can be engaged to express ideas.Special emphasis is paid to the role of photography in today’s world and to the professional options available to fine-arts-photography students after graduation. Practical experience through participation in both internal and external exhibitions enables students to prepare themselves for future postgraduate exhibition opportunities of their work.Our curriculum focuses on the idea of photography as a necessary and foundational discipline for all artists and encourages both traditional and interdisciplinary approaches to the medium. Undergraduate courses in photography provide our students with a high level of technical skill, as well as an intensive studio and critique experience that, combined with the study of art history, broadens our students’ understanding of current aesthetic issues. Introductory level classes in photography offer a wide range of both technical and aesthetic information. This includes contemporary digital image capture and printing, as well as traditional materials and processes (i.e., wet darkroom). Critiques focus not only on technique, but how photographic tools can be engaged to express ideas.