Plan of Study - BFA in Phogography

First Year

ART 101 Art History Survey I                         ART 102 Art History Survey II

ART 161 2-D Design / Color F’dm’ls               ART 162 Drawing I

ENG 101 English Composition I                     ENG 102 English Composition II

PHO 121 Photography I                                PHO 231 Photography II

COM 220 Fund. of Speech Comm                 General Education Core or Elective

(15 credit hours)                                           (15 credit hours)

Second Year

ART 163 3-D Design                                    ART 164 4-D Design

PHO 101 Photography: A Cultural Lens          PHO 102 A Critical Introduction to Photo

PHO 233 Photography III-A                           PHO 241 Introduction to Lighting

PHO 251 Digital Imaging                               PHO 234 Photography III-B

General Education Core or Elective               General Education Core or Elective

PHO 300 Portfolio Review

(15 credit hours)                                            (15 credit hours)

Third Year

ART 221 Modern Art History                        ART 321 Contemporary Art History

PHO 342 Applied Lighting                            PHO 361 Alternative Processes

PHO 352 Experimental Video                      PHO 395 Junior Projects

General Education Core or Elective              PHO 482 Critical Writing

Studio Elective #1                                      General Education Core or Elective

(15 credit hours)                                         (15 credit hours)

Fourth Year

PHO 481Seminar                                        PHO 492 Senior Thesis & Prof Practices

PHO 3XX Advanced Special Topic              General Education Core or Elective

General Education Core or Elective             General Education Core or Elective

General Education Core or Elective             Studio Elective #3

Studio Elective #2                                      Studio Elective #4

(15 credit hours)                                         (15 credit hours)

(Visual Arts Core or General Education and some Photography classes may be taken in the summer.)

* Although this Plan of Study describes a 4-year completion schedule, full-time students who work while attending the institution, or who for various reasons cannot manage a 15-credit-hours-per-semester workload may alternatively plan to complete the degree program in 4-1/2 or 5 years. A majority of Watkins students have historically made the decision to complete their Plan of Study in 5 years. Since Watkins charges tuition by the credit hour rather than by the semester, the total cost of tuition remains the same regardless of whether the student completes the BFA in 4, 4-1/2, or 5 years.