PHOTOGRAPHY

The student in the Photography A + B program with Metropolitan Community College award an BASA Degree with a concentration in Photography. Students in this program learn to solve photographic problems through the skillful use of camera, lighting, laboratory and electronic techniques. Included in the program are experiences in commercial, general and digital photography. Courses include the theory and application of both black and white and color materials. The graduate of this program should be adaptable to the following employment situations: commercial or portrait studio, industrial photo unit, hospital or research laboratory, news photography for a newspaper or television station, photo-finishing laboratory or digital imaging services, manufacturer’s technical representative or retail photo sales.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS FOR PHOTOGRAPHY
The complete curriculum consists of 125 credits.

ACADEMIC CORE REQUIREMENTS (66-71 hours):

English/writing (9 hours)
6 hours of English Compositon

3 hours of Creative Writing (may be counted toward Fine Arts elective)

Humanities (including Public Speaking) (12 hours)
(Humanities 1010 and 1020 not applicable)

Fine Arts (6 hours)
(courses in College of Fine Arts other than Art & Art History)

Social Sciences (12 hours)

Natural Sciences (9 hours)
(may include biology; chemistry; physical geography; geology; computer science; upper division math with no more than 6 hours in one area.)

Intermediate Algebra or equivelant (3 hours)

Cultural Diversity (6 hours)
(Cultural Diversity requirement may be fulfilled through courses in the major, humanities or social sciences.)

Art Department Requirements (54 hours):
Art History (9 hours)
Art 2050 Survey of Western Art I
Art 2060 Survey of Western Art II
Art 4090 Modern Art History or
Art 4900 Contemporary Art History

ART STUDIO REQUIREMENTS (39 hours):

Art Studio Core I
Art 1100 Drawing and Design I
Art 1110 Drawing and Design II
Art 1210 Theory and Practice: Alternative Media
Art 1220 Theory and Practice: Intermedia
Art 2100 Lifedrawing

Art Studio Core II
Art 3310 Elementary Sculpture
Art 3410 Elementary Painting
Art 3510 Elementary Printmaking or
Art 3520 Photographic/Digital Printmaking
Art 3610 Elementary Ceramics

Additional UNO requirements:
Art 4010 Independent Study
Art 4020 Independent Study
The six hours of Independent Study must be completed at UNO.

Electives (2 hours)

METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS(36 quarter hours=25 semester hours):

PTY 101 Basic Photography 6.0
PTY 102 Intermediate Photography 6.0
PTY 103 Advanced Photography I 6.0
PTY 132 Digital Photography 6.0

Choose 6 credit hours from the following courses:
EIG 211 Graphics Integration 4.5
EIG 236 Electronic Publishing 4.5
PTY 201 Photojournalism 3.0
PTY 202 Color Photography 6.0
PTY 220 Moving Image Lab 6.0
PTY 231 Video I 3.0
PTY 232 Video II * 3.0
PTY 250 Advanced Digital Photography I 6.0
PTY 295 Special Topics in Photography
Department of Art and Art History
College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media
University Nebraska at Omaha
6001 Dodge Street
Omaha NE 68182-0011
(402) 554-2420 Fax: (402) 554-3436
Info: unocfamprospective@mail.unomaha.edu