Professional Photography BFA
The BFA Professional Photography Program at MSMU program integrates liberal arts, ethics, and professional business practices with a core photography and media production curriculum that prepares students for the creative business and technical challenges of a professional photography career.
The program gives the student a hands-on experience from the first day of the first course. The curriculum will provide the student with both the technical foundation skills and critical thinking tools that will help in shaping the student's own unique vision. The Professional Photography faculty is made up of industry recognized photographers who have also been recognized for their ability to inspire students in the classroom.
Degree Requirements
Core Courses
| PHO 2 | Foundations of Photography | 3 |
| PHO 4 | Digital Asset Management and Workflow | 3 |
| PHO 6 | History of Photography | 3 |
| PHO 8 | The Art of Lighting | 3 |
| PHO 30 | Studio Product Photography | 3 |
| PHO 34 | Photoshop and Digital Printing | 3 |
| PHO 104 | Lighting for People | 3 |
| PHO 107 | Applied Photography | 3 |
| PHO 109 | Photography as Fine Art | 3 |
| FLM 139A | Introduction to Digital Video Production | 3 |
| PHO 198 | Senior Capstone | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 33 |
Business Courses
Complete all of the following:
| BUS 4 | Business Foundations and Analysis | 3 |
| BUS 5 | Business Law I | 3 |
| BUS 15A | Accounting Principles I | 3 |
| PHO 140 | Business of Photography | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Electives
Complete any seven elective classes offered by the Film, Media & Communication department (FLM, JRN, PHO, etc.) and/or other classes by advisement such as:
Total Credit Hours: 66
Plus
General Education requirements and electives totaling 124 semester units, including the Language requirement.
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PHO 198 fulfills the capstone requirement for Professional Photography.