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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 101Foundations of Photography

3
PHO 103Adobe Lightroom: Digital Asset Management & Workflow

3
PHO 106History of Photography

3
PHO 108The Art of Lighting

3
PHO 130Studio Product Photography

3
PHO 134Photoshop and Digital Printing

3
PHO 104Lighting for People

3
PHO 107Applied Photography

3
PHO 109Photography as Fine Art

3
FLM 139AIntroduction to Digital Video Production

3
PHO 198Senior Capstone

3
Total Credit Hours:33

Business Courses

Complete all of the following:

BUS 4Business Foundations and Analysis

3
BUS 5Business Law I

3
BUS 15AAccounting Principles I

3
PHO 140Business 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: 

ART 10Photography I

3
ART 150APhotography II: Portraiture

3
ART 152AColor Digital Photography

3
Total Credit Hours:21

Total Credit Hours: 66

Plus General Education requirements and electives totaling 124 semester units, including the Language requirement.

*PHO 198 fulfills the capstone requirement for Professional Photography.