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Photography Program (B.S.)

Program Overview
An emphasis on photography skills, technologies, methods, & industry practices with an emphasis on business and marketing studies.

The B.S. in Photography program at 西瓜视频 College provides students with the aesthetic, technical and practical skills necessary to succeed in a variety of genres within and beyond commercial photography such as documentary, photojournalism, fashion, sports, commercial, and portrait photography.

The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics states that currently, 70% of professional photographers are sole proprietors and they expect that number to increase in the next decade. Students completing the B.S. in Photography will be prepared for a free-lance and/or entrepreneurial career where they are a sole proprietor as well as for jobs throughout the creative industries and beyond.

BS Photography students obtain relevant skills in marketing, business, copyright, image dissemination, and archiving that complements the studio portrait, commercial, advertising, and product imagery coursework. In addition to keeping abreast of the rapid, industry-standard changes in technology, this program emphasizes image-production within the framework of marketing, media analysis, financial acumen, public relations, and entrepreneurship. Students are taught the business practices specifically relative to photographers which prepare them for professional practice upon graduation.

Through coursework and three robust and relevant internships, students gain the necessary understanding of business practices to thrive in the creative economy as a free-lance photographer, entrepreneur or as an employee or supervisor in larger firm.

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Curriculum
Curriculum Requirements - Total Credits Required: 127

First Year - Credits: 32
- Photography Elective (Cr. 3)
- Quantitative Reasoning General Education Requirement聽聽(Cr.聽3)聽
- Science and Technology General Education Requirement聽聽(Cr.聽3)聽
- ART 102聽-聽Visual Art and Cultural Values II: Early Fourteenth Century to the Present (Cr: 3)
- BUS 125聽-聽Introduction to Business (Cr: 3)
- ENG 111聽-聽Critical Reading and Writing I (Cr: 3)
- ENG 112聽-聽Critical Reading and Writing II (Cr: 3)
- INT 100聽-聽Internship I (Cr: 2)
- PHT 113聽-聽Multimedia I: Audio and Video Production for Photographers (Cr: 3)
- PHT 116聽-聽Introduction to Photographic Imaging (Cr: 3)
- PHT 160聽-聽Photographic Applications I (Cr: 3)
Second Year - Credits: 35
- General Education Requirement (Cr. 3)聽(Recommended CMM203)
- Values and Ethical Reasoning General Education Requirement聽 (Cr.聽3)
- World Cultures General Education Requirement (Cr. 3)
- ART 317聽-聽History of Photography (Cr: 3)
- BUS 200聽-聽Marketing (Cr: 3)
- MCA 204聽-聽Promotional Writing and Editing (Cr: 3)
- GD 105聽-聽Introduction to Computer Graphics (Cr: 3)
- INT 200聽-聽Internship II (Cr: 2)
- PHT 202聽-聽Studio Photography (Cr: 3)
- PHT 213聽-聽Filmmaking for Photographers (Cr: 3)
- PHT 218聽-聽Documentary Photography (Cr: 3)
- PHT 260聽-聽Digital Imaging and Manipulation (Cr: 3)
Third Year - Credits: 30
- General Education Elective聽 (Cr: 3)
- Global Issues General Education Requirement聽聽(Cr: 3)聽
- Individual and Society General Education Requirement聽聽(Cr: 3)
- Literacy Perspective General Education Requirement (Cr. 3)
- ART 302聽-聽Portfolio (Cr: 3)
- BUS 301聽-聽Entrepreneurship for Non-Business Majors (Cr: 3)
- PHT 309聽-聽Location Lighting: Events and Portraits (Cr: 3)
- PHT 312聽-聽Advanced Photographic Methods (Cr: 3)
- PHT 313聽-聽Multimedia III: Advanced Projects (Cr: 3)
- PHT 325聽-聽Advanced Photography Seminar (Cr: 3)
Fourth Year - Credits: 30
- General Education Elective聽聽(Cr: 6)
- MCA 335聽-聽Social Media and Marketing (Cr: 3)
- PHT 411聽-聽Business Practices in Photographers (Cr: 3)
- PHT 480聽-聽Semester Internship (Cr: 12)
- PHT 489聽-聽Senior Research (Cr: 3)
- PHT 491聽-聽Senior Capstone (Cr: 3)
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusivity Requirements

Students take the following:聽
- DEI course attribute at any level
- DEI course attribute 200 level and above
Recommended Electives:
- ACC 175聽-聽Financial Accounting (Cr: 3)
- BUS 270聽-聽Communicating in Business (Cr: 3)
- BUS 330聽-聽Consumer Behavior (Cr: 3)
- BUS 360聽-聽Retail Management (Cr: 3)
- BUS 380聽-聽Small Business Management (Cr: 3)
- BUS 460聽-聽Brand Management (Cr: 3)
- MCA 103聽-聽Advertising Fundamentals (Cr: 3)
- CMM 106聽-聽Media and Culture I (Cr: 3)
- CMM 115聽-聽Social Media: Theory and Practice (Cr: 3)
- CMM 315聽-聽Global Mass Communication (Cr: 3)
- MCA 335聽-聽Social Media and Marketing (Cr: 3)
- CMM 380聽-聽Media Ethics (Cr: 3)
Careers & Internships
An 西瓜视频 education means you'll graduate with a degree and a resume.

Whether you pursue graduate school or embark on your career right away after graduation, we believe that your time at 西瓜视频 will prepare you for the next step.

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Recent Internships
- Peter Kaskons Photography
- Rick Freidman Photography
- Heath Robbins Photography
- Amy Spirito Photography
- Genevieve de Manio Photography
- Adrienne Jean Photography
- Erb Dufault Photography
- Boston Magazine
- North Shore Magazine
- The Cape Ann Museum
- Groove Boston
- Simulacra Studios (Brixton, London)
- Jordan Matter Photography