Students at Loyola may complete a major in Visual Arts with a concentration in Photography, an interdisciplinary major, a major in Visual Arts with a concentration in InterArts, a minor in Photography, a minor in InterArts, or take Photography courses as electives.
Catalogue Years 2022-2023 and Later
Photography Major
- AH 109 - Non-Western Art or AH 110 - Western Art: Paleolithic to Gothic or AH 111 - Western Art: Renaissance to Contemporary
- PT 270 - Basic Digital Photography
- PT 300 - Photocraft or PT 301 - Photographic Vision: Tools, Techniques, and Theories
- PT 350 - Visual Thinking
- PT 400 - Senior Capstone for Artists
- SA 224 - Two-Dimensional Design or SA 227 - 3-D Design in Art and Engineering
- One AH 300-level course
- Four PT 300-level (or higher) courses
One course from the following:
- SA 225 - Drawing
- SA 300-level course
InterArts Major
- AH 109 - Non-Western Art or AH 110 - Western Art: Paleolithic to Gothic or AH 111 - Western Art: Renaissance to Contemporary
- PT 270 - Basic Digital Photography
- SA 224 - Two-Dimensional Design or SA 227 - 3-D Design in Art and Engineering
- AH/PT/SA 350 - Visual Thinking
- One AH 300-level or 400-level course
- One PT 300-level course
- Capstone course (chosen in consultation with advisor)
One course from the following:
- SA 225 - Drawing
- SA 300-level course
Four courses from the following:
- AH 300-level or 400-level course
- PT 300-level or 400-level course
- SA 300-level or 400-level course
Interdisciplinary Major
- PT 270 - Basic Digital Photography or SA 224 - Two-Dimensional Design or SA 270- 3-D Design in Art and Engineering
- AH 109 - Non-Western Art or AH 110 - Western Art: Paleolithic to Gothic or AH 111 - Western Art: Renaissance to Contemporary
- SA 225 - Drawing or AH/PT upper-level course
- PT 270 - Basic Digital Photography or AH/SA upper-level course
- AH/PT/SA 350 - Visual Thinking
- Two AH/PT/SA upper-level courses
- AH 400-level capstone or PT/SA 400 - Senior Capstone for Artists (in consultation with program advisor)
- Interdisciplinary requirements of another major
Photography Minor
- PT 270 - Basic Digital Photography
- PT 300 - Photocraft or PT 301 - Photographic Vision: Tools, Techniques, and Theories
- PT 350 - Visual Thinking
- One PT upper-level course (PT 319 is recommended)
- Two additional PT upper-level courses (300-level or higher)
InterArts Minor
- AH 109 - Non-Western Art or AH 110 - Western Art: Paleolithic to Gothic or AH 111 - Western Art: Renaissance to Contemporary
- AH/PT/SA 350 - Visual Thinking
Four courses from the following:
- PT 270 - Basic Digital Photography
- SA 224 - Two-Dimensional Design
- SA 227 - 3-D Design in Art and Engineering
- SA 225 - Drawing*
- 300-level or 400-level courses in AH, PT, or SA
*PT 270 is an option if the student has taken SA 224 or SA 227
Catalogue Years 2021-2022 and Earlier
Photography Major
- AH 111 - Western Art: Renaissance to Contemporary
- PT 270 - Basic Digital Photography
- PT 300 - Photocraft or PT 301 - Photographic Vision: Tools, Techniques, and Theories or HN 323 - Photographic Vision: Tools, Techniques, and Theories
- PT 319 - History of Photography
- PT 400 - Senior Capstone for Artists
- SA 224 - Two-Dimensional Design
- One additional AH course
- Seven additional PT upper-level courses
(No more than one of the following may count towards the major: PT 278, PT 279, PT 280, PT 281, PT 282)
Interdisciplinary Major
- AH 111 - Western Art: Renaissance to Contemporary
- PT 270 - Basic Digital Photography
- PT 300 - Photocraft or PT 301 - Photographic Vision: Tools, Techniques, and Theories or HN 323 - Photographic Vision: Tools, Techniques, and Theories
- PT 319 - History of Photography
- PT 400 - Senior Capstone for Artists
- Three additional PT upper-level courses
- Interdisciplinary requirements of another major
Photography Minor
- PT 270 - Basic Digital Photography
- PT 300 - Photocraft or PT 301 - Photographic Vision: Tools, Techniques, and Theories or HN 323 - Photographic Vision: Tools, Techniques, and Theories
- PT 319 - History of Photography
- Four additional PT 300-level courses
Notes
- Visual Arts students with a Photography concentration are strongly encouraged to take computer science to fulfill one of the math/science core requirements.
- Students interested in photojournalism should declare a Visual Arts major with a Photography concentration and a Communication minor, or a Communication major with a Journalism specialization and a Photography minor.
- Students must complete the diversity core requirement through a designated diversity core, major, or elective course (see Diversity Core Requirement under Curriculum and Policies).
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