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Photography Major

People use photography in a myriad of ways now. At PNCA, we want to encourage that. It’s about the vision and how you bring yourself into the image. — Sally Schoolmaster, Department Chair

Photography Requirements

Foundation Sophomore Junior Senior

Foundation Year
course title	Fall	Spring
FD101-102 Visual Elements	3	3
FD101-102 Basic Drawing	3	3
FD111 3-D Design	3	*
FD112 Time Arts	3	*
LA 121-122 English Composition	3	3
LA125-126 Art & Design in Contemporary Society	3	3
Total credits	15	15
* Can be taken Fall or Spring

Sophomore Year
course title	Fall	Spring
PH271 Beginning B&W Photo	3
PH272 Beginning Color Photo (Digital)		3
IM201 Theory and Practice	3	*
Studio Elective	*	3
AH217 History of Photography		3
MTH101 Mathematics	3	*
AH 211 Art Hist:Paleolithic-Gothic	3
AH212 Art Hist: Renaissance- WWII		3
SCI223-224 Natural Science	3	3
Total credits	15	15
* Can be taken Fall or Spring

Junior Year
course title	Fall	Spring
PH371Intermediate Photo (B&W)	3
PH372 Intermediate Photo		3
PH373 Alternative Photo & Contemporary Practices	3
PH374 Studio Lighting		3
Studio Electives	3*	3*
Art History Elective (300-level)	*	3
MTH101-102 Mathematics	3	*
Liberal Arts Elective	*	3
Total credits	15	15
IM301 Theory & Practice	3	*
* Can be taken Fall or Spring

Senior Year
course title	Fall	Spring
PH471 Advanced Photography	3
ND401 Professional Practices	3
PH472 Photography Thesis		3
ND402 Thesis Research & Writing		3
Studio Electives	6	6
LA325 Literature Seminar	*	3
LA321 Social Science Seminar	3	*
Total credits	15	15
* Can be taken Fall or Spring

PNCA’s Photography department engages students in the dynamic world of image-making through both traditional and contemporary forms of fine arts photography. Students interact with dynamic and diverse faculty, in a learning environment that stresses impeccable craftsmanship and creative experimentation. Students are supported in their exploration with strong technical instruction, outstanding photography facilities, and coursework that balances aesthetic, conceptual, and historical concerns.

Facilities

• Digital Fine Art Printing Lab
• Beginning Black and White Lab
• Advanced Black and White Lab
• Photography Studio
• Computer Arts Center

Processes

• Black and white
• Color
• Digital imaging
• Large format
• Non-silver contemporary processes

Photography Faculty

MK Guth
Chair, MFA in Visual Studies
Assistant Professor in MFA Graduate Critique Seminar
MFA 2002 New York University
BA 1987 University of Wisconsin-Madison (Sociology/Psychology)

mkguth [at] pnca [dot] edu

Horatio Hung-Yan Law
Assistant Professor in Intermedia, Photography
MFA 1993 Washington University (Printmaking)
Diploma 1985 Il Bisonte International School of Graphic Arts
BFA 1984 School of Visual Arts (Media Arts)
BA 1977 Johns Hopkins University (Natural Science)

hlaw [at] pnca [dot] edu

* Wei Hsueh
Associate Professor in Photography
MFA 1999 Syracuse University (Art Photography)
BFA 1995 School of the Art Institute of Chicago (Photography and Filmmaking)
Degree 1991 World College of Journalism (Information Science)

whsueh [at] pnca [dot] edu

* Sally Schoolmaster
Photography Department Chair
Assistant Professor in Foundation, Photography
MFA 1990 Ohio University (Photography)
BS 1986 University of Oregon (Journalism)

sschoolmaster [at] pnca [dot] edu

Jennifer Brinkman
Instructor in Photography
BS 1987 Illinois State University (Visual Communications and Photography)
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* = full time

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