Photography Program (B.S.)
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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 provides students with an understanding of the skills, technologies, methods, and industry practices that are applicable to most types of photographic work, while contextualizing the program with a business and communications model. In addition to keeping abreast of the rapid changes that technology has brought to the field, this program emphasizes image-production within the framework of marketing, media analysis, financial acumen, public relations, and entrepreneurship. Students are taught the business practices which prepare them for professional practice upon graduation. The focus is within business, marketing, and social media classes through a progressive curriculum that remains at the forefront in the photographic profession. By 2026 UBS predicts that up to 80 percent of photographers will be sole proprietors. Given this statistic, we feel the B.S. in Photography will provide skills in business and marketing that will complement the studio portrait, commercial, advertising, and product imagery coursework.
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Curriculum
Curriculum Requirements - Total Credits Required: 127
Freshman - Credits: 32
- Photography Elective (Cr. 3)
- Quantitative Reasoning General Education Requirement  (Cr. 3)Â
- Science and Technology General Education Requirement  (Cr. 3)Â
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ART 102Â -Â Visual Art and Cultural Values II: Early Fourteenth Century to the Present (Cr: 3)
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BUS 125Â -Â Introduction to Business (Cr: 3)
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ENG 111Â -Â Critical Reading and Writing I (Cr: 3)
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ENG 112Â -Â Critical Reading and Writing II (Cr: 3)
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INT 100Â -Â Internship I (Cr: 2)
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PHT 113Â -Â Multimedia I: Audio and Video Production for Photographers (Cr: 3)
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PHT 116Â -Â Introduction to Photographic Imaging (Cr: 3)
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PHT 160Â -Â Photographic Applications I (Cr: 3)
Sophomore - Credits: 35
- General Education Requirement (Cr. 3)Â (Recommended CMM203)
- Values and Ethical Reasoning General Education Requirement (Cr. 3)
- World Cultures General Education Requirement (Cr. 3)
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ART 317Â -Â History of Photography (Cr: 3)
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BUS 200Â -Â Marketing (Cr: 3)
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CMM 204Â -Â Promotional Writing (Cr: 3)
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GD 105Â -Â Introduction to Computer Graphics (Cr: 3)
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INT 200Â -Â Internship II (Cr: 2)
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PHT 202Â -Â Studio Photography (Cr: 3)
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PHT 213Â -Â Filmmaking for Photographers (Cr: 3)
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PHT 218Â -Â Documentary Photography (Cr: 3)
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PHT 260Â -Â Digital Imaging and Manipulation (Cr: 3)
Junior - Credits: 30
- General Education Elective (Cr: 3)
- Global Issues General Education Requirement  (Cr: 3)Â
- Individual and Society General Education Requirement  (Cr: 3)
- Literacy Perspective General Education Requirement (Cr. 3)
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ART 302Â -Â Portfolio (Cr: 3)
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BUS 301Â -Â Entrepreneurship for Non-Business Majors (Cr: 3)
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PHT 309Â -Â Location Lighting: Events and Portraits (Cr: 3)
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PHT 312Â -Â Advanced Photographic Methods (Cr: 3)
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PHT 313Â -Â Multimedia III: Advanced Projects (Cr: 3)
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PHT 325Â -Â Advanced Photography Seminar (Cr: 3)
Senior - Credits: 30
- General Education Elective  (Cr: 6)
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CMM 335Â -Â Social Media and Marketing (Cr: 3)
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PHT 411Â -Â Business Practices in Photographers (Cr: 3)
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PHT 480Â -Â Semester Internship (Cr: 12)
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PHT 489Â -Â Senior Research (Cr: 3)
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PHT 491Â -Â Senior Capstone (Cr: 3)
Recommended Electives:
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ACC 175Â -Â Financial Accounting (Cr: 3)
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BUS 270Â -Â Communicating in Business (Cr: 3)
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BUS 330Â -Â Consumer Behavior (Cr: 3)
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BUS 360Â -Â Retail Management (Cr: 3)
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BUS 380Â -Â Small Business Management (Cr: 3)
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BUS 460Â -Â Brand Management (Cr: 3)
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CMM 103Â -Â Advertising Fundamentals (Cr: 3)
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CMM 106Â -Â Media and Culture I (Cr: 3)
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CMM 115Â -Â Social Media: Theory and Practice (Cr: 3)
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CMM 315Â -Â Global Mass Communication (Cr: 3)
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CMM 335Â -Â Social Media and Marketing (Cr: 3)
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CMM 380Â -Â Media Ethics (Cr: 3)
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Careers & Internships
An Î÷¹ÏÊÓƵ 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 Î÷¹ÏÊÓƵ will prepare you for the next step.
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