37 courses with the subject PHOT, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
PHOT 10001Photography2
54 hours CE level continuing studies course Learn professional digital photography and develop your abilities in composition, lighting techniques, color and tonality to take dynamic images. You’ll also learn about photographic strobe lighting in the studio environment and hone your photographic skills to create exhibition quality images and prints.
18 hours CE level continuing studies course Hone your photographic skills to create exhibition quality images and prints. Learn professional digital photography and develop your abilities in composition, lighting techniques, color and tonality to take dynamic images.
45.0 hours 100 level undergraduate course An introduction to fundamental techniques used in photography, including camera operation, editing, and printing using digital technologies. Lectures and presentations on the technical aspects of photography will be presented as well as the creative and conceptual aspects of the field. Requires completion of 15 credits This course is not repeatable for credit.
PHOT 102Introduction to Experimental Photography1.5
45.0 hours 100 level undergraduate course An introduction to experimental photography including pinhole, surface alteration, color exploration and constructed images using both darkroom as well as digital technologies. There are lectures and presentations on the technical aspects of photography as well as the creative and conceptual aspects of the field. This course is not repeatable for credit.
90.0 hours 100 level undergraduate course This introductory studio course covers the fundamental techniques used in photography, including camera operation, developing, and printing using both darkroom and digital technologies. Introduction to basic software techniques and digital approaches and methods will be included. Lectures, presentations, and studio assignments will cover the technical as well as creative and conceptual aspects of the medium. Prerequisites IMAG*101 Priority enrollment to Photography majors. This course is not repeatable for credit.
67.5 hours 100 level undergraduate course This studio course asks students to think beyond the single photographic frame and to develop a body of work in black and white. The use of digital tools as a method for creative expression and for the management of content in photography is emphasized. Students will learn best practices in digital technologies including keywording, metadata tagging, file preparation, and fine art inkjet printing. Composition and the use of light will be refined. Lectures, presentations, and studio assignments will cover the technical as well as creative and conceptual aspects of the medium. Prerequisites PHOT*101 This course is not repeatable for credit.
PHOT 141Photo Field Trip: Welcome to Philadelphia1.5
45.0 hours 100 level undergraduate course This field trip based course will lay the groundwork for students to become familiar with the city of Philadelphia through photographic exploration. Using public transportation, students and instructor will explore neighborhoods, cultural institutions and landmarks outside of the UArts campus and document their experience along the way. Students will be asked to use camera phones and a wide variety of apps to make images. This course is not repeatable for credit.
PHOT 200Introduction to Black & White Photography3
90.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course Introduction to basic concepts, processes, and techniques of black-and-white photography, including camera operation, exposure, darkroom procedures, lighting, and their controlled applications of these techniques. Emphasis is upon the normative standard of photographic rendering. Priority enrollment for students majoring in Photography, Fine Arts majors with Photo emphasis, Interdisciplinary Fine Arts majors with Photo emphasis, Photography minors and Studio Photography minors. Requires completion of 12 credits. This course is not repeatable for credit.
90.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course Further development of the techniques of black-and-white photography, including camera operation, exposure, darkroom procedures, lighting, and their controlled applications of these techniques. Emphasis is placed on medium and large format camera use and printing. Prerequisites PHOT*200 Priority enrollment for students majoring in Photography, Interdisciplinary Fine Arts with Photo emphasis, Photography and Studio Photography minors. This course is not repeatable for credit.
90.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course Provides students with a foundation in digital imaging, from capture, to edit, to output. The course focuses on applying technical skills and creative problem solving to create imaginative and real-world based applications. Digital Workshop will cover digital capture, color management, digital image editing, and output of images using the latest technology available. Prerequisites PHOT*101 This course is not repeatable for credit.
45.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course The use of photography to create a portfolio of artwork, exhibitions, and installations is necessary for artists in all visual media. Students learn how to photograph two- and three-dimensional artwork in a studio setting and on location. Instruction addresses a wide range of issues including: artificial and natural lighting, digital camera operation, image processing techniques, and output options. By participating in lectures, demonstrations, field trips and shooting assignments, students acquire the skills necessary to create a coherent visual portfolio of their work. This course is not repeatable for credit.
PHOT 241Promotional Photography for the Visual Arts1.5
45 hours 200 level undergraduate course The use of photography to create a portfolio of artwork, exhibitions, and installations is necessary for artists in all visual media. Visual representation on websites and in print is paramount to the artist career. Students learn how to photograph two and three-dimensional artwork in a studio setting and on location. Instruction addresses a wide range of issues including: artificial and natural lighting, digital camera operation, image editing software, and output options, including the importance of file types. By participating in lectures, demonstrations, and shooting assignments, students acquire the skills necessary to create a coherent visual portfolio of their work. No prior background in photography is needed. This course is not repeatable for credit.
PHOT 242Promotional Photography for the Performing Arts1.5
45 hours 200 level undergraduate course The use of photography to create a portfolio of headshots, performances, and stage settings is necessary for artists in all performing media, visual representation on websites and in print is paramount to the artist career. Students learn how to photograph headshots and performances in a studio setting and on location. Instruction addresses a wide range of issues including: artificial lighting, digital camera operation, image editing software, and output options including the importance of file types. By participating in lectures, demonstrations, and shooting assignments, students acquire the skills necessary to create a coherent visual portfolio of their work. No prior background in photography is needed. This course is not repeatable for credit.
33.75 hours 200 level undergraduate course This course offers technical instruction on drone photography. Students will learn the fundamentals of operating the aircraft and will create images using an unmanned aerial vehicle. Federal, state, and local regulations will be included in the course material. Students will obtain their license, if they choose, by meeting the requirements set by the FAA. Licensure will not be required. Prerequisites PHOT*101 This course is not repeatable for credit. Pass / Fail Grading Only.
45.0 hours 200 level undergraduate course An introduction to the significant photographers and their work in the history of the medium, including technical developments and their impact, the major visual and aesthetic trends in the development of photography and their relationship to art in general, and the larger social context in which photography has developed. Prerequisites WRIT*102 or WRIT*102H Priority enrollment to Photography majors. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course can fulfill a discipline history elective, critical studies elective, or general elective requirement.
90.0 hours 300 level undergraduate course The study of advanced photo imaging techniques. Through a series of problem-solving assignments, students are expected to develop strong digital shooting, scanning, color management, and printing skills as well as competency in advanced Photoshop techniques. A final portfolio of a series of creative images is a course requirement. Prerequisites PHOT*210 Priority enrollment to Photography majors; Photography and Studio Photography minors. Interdisciplinary Fine Arts majors with Photo concentration are also granted priority enrollment. This course is not repeatable for credit.
90.0 hours 300 level undergraduate course Students will be introduced to studio lighting techniques using strobe and portable strobe lighting. This course includes tethered photographing using industry standard software. Inkjet printing and file preparation for a multitude of modalities will also be covered. Students will become familiar with the tools, techniques, and the language of the studio environment. Prerequisites PHOT*101 This course is not repeatable for credit.
90.0 hours 300 level undergraduate course This course furthers the students’ familiarization with the tools, techniques, and language of studio photography. The student will use medium format and digital cameras. Strobe lighting and its demanding application to digital capture will be covered. Industry standard software will be utilized. Prerequisites PHOT*320 Priority enrollment to Photography majors; Photography and Studio Photography minors. Interdisciplinary Fine Arts majors with Photo concentration are also granted priority enrollment. This course is not repeatable for credit.
45 hours 300 level undergraduate course An in-depth examination of the photographic medium with a focus on the origins of contemporary image-making, this course emphasizes seeing, reading, writing and discussion in addressing photographic trends in a critical context. Dialogue is at the core of this course, supplemented by field trips to galleries and museums, and lectures from visiting artists. Themes addressed through lectures and readings include landscape, portraiture, still life, the body, the cinematic, and the vernacular. Projects contextualize student work within the greater scope of contemporary art through critical writing and a curated exhibition proposal. Prerequisites WRIT*102 or WRIT*102H This course is not repeatable for credit. This course can fulfill a discipline history elective, critical studies elective, or general elective requirement.
67.5 hours 300 level undergraduate course Study of one or more various media, methods, or problems in still photography to be offered according to the instructor’s interests and students’ requests. Topics include: portraiture, documentary photography, digital imaging, color manipulation, photographic illustration, and photo-based mixed media. Prerequisites PHOT*101 This course may be repeated for credit.
45.0 hours 300 level undergraduate course Study of one or more various media, methods, or problems in still photography to be offered according to the instructor’s interests and students’ requests. Topics include: portraiture, documentary photography, digital imaging, color manipulation, photographic illustration, and photo-based mixed media. Junior/Senior Preferred Variable Level - Check W/ Dept This course may be repeated for credit.
90.0 hours 300 level undergraduate course A concentration on the fundamental ideas and techniques for altering the surface of photographic prints, the emphasis is on one-of-a-kind prints, mixed media, and nontraditional materials. Techniques and materials covered include: traditional hand-coloring (oil paint, watercolor, acrylic, pastel, pencil, liquid dyes), toning and bleaching, graphic arts film, Polaroid transfer, photocopier transfer lifts, liquid emulsion, tin-types, and the preparation and painting of digital prints. Assignments, a research paper, slide lectures, and critiques center on creative possibilities, technical proficiency, and the development of increasingly more personalized visual and photographic statements. Prerequisites PHOT*101 or PHOT*200 Priority enrollment to Photography majors; Photography and Studio Photography minors. Fine Arts and Fine Arts majors with Photo concentration are also granted priority enrollment. This course is not repeatable for credit.
90.0 hours 300 level undergraduate course This course covers basic documentary and street photography with a focus on the picture story and visual journalism. Choice of subject depends on the students’ individual styles of photography and their point of view. The class is built on an intensive shooting schedule emphasizing photographic composition, regular feedback, and the use of appropriate equipment. The class covers selecting story ideas, picture editing, writing captions and preparing textblocks to accompany photographs, and business aspects of the field such as how and where to sell or publish work. Prerequisites PHOT*101 This course is not repeatable for credit.
PHOT 354Fashion and Editorial Portrait Photography3
90.0 hours 300 level undergraduate course This course explores the real world of fashion and editorial photography. Students learn to present both themselves and their work professionally. They visit professional studios and, on occasion, collaborate with art directors. They learn to interpret and execute assignments dealing with deadlines and other restrictions posed by commissions. Photographers, art directors, and studio assistants are invited into the class. Emphasis is placed on expanding and maintaining personal vision in a commercially oriented context. Prerequisites PHOT*320 Priority enrollment to Photography majors; Photography and Studio Photography minors. Interdisciplinary Fine Arts majors with Photo concentration are also granted priority enrollment. This course is not repeatable for credit.
90 hours 300 level undergraduate course Understanding and mastering the workflow of DSLR video is essential to the future of fine art, documentary and commercial photographers. Through lecture, demonstration, and practical application this course addresses production processes including audio technique, editing technique, and the technical fundamentals of video production from the perspective of the photographer and the DSLR camera. Prerequisites PHOT*101 This course is not repeatable for credit.
90.0 hours 300 level undergraduate course Community Engagement - Photography is a course that fuses together elements of community arts, photography, and art education. UArts students will work with 5-12 year olds through a partnership with a local non-profit community organization. UArts students will begin the semester by exploring photographically their own personal community of origin as well as basic principles of community art and local non-profit resources. UArts students will then create the curriculum that they will execute during a ten-week photographic journey with the local non-profit organization. Prerequisites PHOT*101 This course is not repeatable for credit.
90.0 hours 300 level undergraduate course This course teaches students to develop a visual photographic style. By employing a refined understanding of composition, exposure, the use of light and shadow, students will complete assignments in a direction of their own choosing. Emphasis will be placed on visual strategies and on the technical aspects of lens-based making. The end goal of the course will be to provide students with greater confidence in their image making practice. Prerequisites PHOT*101 or PHOT*200 Priority enrollment for Photography majors; Photo + Film majors; Photography and Studio Photography minors. This course is not repeatable for credit.
PHOT 367Influencers: The Image in the Age of Social Media3
67.5 hours 300 level undergraduate course Social Media has forever changed the way we digest, consume, share, and think about photography. Through a series of readings and discussions students will be asked to think about how social media has changed the way artists and society relate to the photographic image. Students will respond by creating their own web-based content. Prerequisites PHOT*101 This course is not repeatable for credit.
PHOT 377Immersive Media & The Photographer: A Collab3
67.5 hours 300 level undergraduate course This course offers the image maker the opportunity to engage in creative research through collaboration and immersive media at UArts. Students will focus on devising new approaches to the making and presentation of the moving image and the still image. Prerequisites PHOT*101 This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
90.0 hours 400 level undergraduate course Students work on long-term individual projects or solve short-term problems to develop technical, aesthetic, and conceptual mastery of the medium in preparation for Senior Review and their thesis portfolio/exhibition. Prerequisites FILM*301 or SOAC*301 Priority enrollment to Photography majors; Photography and Studio Photography minors. Interdisciplinary Fine Arts majors with Photo concentration are also granted priority enrollment. This course is not repeatable for credit.
90.0 hours 400 level undergraduate course Students work on long-term individual projects or solve short-term problems to develop technical, aesthetic, and conceptual mastery of the medium. Students produce a thesis portfolio which is exhibited on campus. Prerequisites PHOT*400 Priority enrollment to Photography majors; Photography and Studio Photography minors. Interdisciplinary Fine Arts majors with Photo concentration are also granted priority enrollment. This course is not repeatable for credit.
67.5 hours 400 level undergraduate course Through the analysis and study of contemporary art practices, this course addresses select theories and critical ideas framing the world in which the photographic image exists. Connections are made between concepts and approaches relevant to 21st century artistic practice with an emphasis on philosophy, art history, art criticism, and cultural studies. Exploration of the art market and current trends facilitate an understanding of the contemporary climate not only in the art world at large, but also specific to the student artist. Coursework investigates aesthetics and the history of art movements, as well as new media and visual popular culture through critical writing, research and presentation, and curatorial approaches to photographic expression. Prerequisites PHOT*330 Priority enrollment to Photography majors; Photography and Studio Photography minors. Fine Arts and Fine Arts majors with Photo concentration are also granted priority enrollment. This course is not repeatable for credit.
90.0 hours 400 level undergraduate course Study of the practice of professional photography, with attention to various career opportunities, portfolio presentation, business practices, professional ethics, photographic law, intellectual property in the age of digital duplication, and personal objectives. A variety of professional guests visit the course. Prerequisites PHOT*320 Open to Photo majors; Photo and Studio Photo minors only. This course is not repeatable for credit.
undefined hours 400 level undergraduate course Independent Study offers a matriculated student the opportunity to initiate individual research or advanced projects that are beyond the limits of the standard curriculum. This course may be repeated for credit. This course requires permission by the offering program office. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
undefined hours 400 level undergraduate course Internships provide opportunity for practical experience, expansion of professional skills, and enable students to test career choices. Internships may include assisting in professional photography studios, working for galleries, assisting independent photographers among others. Prerequisites PHOT*101 This course requires permission by the offering program office. Pass/fail grading only.
undefined hours 600 level graduate course Independent Study offers a matriculated student the opportunity to initiate individual research or advanced projects that are beyond the limits of the standard curriculum. This course may be repeated for credit. This course requires permission by the offering program office. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
undefined hours 600 level graduate course Graduate students may register for upper-level undergraduate liberal arts courses and studio electives for graduate credit. Graduate students are expected to contribute at a higher level in the classroom and have additional assignments (readings, papers, etc.) in order to be granted graduate credit. Students are advised to select an area of study that broadens or intensifies their background in the arts, education, and related disciplines. Often this work contributes directly to the preparation of the graduate project proposal. In order to register for an upper-level undergraduate course and receive credit, the student must submit a completed special topics/independent study form to the Office of the Registrar. This course may be repeated for credit. This course requires permission by the offering program office.
