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2018-2019 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses

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  • MUSC 601 Media Music Tech Lab

    The Media Music Tech Lab is taken in each of the first four semesters of the Music Composition for the Screen MFA program, and is designed to support all its composition and orchestration classes. The lab provides students with hands-on help regarding the realization of the projects initiated in the classroom, and helps them learn, use and master the various hardware and software tools of the trade.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 32-6901
    Concurrent Requisite MUSC 610 Screen Music Forum  
    Music Composition for the Screen MFA majors (G320)
    Minimum Credits 2 Maximum Credits 2

  

  • MUSC 610 Screen Music Forum

    This large discussion and exploration lab is designed to be taken by the first and second year MFA composers together in each of the first four semesters, exploring the larger connections and implications embodied in media music (historic, aesthetic, business/financial, etc.) and how they manifest and overlap in the actual working processes and resulting works of media art and entertainment. Topics and areas covered over a two-year span include analysis of films, TV episodes and interactive/immersive works and their use of music; various creative work techniques and their connections to the final result; contracts, production budgets and other business considerations, their integration into the creative work flow, and their effect on the artistic results; building of custom instruments and production setups, and the relationship between tools and the resulting work; embodied musicianship, from rhythmic exercises and the use of singing in the composition process to ear training for audio engineering purposes, and the importance of using the body as a composing tool; exploration of the interpersonal aspects of our art and craft, from collaborative strategies to networking; self-marketing and branding, and the connections between publicity and the creative work. Topics will generally be approached first hands-on in work groups, and then put in a larger context in discussion with the whole group. Visiting artists, guest speakers and field trips round out the two-year experience.

    Repeatable: Y
    MFA Music Composition for the Screen Only (G320)
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1

  

  • MUSC 621 Scoring III

    Scoring III is the third course of the four-semester scoring sequence at the center of the Music Composition for the Screen MFA program. Guided by the original composer, students work on actual full-length film, TV and interactive media projects - spanning a wided variety of styles, genres and types of media - following the same trajectory through the creative process the original composter did, from creating the first demo to the final delivery. The two projects in Scoring II are led by two different Composers-in-Residence - active media composers who come and join the program to guide our students through the process of scoring one of their recent films, TV shows or video games.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 32-6223
    Prerequisites MUSC 522 Scoring II  
    Concurrent Requisite MUSC 627 Music for Games, AR, and VR I  
    Music Composition for the Screen MFA majors (G320)
    Minimum Credits 4 Maximum Credits 4

  

  • MUSC 622 Scoring IV

    The fourth and final course in the four-semester scoring sequence continues the intensely practice-focused curriculum with two more commercially released full-length projects for students to work on under the guidance of the original composer, following the same trajectory through the creative process as it originally happened on the project in question - from creating the first demo to the final delivery. In addition to the scoring projects, students will compose, prepare and execute three professional recording sessions of varying types and sizes as preparation for their final thesis session in Los Angeles. Under the supervision of the instructor, students will also choose and develop their thesis project, to be completed in the fifth semester.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 32-6224
    Prerequisites MUSC 621 Scoring III  
    Concurrent Requisite MUSC 628 Music for Games, AR, and VR II  
    Music Composition for the Screen MFA majors (G320)
    Minimum Credits 4 Maximum Credits 4

  

  • MUSC 627 Music for Games, AR, and VR I

    This course is the first in a two-course sequence exploring composition techniques as well as technical tools used in the production of dramatic music for use in games, virtual reality, augmented reality, and virtual reality projects as basis for their work, students learn current tools and established compositional techniques common to interactive and immersive media, as well as get the opportunity to explore new solutions to the creative challenges in the field.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 32-6261
    Prerequisites MUSC 526 Acoustic/Hybrid Orchestration  and MUSC 555 Games, AR, and VR Production Survey  
    Concurrent Requisite MUSC 641 Conducting for Media  
    Music Composition for the Screen MFA majors (G320)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • MUSC 628 Music for Games, AR, and VR II

    This course continues the exploration of composition techniques, as well as technical tools, used in the production of dramatic music for use in interactive and immersive media, including games, virtual reality, and augmented reality. After the introduction of the technical and creative concepts in the first semester, this course explores more complex compositional and technical challenges in interactive and immersive media projects.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 32-6262
    Prerequisites MUSC 627 Music for Games, AR, and VR I  
    Concurrent Requisite MUSC 641 Conducting for Media  
    Music Composition for the Screen MFA majors (G320)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • MUSC 641 Conducting for Media

    This course is a tutorial in the art and science of conducting live orchestra in film, television, and new media recording sessions. Instruction focuses not only on the traditional role of the conductor in interpreting the score and bringing out the strongest performance, but also on issues of preparation and execution unique to media music recording sessions. Students will practice conducting each others’ scores as well as their own, in order to prepare them for a future that early on will likely include work as composer’s assistants. In addition to conducting technique, intense solfege training using all clefs commonly encountered in media music orchestra sessions deepens the students’ ability to read and work with scores. Exercises to hear and identify playing mistakes during a recording session round out this intense and important part of the program.

     

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 32-6441
    Prerequisites MUSC 526 Acoustic/Hybrid Orchestration  
    Concurrent Requisite MUSC 601 Media Music Tech Lab  
    Music Composition for the Screen MFA majors (G320)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • MUSC 665 Aesthetics of Cinema

    Aesthetics of Cinema builds on the knowledge acquired in History of Cinema. Students investigate key historical moments through close critical analysis, with particular emphasis on the role of sound and music in cinema. They are expected to develop a sophisticated analytical approach to the aesthetics of cinema as a basis for acquiring their own vocabulary and methodologies to utilize as music composers for the screen.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 32-6632
    Prerequisites MUSC 550 Film Production Survey  
    Music Composition for the Screen MFA majors (G320)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • MUSC 669 Directors and Composers I

    The first in a two-part sequence designed to join film & video composers and directors in a workshop environment, this course is a practical survey of the most significant and influential director-composer collaborations in the history of cinema. These creative marriages, among them Hitchcock-Herrmann, Spielberg-Williams, and Burton-Elfman, have engendered new dialects in the language of film music, and they will be examined with the objective of encouraging the development of similar collaborations between student directors and student composers. The course also serves as the thesis pathway for MFA Music candidates.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 32-6931J
    Prerequisites MUSC 521 Scoring I  and MUSC 560 Music in Media Survey  
    Minimum Credits 2 Maximum Credits 2

  

  • MUSC 678 Colloquium

    This course serves multiple key purposes in the degree program. It is first a forum for presentation and discussion of students’ in-progress projects. Second, the course includes extensive discussion of the business of film music, addressing topics such as contracts, agents, publishing, copyrights and other legal aspects of the industry, interaction with directors, and identification of members of the film music ‘team’ and their roles. Finally, the course will serve as an introduction to studio conducting, focusing on rehearsal techniques and podium etiquette, preparing students to conduct their own cues during second-year recording sessions.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 32-6997
    Prerequisites MUSC 522 Scoring II  
    Minimum Credits 2 Maximum Credits 2

  

  • MUSC 679 Career Development

    A unit of the fifth and final semester of the MFA program (Semester in LA), this course explores the various angles of building a career in media music: Pathways taken by successful composers; examination of related trades (such as orchestrators, music editors, music programmers, audio engineers and similar), both in regards to how they collaborate with composers, but also how they can serve as entry-level or alternate career options; legal, business and tax considerations for young composers; the roles of professional organizations in the industry; networking best practices; and a number of other topics related to the art, craft and business of media music. The bulk of the class consists of daily changing guest speakers from all areas of the trade. Several field trips to composer studios and other places of media music business round out the experience

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 32-6981L
    Prerequisites MUSC 622 Scoring IV  
    Concurrent Requisite MUSC 690 Internship  
    Music Composition for the Screen MFA majors (G320)
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1

  

  • MUSC 690 Internship

    As part of the fifth and final semester of the MFA program (Semester in LA), MFA candidates serve as interns to established media music composers or in other critical sectors of the music for media industry. Internship hosts are selected and solicited by the program director in close collaboration with the each student.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 32-6989L
    Prerequisites MUSC 622 Scoring IV  
    Concurrent Requisite MUSC 691 Thesis: Final Project  
    Music Composition for the Screen MFA majors (G320)
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1

  

  • MUSC 691 Thesis: Final Project

    After being selected and developed by the student during the fourth semester as part of Scoring IV under the supervision of the instructor, the thesis project is realized during the Semester in LA as part of the final professional recording session of the program. The recording session is followed by a professional mixing session, finalizing the thesis piece under the supervision and artistic guidance of the MFA candidate.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 32-6998
    Prerequisites MUSC 622 Scoring IV  
    Music Composition for the Screen MFA majors (G320)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • MUSC 695 Directed Study

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    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 32-6995
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • MUSC 696 Independent Project: Music Composition for the Screen

    Course consists of learning activities involving student independence within the context of regular guidance and direction from a faculty advisor. Directed Studies are appropriate for students who wish to explore a subject beyond what is possible in regular courses or for students who wish to engage in a subject or activity not otherwise offered that semester by the College. They involve close collaboration with a faculty advisor who will assist in development and design of the project, oversee its progress, evaluate the final results, and submit a grade.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 32-6898
    Prerequisites MUSC 621 Scoring III  
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 2 Maximum Credits 2

  

  • PHIL 101 Introduction to Philosophy

    Course focuses on the nature of careful inquiry and some of the enduring philosophical questions of the ages. Content examines classical and contemporary issues in philosophy, such as the existence and nature of God, the concept of human freedom, the existence and nature of the soul, and the value and meaning of artistic expression.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 51-1401
    HU
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHIL 110 Critical Thinking

    Each student’s skill in critical reasoning is developed by analysis of basic patterns of argument, evidence, and fallacies. Examples are drawn from such sources as speeches, advertising, journalism, and essays to clarify what is implicit in the claims being made and the reasons used to support them.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 51-1410
    HU
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHIL 111 Ethics and the Good Life

    Course examines major philosophical works to provide insight into human action as the basis of a good and happy life.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 51-1411
    HU
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHIL 210 20th-Century Philosophy

    Course examines central issues and major movements in philosophy in the twentieth century, including existentialism, pragmatism, deconstructionism, and linguistic analysis.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 51-2402
    HU
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHIL 211 Political Philosophy

    Course uses a few major writings from ancient through modern thinkers to explore political philosophy, with special focus on problems of power, freedom, justice, and law.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 51-2403
    HU
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHIL 212 Philosophical Issues in Film

    Course addresses a series of philosophical themes including ethical issues, metaphysical questions, and existential quandaries. Philosophical study can open up vistas of meaning to any student, and films can effectively realize abstract ideas in palpable and compelling ways. Several films are used with readings in philosophical literature to explore specific philosophical themes.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 51-2405
    HU
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHIL 213 Philosophy of Love

    Various aspects of love - romantic, spiritual, familial, and self-acceptance - are studied through readings, films, and weekly contemplations. Course moves from concepts and readings to the student’s own experience and personal application. Self-love and self-esteem are the foundation concept from which all else evolves. Readings come from philosophical and spiritual texts.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 51-2406
    HU WI
    Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHIL 214 The Evolution of the Mind

    The human mind is a product of biological and cultural evolution. This course will study the philosophical and psychological implications of this claim. What makes the human mind unique, compared with those aspects of mind we share with non-human animals What is the relationship between emotion and thought What are the successes and failures of evolutionary psychology and philosophy of mind Are religion and ethics products of the evolution of the mind

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 51-2410
    HU WI
    Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHIL 214H The Evolution of the Mind: Honors

    The human mind is a product of biological and cultural evolution. This course will study the philosophical and psychological implications of this claim. What makes the human mind unique, compared with those aspects of mind we share with non-human animals? What is the relationship between emotion and thought? What are the successes and failures of evolutionary psychology and philosophy of mind? Are religion and ethics products of the evolution of the mind? This is an Honors course and in addition to other possible prerequisites, students need a minimum GPA of 3.50 or higher to enroll.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 51-2410HN
    HU WI
    Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  
    Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA (35GP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHIL 215H Emotions: Honors

    The emotions play a significant role in our inner lives. Sometimes the emotions act in concert with our cognitive decision-making, and sometimes they crash over our rational thinking like uncontrollable storms. Emotions influence and fuel our behavior, values, art, and other aspects of culture. Yet, systematic study of emotions is quite recent. In this course we will examine Western psychology and philosophy of emotions. This is an Honors class. In addition to other possible pre-requisites, students need a minimum G.P.A. of 3.50 or higher to enroll.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 51-2411HN
    HU
    Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112H Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors  or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  
    Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA (35GP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHIL 216 Philosophy for the 21st Century

    This course examines some major contemporary thinkers who are opening up new questions and frameworks of knowledge in the 21st century, particularly in the areas of social theory, and ethical and political concerns.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 51-2408
    HU
    Prerequisites ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHIL 217 Philosophy of Art and Criticism

    Course explores works by radically diverse thinkers to show how assumptions about art and artists shape evaluations of the arts. Works are from such philosophers or critics as Plato, Aristotle, Hume, Sontag, Freud, Derrida, Foucault, and Stravinsky.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 51-2401
    HU
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  

  • PHIL 218H Philosophy of Religion: Honors

    This course examines a number of issues connected to religious belief and practice. At the heart of the course is an exploration of religious ways of knowing,

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 51-2409HN
    HU
    Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA (35GP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHIL 301 Eastern Philosophy

    This course is designed to explore Eastern spiritual and philosophical traditions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucianism. We will compare and contrast these different philosophical systems with each other as well as dominant Western systems. We will try to understand these philosophies in their historical context, but also reflect upon their contemporary relevance.

    Repeatable: N
    HU
    Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112H Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors  or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  
    Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 101 Photographic Practice I

    Primarily a screen-based course introducing students so basic visual grammar of photographic seeing to explore and pursue diverse interests in photography while learning to become an acute observer. Using digital cameras with manual controls and RAW capture, students will learn the craft of making photographs while also being introduced to issues of aesthetic form, historical context, and diverse photographic practices. Students will question, explore, communicate and evaluate using basic photographic concepts and critical-thinking skills while acquiring new sets of technical, conceptual, and formal language that are applicable to many disciplines.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 23-1111
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 102 Photographic Practice II

    This course reinforces the basic understanding of camera functions, exposure and digital workflow that were taught in PHOT101 Photographic Practice I. It introduces the skills necessary to make and analyze high-quality prints and places greater emphasis on color theory. This course reinforces and expands upon critical thinking skills regarding the diversity of contemporary photographic imagery, and helps students to locate their practice within those traditions and innovations.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 23-1112
    Prerequisites PHOT 101 Photographic Practice I 
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 120 Darkroom Dynamics

    This course is designed for students from all disciplines who want to learn about black and white darkroom photography and experiment with image-making processes. Students will work with pinhole and film cameras in response to challenging and open-ended assignments, and then produce prints using a variety of traditional, historic, and experimental darkroom processes. Experimentation is at the core of this course.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 23-1000
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 121 Black and White Photography

    This course is an exploration of black and white darkroom photography. Students will learn introductory level camera skills while investigating 35mm film exposure and printing in the black and white darkroom. A range of photographic materials, processes, and techniques will be covered. Aesthetics of analog black and white photography, coupled with historical and contemporary practices are studied through lectures and gallery visits.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 23-1115
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 202 Photographic Practice III

    In this course, practical and theoretical applications of photographic skills will be further developed to support a holistic approach to making and critical-thinking. Ideas of integrated software workflows, refining capturing and output skills along with project management will be covered.

    Repeatable: Y
    Prerequisites PHOT 102 Photographic Practice II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 204 Introduction to Lighting

    Building upon skills learned in previous classes, this foundation course introduces awareness of light in the studio and on location. Artificial light sources, digital capture and handheld light meters are explored. Commercial, Fashion, Fine Art and Photojournalism applications are equally emphasized.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 23-2300
    Prerequisites PHOT 102 Photographic Practice II  
    Co-requisites PHOT 206 Digital Imaging I  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 205 Principles of Light

    Building upon skills learned in previous classes, this foundation level photography course introduces methods for controlling light in the studio and on location. Artificial light sources, both continuous and strobe and hand held light meters are explored. Students will have the opportunity to engage with a variety of lighting concepts and techniques broadly applicable to the various fields of photography.

    Repeatable: Y
    Prerequisites PHOT 102 Photographic Practice II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 206 Digital Imaging I

    Course introduces students to computer tools that manipulate and enhance photographic images. Students learn the skills to correct, retouch and enhance varied input in order to create high-quality digital output utilizing the industry standard for digital image manipulation.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 23-2201
    Prerequisites PHOT 102 Photographic Practice II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 207 Small Lights on Location

    Two-day workshop course introduces students to a variety of compact strobe equipment and techniques for shooting on location. Students utilize their own equipment as well as equipment provided by the workshop. Technical strategies explored include shooting in the studio, on location, interior as well as exterior, along with lighting demonstrations and discussions about technique. A brief third meeting will be arranged to critique results from the workshop.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 23-3780
    Prerequisites PHOT 102 Photographic Practice II  
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1

  

  • PHOT 208 Digital Imaging II

    Building upon skills learned in previous classes, this course expands student’s knowledge using extended digital controls to manipulate and enhance photographic images. Emphasis is placed on specialized image manipulation. The student will create a cohesive final project of professional quality utilizing these new tools supported by critical discussions, readings, and research.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 23-3202
    Prerequisites PHOT 206 Digital Imaging I  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 209 Principles of Light II

    Building upon previous skills learned, this course expands the student’s knowledge of how to apply controlled artificial and natural light to a given subject both on location and in the studio. Students will gain knowledge of professional studio practices with the use of strobe lighting, mixed lighting, digital capture and color-managed workflow. Emphasis is placed on commercial and fashion lighting.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 23-2310
    Prerequisites PHOT 205 Principles of Light  or  PHOT 204 Introduction to Lighting  and  PHOT 206 Digital Imaging I   
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 220 Color & Light in Photography

    This course builds upon skills learned in previous courses and further explores the technical, conceptual, and aesthetic uses of color photography. It is an advanced, in-depth examination of how color theory and various color strategies can be used in a sophisticated way to formally shape the content of a photograph. This print-based class is open to students working in both analog and digital processes and will culminate in a self-directed project that uses color and light in clear and meaningful ways.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 23-2100
    Prerequisites   PHOT 102 Photographic Practice II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 251 History of Photography I

    This course examines the emergence of photography and the medium’s role in both reflecting and shaping the cultural, social, political, economic, and scientific context of modernity from 1839-1940. Emphasis will be placed on acquiring knowledge about this historical period - especially early photographic technologies, the critical response to photography, and the diverse applications of the medium - while also drawing parallels between this history and contemporary issues. Students will be introduced to various methods of historical investigation through a balance of lectures, discussions, field trips to view historic photographic objects, primary and secondary source readings, group projects, writing assignments, and/or tests.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 23-2650
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 252 History of Photography II

    This course examines photography’s central role in both reflecting and shaping the cultural, social, political, economic, and scientific context from 1940 to the present. In addition to examining the medium’s major movements and practitioners within this context, the course will also emphasize the developing history, theory, and criticism of the medium and its relationship to modernism and postmodernism in other media. Students will be introduced to various methods of historical investigation through a balance of lectures, discussions, field trips to view historical photographic objects, primary and secondary source readings, group projects, writing assignments, and/or tests.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 23-2655
    Prerequisites PHOT 251 History of Photography I 
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 256 Photography in Chicago Now

    Designed for majors and non-majors alike, this course exposes students to a broad range of photography as it is currently being exhibited in Chicago. On alternating weeks students attend a variety of venues that demonstrate the commercial, fine art, photojournalistic and scientific uses of the medium. Class sessions are also spent discussing these exhibitions in relation to texts used in class. Students will respond to visits and assigned readings via weekly written responses.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 23-2715
    Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II  or ENGL 112H Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors  or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 260 Introduction to Photojournalism

    This is a hands-on class focusing on the technical, aesthetic, journalistic and interpersonal skills needed to produce images that tell stories for newspapers, magazines, books and the Internet. Weekly assignments will introduce students to specific areas of photojournalism. Students may be assigned to cover protests and demonstrations, political campaigns, live performances, press conferences, sporting events as well as feature stories that explore contemporary social issues. Journalistic ethics will be the subject of ongoing discussions throughout the semester, as will applicable business practices for both free-lance and staff photojournalists.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 23-3500
    Prerequisites PHOT 101 Photographic Practice I  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 275 Photography Studies Abroad: The Netherlands

    This three-to-four week course introduces students to the international practice of photography. Students will engage with the historical and contemporary visual culture of a selected country through visits to sites of interest, museums, galleries and educational institutions. Production of a photographically based work, performance or paper during the period of travel is required. Students may also have the opportunity to participate in festivals, exhibitions and/or conferences in the country visited. Acceptance based on students’ submission of application.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 23-2717
    GA
    Prerequisites PHOT 101 Photographic Practice I 
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 276 Photography Studies Abroad: Southeast Asia

    This three-to-four week intensive course offers an introduction to practicing photography internationally. Students will engage with the historical and contemporary visual culture of a selected country through visits to sites of interest, museums, galleries and educational institutions. Production of a photographically based work, performance, paper or other creative production during the period of travel is required. Collaborative practice and cultural interaction will be encouraged. Students may also have the opportunity to participate in festivals, exhibitions and/or conferences in the country visited. Acceptance based on students’ submission of application. For more information visit

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 23-2718
    GA
    Prerequisites PHOT 101 Photographic Practice I 
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 320 Experimental Photography/Graphic Techniques I

    Course explores contemporary photographic practices using a variety of hand-applied emulsions that include blue, brown, and silver-gelatin printing processes. Students experiment with image manipulation on a variety of 2-D and 3-D image supports.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 23-3700
    Prerequisites PHOT 102 Photographic Practice II  or PHOT 120 Darkroom Dynamics  or PHOT 121 Black and White Photography  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 323 Nineteenth Century Photographic Processes

    Course explores printing techniques of 19th century photography. Students utilize a variety of historic photographic materials to investigate contemporary aesthetic concerns. A variety of printing processes taught may include: salt, platinum/palladium, gum bichromate, and albumen.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 23-3735
    Prerequisites PHOT 320 Experimental Photography/Graphic Techniques I  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 325 The Constructed Image

    In this advanced, fine art based course, students will explore deliberate picture-making strategies to create images based on personal vision while examining the reasons for employing these strategies. Students will create the subject matter of their photographs, working from the understanding that the process starts with previsualization and moves to planning and execution. Students will be introduced to a multitude of ways of manufacturing photographic subject matter and how these images contribute to and rely on contemporary photographic culture.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 23-3740
    Prerequisites PHOT 205 Principles of Light  or PHOT 204 Introduction to Lighting  and PHOT 206 Digital Imaging I  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 329 Special Topics in Fine Art Photography:

    This course examines a specific issue related to contemporary topics and trends relevant to fine art photographic practice. Over the course of the semester, students will analyze the topic from a practical, theoretical, and visual perspective. Students will create and implement a self-directed, semester-long project aided by theoretical and critical readings, class discussions, and critiques. Topics will rotate allowing students to repeat the course and examine a different specific issue.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 23-3718
    Prerequisites PHOT 102 Photographic Practice II 
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  

  • PHOT 336 Photo Social Practice

    This sophomore level photography course presents students with an experiential opportunity that utilizes their photographic skills and knowledge to effectively interact within communities. Combining photographic practice with problem solving strategies, students will develop group projects that are ethically sound, inclusive and engaging.

    Repeatable: Y
    Prerequisites PHOT 202 Photographic Practice III   AND PHOT 205 Principles of Light  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 339 Assisting and Digital Tech

    Building upon skills learned in previous classes, this course provides students with the knowledge, experience, techniques and skills to successfully enter the photography industry as a photo assistant or digital tech. Collaborative practice is established by creating assistant, digital tech, and photographer teams to develop proficiencies relevant to contemporary photographic industry practice.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 23-3418
    Prerequisites PHOT 209 Principles of Light II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 340 Fashion Photography: Location

    In this course students explore fashion photography on location. Lighting, styling, hair, and make-up, production management and digital beauty retouching will be addressed to simulate professional experiences. Historical and contemporary fashion photographers, practices and ethics will be discussed.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 23-3405
    Prerequisites PHOT 209 Principles of Light II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 341 Fashion Photography: Studio

    In this course students explore fashion photography in the studio environment. Lighting, styling, hair, and make-up, production management and digital beauty retouching will be addressed to simulate professional experiences. Historical and contemporary fashion photographers, practices and ethics will be discussed.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 23-3410
    Prerequisites PHOT 209 Principles of Light II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 349 Special Topics in Fashion Photography:

    This course examines a specific issue related to contemporary topics and trends relevant to fashion photography. Over the course of the semester, students will analyze the topic from a practical, theoretical, and visual perspective. Using technical experimentation, cultural content, and research, students will create and implement projects that address contemporary fashion photographic practices aided by critical readings, class discussions, and critiques. Topics will rotate allowing students to repeat the course to examine a different specific issue.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 23-3430
    Prerequisites PHOT 102 Photographic Practice II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 352 Directed Visions

    This course explores multiple approaches to creating photographic tableaux in the studio and on location. Students will contstruct objects, narratives and 3 dimensional spaces for the sole purpose of being photographed. The directorial mode will be used to intentionally structure staged, fictive images. Fabrication methods, material exploration, creative lighting and studio techniques will be introduced. Students also examine historical and contemporary practitioners of tableaux photography in relation to form and concept.

    Repeatable: Y
    Prerequisites PHOT 202 Photographic Practice III   and PHOT 205 Principles of Light  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 360 Documentary Methods

    Course introduces students to a wide range of approaches and styles of documentary photography. Students will conceive, develop, and pursue documentary photographic projects and present the work in a manner consistent with the meaning and point of view of the work.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 23-3520
    Prerequisites PHOT 102 Photographic Practice II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 361 Multimedia Photo Essay

    In this project-based class, students will be introduced to the basic techniques necessary for the production of narrative picture stories for multimedia online presentations. We will analyze classic photo essays and examine how the techniques used in creating them–opening pictures, transitions, point pictures, closures, expressive camera angles and lighting–apply to modern multi-media applications. Linear and thematic organization of photo essays will be discussed. Students will research, plan, photograph and edit stories incorporating audio, video and still pictures.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 23-3505
    Prerequisites PHOT 260 Introduction to Photojournalism  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 362 Image Strategies

    This is a course that is designed to cause the student to think outside the box of the single photographic frame. Photographs are rarely seen in isolation. As such, students will consider the many ways that context affects, alters, and augments the content of their images. The course allows the student to re-contextualize their photographs with text and other imagery and as books, as installations, and within various social media platforms.

    Repeatable: Y
    Prerequisites PHOT 202 Photographic Practice III  and PHOT 205 Principles of Light  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 363 Advanced Retouching and Compositing

    This course introduces students to advanced retouching and compositing techniques and skills used by professionals in many aspects of current photographic practice. Advanced computer tools, theories of image construction and enhancement, and the moral and ethical implications surrounding image manipulation will be addressed in this advanced level class. Students will work on provided image files for weekly assignments that are assessed by review and classroom critique. Students will apply these skills to individual, high-quality final projects.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 23-3230
    Prerequisites PHOT 202 Photographic Practice III  and  PHOT 205 Principles of Light  or PHOT 208 Digital Imaging II  and PHOT 209 Principles of Light II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 365 Video for Photographers

    This course will introduce students to video capture using DSLR cameras, and to editing techniques utilizing a variety of software. Concepts and strategies in how to integrate the moving image into a photography practice will be covered. Applications of the moving image within fashion, fine art, commercial and photojournalism / documentary will be explored.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 23-3205
    Prerequisites PHOT 208 Digital Imaging II  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 401 Photography Seminar

    This course teaches students how to develop and shape a rigorous self-directed, long-term photography project relevant to their photographic, interests, and professional ambitions. This course is designed to encourage students to work in a more independent manner and increase their expertise in seeing, editing and problem solving. Students will also engage in a long-term research project that relates to and informs their photographic work. Students learn to create work based on personal concerns and values as well as increase their capacity to speak and write articulately about their work. Students will also engage with professional practitioners in the field through lectures, writings, and in-class visiting lecturers to develop career strategies, discuss professional challenges, and place themselves in relation to contemporary photography practices. This is the capstone course for the BA in Photography.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 23-3910
    WI
    Prerequisites PHOT 208 Digital Imaging II  and PHOT 209 Principles of Light II  or PHOT 336 Photo Social Practice  and PHOT 362 Image Strategies  
    Requirements Senior Standing (SR)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 406 Professional Practice

    Advanced level course is designed for seniors to assist them in developing skills to prepare for entering the photography industry. Development, production, and assembly of a high-quality portfolio and self-promotional materials are fundamental to the class. A component of this class is working in close collaboration with the Columbia College Chicago Careers Center.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 23-3810
    Prerequisites PHOT 336 Photo Social Practice  
    Requirements Senior Standing (SR)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 423 Body, Space and Image

    Course presents an intensive survey of contemporary performance, site, and installation art from an anthropological point of view. Specifically, the course focuses on artist’s work that is constructed to be experienced live and/or through photographic and video documentation of the work. Students will be given workshops on sound, digital photography, and video editing. Students will be required to produce and present a performance, site, or installation work of their own for their final project as well as photographic and/or video artworks based on their piece.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 23-4210
    Prerequisites ARTH 105 Introduction to Visual Culture  and PHOT 206 Digital Imaging I  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  
  

  • PHOT 426 The Portrait

    Advanced course provides an in-depth exploration of the conceptual and practical issues surrounding the photographic portrait. A wide range of social and political issues of portraiture within a historical and contemporary context will be examined and applied.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 23-4750
    Prerequisites PHOT 206 Digital Imaging I  and PHOT 204 Introduction to Lighting 
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 455 History of Photography Seminar:

    This course focuses each semester on a special topic related to recent trends in photographic and/or critical histories and theories of photography. Over the course of the semester students will analyze this topic’s ideological, representational, technological, historical, and aesthetic ramifications for photography. Class time will involve some short lectures and exhibition viewings but will mostly consist of discussions of reading and looking assignments. Course expectations and requirements will be adjusted accordingly for undergraduates and graduates. Students who do not meet the pre-reqs may contact the instructor to discuss possible pre-req equivalency.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 23-4705
    Prerequisites PHOT 252 History of Photography II 
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 460 The Documentary Book

    Course, building upon skills learned in Documentary I, continues to broaden and deepen an understanding of the various approaches to documentary photography. Course offers an in depth understanding of the various traditional and contemporary approaches to the photographic documentary book. Using desktop publishing software, the class is designed to help the student produce a book of his or her long-term documentary project.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 23-4525
    Prerequisites PHOT 206 Digital Imaging I  and PHOT 360 Documentary Methods 
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 470 Photographing History

    This four-week photography course is offered through the Florence Summer Program. Undergraduate and graduate students will explore contemporary life within a centuries-old urban environment and examine the influences of Italian Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque art and architecture on western visual culture. Students will be encouraged to incorporate or address the legacy of Florentine traditions and styles of architecture, science and art in their own photographic image making. Students’ work may incorporate techniques as varied as documentary methods or constructed imagery.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 23-4777LDM
    GA
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 475 Photography Studies Abroad: Ireland

    This three-to-four week intensive course offers an introduction to practicing photography internationally. Students will engage with the historical and contemporary visual culture of a selected country through visits to sites of interest, museums, galleries and educational institutions. Production of a photographically based work, performance, paper or other creative production during the period of travel is required. Collaborative practice and cultural interaction will be encouraged. Students may also have the opportunity to participate in festivals, exhibitions and/or conferences in the country visited. Acceptance based on students’ submission of application. For more information visit

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 23-4795
    GA
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 476 Photography Studies Abroad: Cologne, Germany

    This three-to-four week intensive course offers an introduction to practicing photography internationally. Students will engage with the historical and contemporary visual culture of a selected country through visits to sites of interest, museums, galleries and educational institutions. Production of a photographically based work, performance, paper or other creative production during the period of travel is required. Collaborative practice and cultural interaction will be encouraged. Students may also have the opportunity to participate in festivals, exhibitions and/or conferences in the country visited. Acceptance based on students’ submission of application. For more information visit

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 23-4796
    GA
    Prerequisites PHOT 101 Photographic Practice I 
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 477 Photography Studies Abroad: Pingyao, China

    This three-to-four week intensive course offers an introduction to practicing photography internationally. Students will engage with the historical and contemporary visual culture of a selected country through visits to sites of interest, museums, galleries and educational institutions. Production of a photographically based work, performance, paper or other creative production during the period of travel is required. Collaborative practice and cultural interaction will be encouraged. Students may also have the opportunity to participate in festivals, exhibitions and/or conferences in the country visited. Acceptance based on students’ submission of application. For more information visit

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 23-4797
    GA
    Prerequisites PHOT 101 Photographic Practice I 
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 485 Sports Photography Workshop:

    This intensive weekend workshop serves as a general introduction to sports photography as practiced by newspaper, magazine and team staff photographers. Students will acquire a working knowledge of aesthetic and technical considerations involved in producing professional action and feature pictures at sport events. Discussions of equipment selection and examples of game situations will teach professional sports photography techniques. Students will be assigned and credentialed to cover one college, high school, or minor league game.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 23-2518
    Prerequisites PHOT 102 Photographic Practice II  
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1

  

  • PHOT 486 Film Scanning Workshop

    Two-day workshop course designed for photography students who are interested in learning how to translate analog film into a digital file and then prepare this file for print. High-end scanning workflow and image enhancement techniques in relation to input and output are discussed and demonstrated. Students make both black and white and color prints during this intensive workshop.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 23-2220
    Prerequisites PHOT 206 Digital Imaging I  
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1

  

  • PHOT 495 Directed Studies: Photography

    No description available.



    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 23-3799
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 496 Independent Project: Photography

    Course requires that students design an independent project, with the approval of a supervising faculty member and chairperson, to study an area that is not at present available in the curriculum. Prior to registration, the student must submit a written proposal that outlines their self-defined project.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 23-3798
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 6

  

  • PHOT 499 Advanced Special Topics I:

    This course is designed to respond to current trends and topical issues in photography. The topic changes according to instructor and the needs of the program.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 23-4780
    Prerequisites PHOT 209 Principles of Light II  and PHOT 208 Digital Imaging II 
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 523 Body, Space and Image

    This course presents an intensive survey of contemporary performance, site, and installation art from an anthropological point of view. Specifically, the course focuses on artist’s works that were constructed to be experienced through photographic and video documentation. Students will be given workshops on sound, digital photography, and video editing. Course expectations and requirements will be adjusted accordingly for undergraduates and gradates.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 23-5210
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 524 Image and Text

    This advanced level course provides an in-depth exploration of the conceptual and practical issues surrounding photographic works that use image and text as a significant strategy in their communication. A wide range of image and text examples in contemporary practice will be examined. Students complete assignments combining images and text.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 23-5720
    WI
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 526 The Portrait

    This advanced course provides an in-depth exploration of the conceptual and practical issues surrounding the photographic portrait. A wide range of social and political issues of portraiture within a historical and contemporary context will be examined and applied.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 23-5750
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 555 History of Photography Seminar:

    This course focuses each semester on a special topic related to recent trends in photographic and/or critical histories and theories of photography. Over the course of the semester students will analyze this topic’s ideological, representational, technological, historical, and aesthetic ramifications for photography. Class time will involve some short lectures and exhibition viewings but will mostly consist of discussions of reading and looking assignments. Course expectations and requirements will be adjusted accordingly for undergraduates and graduates. Students who do not meet the pre-reqs may contact the instructor to discuss possible pre-req equivalency.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 23-5705
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 560 The Documentary Book

    Building upon skills learned in Documentary I, this course continues to broaden and deepen an understanding of the various approaches to documentary photography. This course offers an in depth understanding of the various traditional and contemporary approaches to the photographic documentary book. Using desktop publishing software, the class is designed to help the student produce a book of his or her long-term documentary project.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 23-5525
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 570 Photographing History

    This four-week photography course is offered through the Florence Summer Program. Undergraduate and graduate students will explore contemporary life within a centuries-old urban environment and examine the influences of Italian Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque art and architecture on western visual culture. Students will be encouraged to incorporate or address the legacy of Florentine traditions and styles of architecture, science and art in their own photographic image making. Students’ work may incorporate techniques as varied as documentary methods or constructed imagery.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 23-5777LDM
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 575 Photography Studies Abroad: Ireland

    No description available.



    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 23-5795
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 6

  

  • PHOT 576 Photography Studies Abroad: Cologne, Germany

    This three-to-four week intensive course offers an introduction to practicing photography internationally. Students will engage with the historical and contemporary visual culture of a selected country through visits to sites of interest, museums, galleries and educational institutions. Production of a photographically based work, performance, paper or other creative production during the period of travel is required. Collaborative practice and cultural interaction will be encouraged. Students may also have the opportunity to participate in festivals, exhibitions and/or conferences in the country visited. Acceptance based on students’ submission of application. For more information visit

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 23-5796
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 6

  

  • PHOT 577 Photography Studies Abroad: Pingyao, China

    This three-to-four week intensive course offers an introduction to practicing photography internationally. Students will engage with the historical and contemporary visual culture of a selected country through visits to sites of interest, museums, galleries and educational institutions. Production of a photographically based work, performance, paper or other creative production during the period of travel is required. Collaborative practice and cultural interaction will be encouraged. Students may also have the opportunity to participate in festivals, exhibitions and/or conferences in the country visited. Acceptance based on students’ submission of application. For more information visit

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 23-5797
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 6

  

  • PHOT 599 Advanced Special Topics I:

    This course is designed to respond to current trends and topical issues in photography. The topic changes according to instructor and the needs of the program.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 23-5780
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 601 Graduate Seminar

    This required course for all 1st and 2nd year photography graduate students is an intensive seminar. Students develop a  long-term project, increasingly refining their expertise in conceptual ideas and the formal execution of their work. Students will improve their ability to speak and write articulately about their work and the work of others. Discussion of student’s art practice will revolve around issues and concerns in contemporary art.  Prominent practitioners from outside the program are regularly invited to engage with and critique student work.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 23-6700
    Minimum Credits 6 Maximum Credits 6

  

  • PHOT 602 Graduate Forum

    A weekly forum led by the graduate faculty allows for a flexible range of learning experiences to compliment students’ ongoing work in Graduate Seminar. These activities include studio visits, visiting artist discussions, and ongoing critical dialogues supported by topical presentations by students, faculty, and short workshops. This course provides weekly opportunities to meet with visiting artists, engage with local exhibitions and curators, and a sequence of graduate faculty to discuss issues that augment the work in Graduate Seminar.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 23-6705
    Co-requisites PHOT 601 Graduate Seminar  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 605 Research as Creative Practice

    This course will guide students through a variety of research methods that informs and motivates their artistic practice to incorporate into their creative work. Students will identify and analyze the themes/questions/issues present in their work while conducting multidisciplinary research (including writers, filmmakers, scientists, and visual and performing artists) with similar concerns. While executing original research, students develop the groundwork for their written thesis that will be produced in the following semester, by producing short drafts of papers and working bibliographies.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 23-6850
    Prerequisites PHOT 656 Photographic History, Theory & Criticism: 1989-Present  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 610 Written Thesis

    The purpose of this course is to prepare first semester graduate students for the analytical and creative thinking and writing that are a part of the contemporary photographic art world. Students are introduced to graduate level research methods and become acquainted with cultural theories that currently influence the study of photography. Readings rooted in semiotics, Marxism, structuralism, deconstruction, psychoanalysis, feminism, and post-colonialism address how we understand our particular field of study and our culture. This course stresses the critical skills needed to think and write effectively, with the immediate purpose of preparing students for the papers that will be produced in other graduate level courses and for the Master’s thesis.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 23-6660
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 649 Special Topics in Hybrid Practice

    This course examines specific concepts related to an artistic practice that combines photography with other artistic forms. Students will create and implement a self-directed, semester-long project aided by theoretical and critical readings; class discussions; and critiques. This course is co-listed with Interdisciplinary Studies.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 23-6805
    Prerequisites PHOT 601 Graduate Seminar  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 655 Photographic History, Theory & Criticism: 1900-1989

    This course surveys the major issues within the history, theory and criticism of photography from 1900-1989 during which the photographic medium was central to debates about modernism and postmodernism. Close attention will be paid to photography’s relationship to other media such as film, painting, and installation. Students will be exposed to a variety of photographic theories and art historical approaches so that they may situate their work within these art historical, theoretical and critical movements and traditions

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 23-6645
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 656 Photographic History, Theory & Criticism: 1989-Present

    This course surveys the major issues in the history, theory and criticism of photography since 1989, a period defined by the internet, globalization, photography’s rise to art market prominence, and the decline of medium-specific art theories. Close attention will be paid to photography’s intersection with other media - film, painting, and installation. Students will be exposed to a variety of photographic theories and art historical approaches so that they may situate their work within contemporary photographic movements and practices.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 23-6730
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 665 Still/Moving: Photography&Video

    This course will examine diverse approaches that include unique hybrids of photo/video, timeless and time-driven content, and simultaneous and sequential imaging. Students will explore the intersections and distinct qualities of each medium. Through referencing historical and researching contemporary photography art practice students will implement practical applications and investigate conceptual possibilities between the still and moving image in relation to their creative practice.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 23-6300
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3

  

  • PHOT 675 Photography Study Abroad: Ireland

    This three week, faculty-led trip to Burren College of Art for Columbia College graduate students is taken for credit (Advanced Elective Credit) and who register through Columbia College. The focus of this course is studio based. Students have the opportunity to work daily on their own creative work in their own studio space at the Burren College of Art, located in Ballyvaughan, a beautiful coastal village in County Clare on the west side of Ireland.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 23-6791J
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 6

  

  • PHOT 676 Photography Study Abroad: Southeast Asia

    This three-to-four week intensive course offers an introduction to practicing photography internationally. Students will engage with the historical and contemporary visual culture of a selected country through visits to sites of interest, museums, galleries and educational institutions. Production of a photographically based work, performance, paper or other creative production during the period of travel is required. Collaborative practice and cultural interaction will be encouraged. Students may also have the opportunity to participate in festivals, exhibitions and/or conferences in the country visited. Acceptance based on students’ submission of application. For more information visit

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 23-6791
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 6

 

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