Photography Degree Information

Students at Loyola may complete a major in visual arts with a concentration in photography, an interdisciplinary major, a major in visual arts with a concentration in interarts, a minor in photography, a minor in interarts, or take photography courses as electives.

Visual Arts Major, Photography Concentration

Requirements for the major:

• AH 109 - Non-Western Art or AH 110 - Western Art: Paleolithic to Gothic or AH 111 - Western Art: Renaissance to Contemporary
• PT 270 - Basic Digital Photography
• PT 300 - Photocraft or PT 301 - Photographic Vision: Tools, Techniques, and Theories
• PT 350 - Visual Thinking
• PT 400 - Senior Capstone for Artists
• SA 224 - Two-Dimensional Design or SA 227 - 3-D Design in Art and Engineering
• One AH 300-level course
• Four PT 300-level (or higher) courses

One course from the following:

• SA 225 - Drawing
• SA 300-level course

Visual Arts Major, InterArts Concentration

Requirements for the major:

• AH 109 - Non-Western Art or AH 110 - Western Art: Paleolithic to Gothic or AH 111 - Western Art: Renaissance to Contemporary
• PT 270 - Basic Digital Photography
• SA 224 - Two-Dimensional Design or SA 227 - 3-D Design in Art and Engineering
• AH/PT/SA 350 - Visual Thinking
• AH 300-level or 400-level course
• PT 300-level course

One course from the following:

• SA 225 - Drawing
• SA 300-level course

Four courses from the following:

• AH 300-level or 400-level course
• PT 300-level or 400-level course
• SA 300-level or 400-level course

One capstone course from the following:

• AH 401 - Intensive Independent Study
• AH 402 - Special Topics in Art History
• AH 403 - Internship: Art History
• AH 405 - Prints and Printmaking: A History of Printmaking in the West
• AH 406 - Museum Studies: History, Politics, and Practices
• AH 407 - Albrecht Dürer
• PT/SA 400 - Senior Capstone for Artists

Interdisciplinary Major

Requirements for the major:

• PT 270 - Basic Digital Photography or SA 224 - Two-Dimensional Design or SA 227 - 3-D Design in Art and Engineering
• AH 109 - Non-Western Art or AH 110 - Western Art: Paleolithic to Gothic or AH 111 - Western Art: Renaissance to Contemporary
• SA 225 - Drawing or AH/PT upper-level course
• PT 270 - Basic Digital Photography or AH/SA upper-level course
• AH/PT/SA 350 - Visual Thinking
• Two AH/PT/SA upper-level courses
• AH 400-level capstone or PT/SA 400 - Senior Capstone for Artists (in consultation with program advisor)
• Interdisciplinary requirements of another major

Photography Minor

Requirements for the minor:

• PT 270 - Basic Digital Photography
• PT 300 - Photocraft or PT 301 - Photographic Vision: Tools, Techniques, and Theories
• One PT upper-level course (PT 319 - History of Photography is recommended)
• Three additional PT upper-level courses (300-level or higher)

InterArts Minor

Requirements for the minor:

• AH 109 - Non-Western Art or AH 110 - Western Art: Paleolithic to Gothic or AH 111 - Western Art: Renaissance to Contemporary

Five courses from the following:

• PT 270 - Basic Digital Photography
• SA 224 - Two-Dimensional Design
• SA 227 - 3-D Design in Art and Engineering
• SA 225 - Drawing
• 300-level or 400-level courses in AH, PT, or SA

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