B.A. in photography
Savannah, USA
DURATION
180 Hours
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
USD 41,130 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* total, full-time student for one academic year
Introduction
Photography bridges cultural divides to document human history and reflect its beauty. At SCAD, you'll frame your own distinct point of view, learning the full spectrum of photography — historic and analog processes through modern and next-generation digital technologies — on the way to launching your creative career. Students learn how to master visual literacy and enhance personal style with color and composition. With a range of career paths at hand, from freelancing with high-fashion magazines to social media content creation to fine art, SCAD students are prepared for it all in a program boosted by leading-edge equipment, exhibitions at SCAD museums and galleries, and opportunities for coveted internships.
Admissions
Curriculum
Foundation studies: 20 hours
- DRAW 100 Drawing I: Form and Space
- DSGN 100 Design I: Elements and Organization
- DRAW 101 Drawing II: Composition and Media
- DSGN 101 Color: Theory and Application
General education: 90 hours
- COMM 105 Speaking of Ideas
- BUSI 110 Business I: Fundamentals
- CTXT 121 Visual Culture in Context: Pre-Modern Global Perspectives
- CTXT 122 Visual Culture in Context: Making Modernities
- ENGL 123 Ideas to Ink: Critical Concepts in Academic Writing
- DIGI 130 Digital Communication
- ARTH 207 20th-century Art
- BUSI 220 Business II: Economic Principles
- PHIL 301 Aesthetics
- ARLH or ARTH elective
- ARLH or ARTH elective
- ENGL elective
- ENGL elective
- General education elective
- General education elective
- General education elective
- Mathematics/natural sciences elective
- Social/behavioral sciences elective
Major curriculum: 50 hours
- PHOT 113 Camera Exploration and Technique
- PHOT 114 Digital Imaging and Compositing
- PHOT 214 Lighting Applications: From Products to Portraits
- PHOT 215 Survey of Photography
- PHOT 218 Black-and-white Technique
- PHOT 301 Video Techniques for Photographers
- PHOT 319 Developing a Photographic Aesthetic
- Select one of these two options:
- PHOT 325 The Photographic Narrative: Visualizing Stories
- PHOT 336 The Photographic Portrait: Capturing Identity and Essence
- PHOT 455 Business Acumen for Commercial Photographers
- PHOT 325 The Photographic Narrative: Visualizing Stories
- PHOT 336 The Photographic Portrait: Capturing Identity and Essence
- PHOT 455 Business Acumen for Commercial Photographers
- Select one of these three options:
- PHOT 479 Undergraduate Internship
- 500-level SCADpro elective
- Business-focused elective
- PHOT 479 Undergraduate Internship
- 500-level SCADpro elective
- Business-focused elective
Additional electives: 20 hours
Total course of study: 180 hours
Career Opportunities
Become an advertising photographer. Become a creative director. Become an entrepreneur. As a SCAD student, you'll learn both the process and the business of photography, graduating ready to run your own business, lead art galleries, or grace the pages of the world's top publications.
Launch your career as a professional:
- Art director
- Digital videographer
- Photo editor
- Advertising/studio photographer
- Fashion photographer/stylist
- Fine art photographer
- Gallery director
- Photojournalist
- Product photographer
Get recruited and hired by the best of the best:
- Vogue
- The New York Times
- Balenciaga
- Dior
- National Geographic
- Tommy Hilfiger
- Interscope Records
- Abercrombie & Fitch
- CNN
- Harper's Bazaar
- Chewy