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Photography Minor
The Photography Minor introduces students to the creative and intellectual properties of photographic practices, emphasizing using the camera as a tool for communication and self-expression.
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The Photography Minor introduces students to the creative and intellectual properties of photographic practices, emphasizing using the camera as a tool for communication and self-expression. Students will explore a variety of photographic techniques with the opportunity to use both digital and analog processes through selected electives. The Photo Minor is an excellent addition to any major as it will strengthen observational skills and help students create effective visual documentations of the world around them, which in turn informs and enriches a variety of majors, especially English, Journalism, Education, Psychology, Sociology, History, and the sciences.
- Degree Type
- Minor
- Area of Interest
- The Arts
- Associated Colleges or Schools
- Program Location
- Queens Campus
- Required Credit Hours
- 18
Courses
Required courses:
ART 1610 or ART 1085 Photography I or Intro (3 credits)
ART 1620 or ART 1086 Photography II or Intermediate (3 credits)
ART 1660 History of Photography (3 credits)
ART 1630 Advanced Digital Photography (3 credits)
and two courses, (6 credits), selected from:
ART 1000C, 1640, 1650, 2650, 3010, 3565, 1510, 1810, 1820, 2530, 3115, 3550, 3710, 3720
Applicable study abroad courses:
1670,1095, 1775, 1790, 2929
Only academic programs approved by NYSED are eligible for federal and state aid: NYS Inventory of Registered Programs http://www.nysed.gov/heds/IRPSL1.html. Minors are not recognized by NYSED therefore associated courses are only eligible for federal or state aid consideration when required by a major or when also used to satisfy a core or general elective requirement.
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