College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
School of Art
Undergraduate Programs
Photography/Digital Media
Course requirements
School of Art
The University of Houston
4800 Calhoun Rd.
Houston, TX 77204
Undergraduate office:
713-743-3997
Graduate office:
713-743-2830
Course Requirements
Photography/Digital Media Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree (2011-2012)
Acceptance into the Major Concentration is by competitive portfolio review. Students must meet TSI (Texas Success Initiative) requirement in addition to other academic requirements.
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UH - Core Requirements |
42 Hours |
PDM Major Requirements
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81 Hours |
Art History |
12 Hours |
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ARTH 1380 Art and Society: Prehistoric to Gothic |
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ARTH 1380 fulfills a UH core requirement |
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ARTH 1381 Art and Society: Renaissance to Modern |
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| ARTH 3379 History of 20th and 21st Century Photography or 4320 Readings in 20th and 21st Century Photography |
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ARTH 2000-level or above |
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Recommended: ARTH 3378 History of 19th Century Photography |
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Fundamentals: Four 1000-level studio courses selected from: |
12 Hours |
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ART 1371 Photography/Digital Media (Mandated Course) |
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ART 1372 Fundamentals of Video Art (Mandated Course) |
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ART 1301 Drawing (Recommended Course) |
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ART 1310 Printmaking (Recommended Course) |
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ART 1360 Sculpture (Recommended Course) |
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ART 1330 Graphic Communication (Recommended Course) |
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ART 1383 New Media (Recommended Course) |
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Related Arts: Ten Studio Courses |
30 Hours |
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ART 3371 Photo/ Digital Media Portfolio Dev (Mandated Course) |
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ART 3372 Intermediate Video Art (Mandated Course) |
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ART 3374 Computer Imaging I (Mandated Course) |
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ART 3370 Traditional Photography (Recommended Course) |
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ART 3000 level Printmaking (Recommended Course) |
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ART 3301 Life Drawing (Recommended Course) |
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ART 3303 Color (Recommended Course) |
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ART 3330 Intermediate Graphic Communications (Recommended Course) |
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ART 3397 Selected Topics course with Photo/DM Topic (Recommended Course) |
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ART 3360 Intermediate Sculpture (Recommended Course) |
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IART 3300 Introduction to Interdisciplinary Arts (Recommended Course) |
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IART 3395 Selected Topics in Interdisciplinary Arts (Recommended Course) |
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Major Concentration: 3 concurrent 3-hour courses per term |
27 Hours |
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ART 3375 Junior Photo/Digital Media Major (Spring) |
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ART 3376 Junior Photo/Digital Media Major (Spring) |
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ART 3377 Junior Photo/Digital Media Major (Spring) |
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ART 4370 Senior Photo/Digital Media Major I (Fall) |
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ART 4371 Senior Photo/Digital Media Major I (Fall) |
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ART 4372 Senior Photo/Digital Media Major I (Fall) |
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ART 4373 Senior Photo/Digital Media Major II (Spring) |
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ART 4374 Senior Photo/Digital Media Major II (Spring) |
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ART 4375 Senior Photo/Digital Media Major II (Spring) |
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Total Hours for Program Completion |
120 Hours |