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Students at Loyola may complete a major in visual arts with a concentration in photography, a major in visual arts with a concentration in InterArts, an interdisciplinary major, 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 - Global Art or AH 110 - Western Art: Paleolithic to Gothic or AH 111 - Western Art: Renaissance to Contemporary
• PT 270 - Introduction to 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
• SA 225 - Drawing or SA 300-level course
• Four PT 300-level (or higher) courses

Key:

*AH 319/PT 319 - History of Photography is recommended to fulfill this requirement.

Visual Arts Major, InterArts Concentration

Requirements for the Major

• AH 109 - Global Art or AH 110 - Western Art: Paleolithic to Gothic or AH 111 - Western Art: Renaissance to Contemporary
• PT 270 - Introduction to Digital Photography
• SA 224 - Two-Dimensional Design or SA 227 - 3-D Design in Art and Engineering
• AH 350/PT 350/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 400/SA 400 - Senior Capstone for Artists

Interdisciplinary Visual Arts Major

Interdisciplinary majors allow students to combine interests in two different disciplines, enabling students to individualize their curriculum and help prepare them for our interdisciplinary world. Disciplines recently combined with visual arts in this way include biology, classics, Communication and Media, English, history, and writing. It is possible, however, to combine the visual arts with any other discipline participating in Loyola's interdisciplinary studies option.

Requirements for the Major

• AH 109 - Global Art or AH 110 - Western Art: Paleolithic to Gothic or AH 111 - Western Art: Renaissance to Contemporary
• AH 350/PT 350/SA 350 - Visual Thinking
• PT 270 - Introduction to Digital Photography or SA 224 - Two-Dimensional Design or SA 227 - 3-D Design in Art and Engineering
• SA 225 - Drawing or 300-level or 400-level course in AH, PT, or SA
• PT 400/SA 400 - Senior Capstone for Artists or AH 400-level course
• Three 300-level or 400-level courses in AH, PT, or SA
• Interdisciplinary requirements of another major

Photography Minor

Requirements for the Minor

• PT 270 - Introduction to Digital Photography
• PT 300 - Photocraft or PT 301 - Photographic Vision: Tools, Techniques, and Theories
• One PT upper-level course (300-level or higher)*
• Three additional PT upper-level courses (300-level or higher)

Key:

*PT 319 - History of Photography is recommended to fulfill this requirement.

Notes:

1. Visual arts majors with a concentration in InterArts cannot minor in photography.
2. Visual arts majors with concentrations in art history and studio arts must take an additional photography class to replace PT 270 in the photography minor.
3. Visual arts majors with concentrations in art history and studio arts cannot count AH 350/PT 350/SA 350 towards the upper-level requirement in the photography minor.

InterArts Minor

Requirements for the Minor

• AH 109 - Global Art or AH 110 - Western Art: Paleolithic to Gothic or AH 111 - Western Art: Renaissance to Contemporary
• PT 270 - Introduction to Digital Photography or SA 224 - Two-Dimensional Design or SA 227 - 3-D Design in Art and Engineering
• SA 225 - Drawing*
• Three 300-level or 400-level courses in AH, PT, or SA

Key:

*PT 270 is an option if the student has taken SA 224 or SA 227. 

Note:

1. Visual arts majors cannot minor in InterArts.

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