Bachelor of Arts in Art- Photography

Focuses on the complexities of image production through studio art practices, the photography area of focus is available to students in both the BA and the BFA degree programs.Through learning the multiple layers involved in the making and taking of images, you’ll be empowered to become an active and critically informed image-maker.Lens-based imaging (photography) is the primary mode of visual communication in our highly globalized and networked world. Memorable photography strikes a balance between craft, form, contentconcept, emotion, and expression.Not only will you learn tools and conceptual skills you can apply broadly, your studies will focus on photography within the fine art context.Photography studies are intertwined with digital media studies. Both provide resources and instruction in time-based media, including video, installation, and performance.Both offer classes and hands-on creative opportunities that challenge you to think and communicate in innovative and interdisciplinary ways. You’ll develop your personal voice through experimentation and reflection and build the confidence and skills to be an effective communicator in a variety of settings.The Bachelor of Arts in Art degree provides you with flexibility to develop interdisciplinary combinations within a broad liberal arts degree.

To be considered for admission to Washington State University as a first-year student, a student needs to complete at least 12 years of school, culminating in an appropriate secondary certificate or external examination. (We may consider the first year or two of university in some countries to be secondary level.)Schooling should include preparation in humanities, mathematics, basic sciences, and social sciences.WSU requires a minimum grade point average of 2.70 (on a 4.00 scale) for admission as an international first-year student