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Graduate Photography Studies

General Overview

The Photography program is an integral part of the Painting and Printmaking emphasis. Our mission is to prepare students for graduate level study and for real world conditions facing the professional fine artist.

We offer beginning through advanced silver-gelatine, black and white, and color classes. Our philosophy and practice define the photographic processes as fine art media, and concern only the vocation of the fine artist. Prerequisites for entrance into the photo area include all Art foundation drawing and design classes. Beginning painting and printmaking classes are also encouraged as being useful for entering photo students.

One may concentrate in photo, printmaking, or painting as an upper division student with electives drawn from any other areas in the department (digital media, sculpture, furniture, etc). We offer training in silver-gelatin-based processes and negative based color photo. We also encourage interdisciplinary work involving photography used in conjunction with other art media. It is not uncommon for advanced projects to incorporate photo in sculptural and installation-based works.

Coursework Overview

Consistent with all of the art emphasis areas is the primary goal to educate our students in the highest criteria of art as it is practiced today by creating a studio art discipline which reflects contemporary art discourse. Our graduate photography area requirements are consistent with all other fine art emphasis areas (i.e. painting, sculpture, etc.) Our goal is to prepare graduate photography students as professional fine artists.

We encourage the exchange of ideas between the disciplines, through which students can begin to work productively within a truly multidisciplinary learning context. We strive to establish an environment that bridges disciplines that have historically been seen as separate artistic endeavors, by providing access to all of the intellectual and physical resources within the school.

Please visit our graduate admission page specific to the Master of Fine Arts for additional degree process information.

Admissions and Financial Assistance

You can learn more detailed information about the admissions process on the Graduate Admissions page. For more information on financial assistance, please visit our Financial Aid page or our student scholarships page to find scholarships available through the School of Art, Design, and Art History.

Facilities

Read detailed information on our facilities on the PhotographyFacilities page, where you can also link to other interdisciplinary facilities within the School of Art, Design, and Art History.

You can also read more about local art material supplier resources on our Art Supplies page, as well as learn more about our library research facilities by visiting SDSU's Love Library website(external link).

The Faculty

To contact or learn more about individual faculty in this department, please refer to the Photography department directory listing.

This page was last updated at 4:56PM on July 10, 2008