This course will introduce students to selected topics in the areas of art and design. The course content will vary according to topic. A topic course description will be published each term the course is offered. Students may take this course multiple times with different topics.

Outside the Box is an experimental class where students explore analog photography’s inherent qualities as an aesthetic and conceptual investigation without the need of prior photographic experience. The course will examine a variety of techniques and historical processes that may include experimental studio lighting, using projections as light sources, cyanotypes, remote portraits using video conferencing software, and image transfers as well as traditional black and white darkroom printing. In an environment where everyone is free to experiment with photography, this course challenges the notion of what a photograph can encompass. Students are encouraged to embrace failure as an important part of the creative discovery and learn how failure shows us a new view of success. This class will become a community where we share our experiments and build on each other’s trials in order to push the boundaries of what is possible and see what we can discover. A materials fee is required for this course, and an additional course fee applied via student account.

The course will provide an opportunity for experimentation with photographic light and manipulation in a variety of situations both in and out of the studio. Assignments will range from simple portraits and still live set ups in the studio to complex locations, and intricate sets with groups of people. Methods of controlling a variety of lighting devices, both strobe and continuous source, will be demonstrated and discussed.

This course is required for advertising photography students who are approaching graduation and are preparing to present themselves to potential employers. Students will narrow their field of interests to focus their work for an end-of-study portfolio and public presentation. Existing and new work will be edited, sequenced and prepared to form a professional quality portfolio, promotional materials, a resume/cover letter, a market research paper, and a treatment/pitch deck for an advertising campaign.

Photography Independent Study will provide students with the ability to study in a specialized area with an individual faculty member. Students, with the assistance of a faculty adviser, will propose a course of study. Photography Independent Study students must obtain permission of an instructor and complete the Independent Study Permission Form to enroll.

An independent study allows graduate students in the Photography and Related Media program the ability to study in a specialized area with an individual faculty member. Students, with the assistance of a faculty adviser, should propose a course of study or project with clearly defined goals and outcomes. Students must obtain permission of an instructor and complete the Independent Study Permission Form to enroll. **NOTE: Student must have a minimum 3.0 GPA *