BA in Art Photography Option

Photography students take courses that provide foundational materials and methods for lens-based art practices; these students choose from mid and upper level courses that provide advanced study in various aspects of photography as an art form. This includes advanced techniques, professional practices, and theory. Special topic and elective courses are offered that engage with the expanded field of photography in New York City and provide portfolio-building opportunities. Students electing the Photography Concentration also take foundation Studio Art and Art History courses. Students choose 9 credits of coursework from a range of elective courses, 9 credits from among the 30000-level Photography courses*, plus the 3 credit Photography Portfolio capstone course. Depending on the courses selected, a student may also need to complete foundational coursework that is the prerequisite for some of the 3/30000-level Photography courses. See the Advising/Grad Check Sheet for more detail. 

Requirements

Department Core

These courses must be taken as prerequisites before taking additional Art courses:

  • 3 credits each | 9 credits total
  • ART 10000: Intro to the Visual Arts of the World (Core Credit)
  • ART 10100: 2D Design
  • ART 21000: Writing About Art (Core Credit) 

Total Core Credits: 9

Courses

Art History Course Requirements(12 credits):

    • Choose ART 31534 History of Photography (or any Photography Art History course) PLUS one course from Group I, one course from Group II AND one course from either Group I or Group II
    • Group I: Visual Arts of the Ancient to Early Modern Worlds
    • Options include: 21012: Egyptian Art and Architecture, 21014: Greek and Roman Art, 21022: Romanesque and Gothic Art, 21024: Italian Renaissance Art and Architecture, 21025: Northern Renaissance Art, 21026: Baroque and Rococo Art in Europe, 21043: Ancient Art of Meso-America, the Andes, and the Caribbean, 21052: Islamic Art, 21053: Art of India and Southeast Asia, 21054: Art of China, Japan, and Korea, 21062: History of Art I, 31116: Artists of Royal India
  • Group II: Visual Arts of the Modern World
  • Options include: 21030: Nineteenth Century Art in Europe, 21032: American Art 1776-1900, 21036: Early Modern Art in Europe and the U.S., 21038: Postwar Art in the U.S. and Europe, 21044: Art of Native North America, 21067: History of Design, 21068: History of Graphic Design, 21069: Art Criticism, 21070: Topics in “Outsider” Art, 31012: Arts of Africa, 31013: Contemporary Arts of Africa, 31030: Modern Art in Latin America, 31031: Modern Mexican Art, 31032: Contemporary Art in Latin America, 31034: History of Photography, 31038: Art Since 1980, 31111: Asian Art Since 1900, 31106: Identity Issues in Modern Art, 31118: Themes and Methods of African Arts, 31509: Display in African Arts, 31570: “Outsider” Art Environments

Choose one 2D Course:

  • 3 credits each | 3 credits total
  • ART 10200: Introduction to Drawing
  • ART 10300: Introduction to Printmaking
  • ART 10400: Introduction to Photography
  • ART 10500: Introduction to Painting 

Choose one 3D Course:

  • 3 credits each | 3 credits total
  • ART 10600: Introduction to Sculpture
  • ART 10700: Introduction to Ceramic Design
  • ART 10800: Introduction to Wood Design
  • ART 10900: 3D Design

  • Choose three Studio Art or Photography electives (9 credits)

  • Choose three photography electives at the 30000-level, with prerequisites (9 credits)

  • Take ART 34000 Photo Portfolio and Projects (3 credits) 

Total Art Credits: 42

See The City College of New York Course Bulletin/Catalog for courses.

Hello Art Students:

Undergraduate art majors and minors, please schedule an advisement appointment with our art academic advisor, Lily Ivanov, through EAB Navigate (https://ccny-cuny.campus.eab.com/pal/Qka05gkOgs) to select your classes for the Spring and Summer 2025 terms if you have not done so already. 

According to the Academic Calendar, Spring and Summer 2025 registration opened on October 30th. Please check your CUNYFirst account for the enrollment date and time the college assigned you. 

For advisement about general education (Pathways or College Option) courses, please make an appointment with a Humanities and the Arts advisor on EAB Navigate. 

Link to DegreeWorks: https://degreeworks.cuny.edu/​

Link to iDeclare: https://central.ccny.cuny.edu/ideclare/index.php

Link to Art Major Concentrations & Minors Information: 

https://art.ccny.cuny.edu/main/programs/

CUNY Global Class Search (to check current open course sections): https://globalsearch.cuny.edu/CFGlobalSearchTool/search.jsp​

For general Art Department inquiries, email or call 212-650-7420. Art Department Faculty & Staff emails can be found here & here.

Reminder: It is critical that you use your CCNY email accounts to receive instructions from your professors, CCNY and CUNY. Please also check your courses on Blackboard; announcements from individual professors may be posted there or sent to your CCNY email account.

(Updated 11/12/24)

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