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Bachelor of Fine Arts - Photography
You’ve got a great eye for art and aesthetics. You’re creative and because you think an imaginative picture is worth a thousand words, we’ll just give you a snapshot of our photography major.
In this Bachelor of Fine Arts major you will be exposed to a variety of darkroom, lighting, multimedia, experimental and design courses where you will learn how to effectively produce striking visuals. You can take classes that focus more on aesthetics and creative expression with an artful bent in our photography major.
You can use the university’s color and black and white darkroom, digital photography lab and computer classrooms and take traditional, digital and multimedia photography and editing courses.
You will take more specialized elective courses at Pittsburgh Filmmakers in Oakland where local professional photographers serve as instructors.
You can work on the university galleries, student-run media and departmental publications and offices. Presentation, freelance, volunteer and internship opportunities are plentiful at local newspaper, magazine, photography studio, production house, advertising agency, public relations firm, hospital, museum, gallery, or nonprofit organization.
Photography Career Opportunities
- Photographer
- Photojournalist
- Photography Assistant
- Gallery Assistant
- Gallery Curator
- Digital Technician
- Photography Editor
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Multimedia Editor
Courses
Learn more about the Photography and Photojournalism courses offered at Point Park University by visiting the Photography course descriptions.
