Photography Program (B.S.)
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Program Overview
An emphasis on photography skills, technologies, methods, & industry practices with an emphasis on business and marketing studies.
The B.S. in Photography program at 91³Ô¹Ï×ÄÐÈ˵ijԹÏÍø provides students with the aesthetic, technical and practical skills necessary to succeed in a variety of genres within and beyond commercial photography such as documentary, photojournalism, fashion, sports, commercial, and portrait photography.
The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics states that currently, 70% of professional photographers are sole proprietors and they expect that number to increase in the next decade. Students completing the B.S. in Photography will be prepared for a free-lance and/or entrepreneurial career where they are a sole proprietor as well as for jobs throughout the creative industries and beyond.
BS Photography students obtain relevant skills in marketing, business, copyright, image dissemination, and archiving that complements the studio portrait, commercial, advertising, and product imagery coursework. In addition to keeping abreast of the rapid, industry-standard changes in technology, this program emphasizes image-production within the framework of marketing, media analysis, financial acumen, public relations, and entrepreneurship. Students are taught the business practices specifically relative to photographers which prepare them for professional practice upon graduation.
Through coursework and three robust and relevant internships, students gain the necessary understanding of business practices to thrive in the creative economy as a free-lance photographer, entrepreneur or as an employee or supervisor in larger firm.
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Curriculum
Curriculum Requirements - Total Credits Required: 127
First Year - Credits: 32
- Photography Elective (Cr. 3)
- Quantitative Reasoning General Education Requirement  (Cr. 3)Â
- Science and Technology General Education Requirement  (Cr. 3)Â
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ART 102Â -Â Visual Art and Cultural Values II: Early Fourteenth Century to the Present (Cr: 3)
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BUS 125Â -Â Introduction to Business (Cr: 3)
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ENG 111Â -Â Critical Reading and Writing I (Cr: 3)
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ENG 112Â -Â Critical Reading and Writing II (Cr: 3)
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INT 100Â -Â Internship I (Cr: 2)
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PHT 113Â -Â Multimedia I: Audio and Video Production for Photographers (Cr: 3)
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PHT 116Â -Â Introduction to Photographic Imaging (Cr: 3)
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PHT 160Â -Â Photographic Applications I (Cr: 3)
Second Year - Credits: 35
- General Education Requirement (Cr. 3)Â (Recommended CMM203)
- Values and Ethical Reasoning General Education Requirement (Cr. 3)
- World Cultures General Education Requirement (Cr. 3)
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ART 317Â -Â History of Photography (Cr: 3)
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BUS 200Â -Â Marketing (Cr: 3)
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MCA 204Â -Â Promotional Writing and Editing (Cr: 3)
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GD 105Â -Â Introduction to Computer Graphics (Cr: 3)
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INT 200Â -Â Internship II (Cr: 2)
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PHT 202Â -Â Studio Photography (Cr: 3)
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PHT 213Â -Â Filmmaking for Photographers (Cr: 3)
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PHT 218Â -Â Documentary Photography (Cr: 3)
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PHT 260Â -Â Digital Imaging and Manipulation (Cr: 3)
Third Year - Credits: 30
- General Education Elective (Cr: 3)
- Global Issues General Education Requirement  (Cr: 3)Â
- Individual and Society General Education Requirement  (Cr: 3)
- Literacy Perspective General Education Requirement (Cr. 3)
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ART 302Â -Â Portfolio (Cr: 3)
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BUS 301Â -Â Entrepreneurship for Non-Business Majors (Cr: 3)
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PHT 309Â -Â Location Lighting: Events and Portraits (Cr: 3)
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PHT 312Â -Â Advanced Photographic Methods (Cr: 3)
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PHT 313Â -Â Multimedia III: Advanced Projects (Cr: 3)
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PHT 325Â -Â Advanced Photography Seminar (Cr: 3)
Fourth Year - Credits: 30
- General Education Elective  (Cr: 6)
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MCA 335Â -Â Social Media and Marketing (Cr: 3)
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PHT 411Â -Â Business Practices in Photographers (Cr: 3)
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PHT 480Â -Â Semester Internship (Cr: 12)
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PHT 489Â -Â Senior Research (Cr: 3)
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PHT 491Â -Â Senior Capstone (Cr: 3)
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusivity Requirements
Students take the following:Â
- DEI course attribute at any level
- DEI course attribute 200 level and above
Recommended Electives:
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ACC 175Â -Â Financial Accounting (Cr: 3)
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BUS 270Â -Â Communicating in Business (Cr: 3)
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BUS 330Â -Â Consumer Behavior (Cr: 3)
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BUS 360Â -Â Retail Management (Cr: 3)
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BUS 380Â -Â Small Business Management (Cr: 3)
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BUS 460Â -Â Brand Management (Cr: 3)
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MCA 103Â -Â Advertising Fundamentals (Cr: 3)
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CMM 106Â -Â Media and Culture I (Cr: 3)
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CMM 115Â -Â Social Media: Theory and Practice (Cr: 3)
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CMM 315Â -Â Global Mass Communication (Cr: 3)
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MCA 335Â -Â Social Media and Marketing (Cr: 3)
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CMM 380Â -Â Media Ethics (Cr: 3)
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Careers & Internships
An Endicott education means you'll graduate with a degree and a resume.
Whether you pursue graduate school or embark on your career right away after graduation, we believe that your time at Endicott will prepare you for the next step.
Recent Internships
- Peter Kaskons Photography
- Rick Freidman Photography
- Heath Robbins Photography
- Amy Spirito Photography
- Genevieve de Manio Photography
- Adrienne Jean Photography
- Erb Dufault Photography
- Boston Magazine
- North Shore Magazine
- The Cape Ann Museum
- Groove Boston
- Simulacra Studios (Brixton, London)
- Jordan Matter Photography