The BFA Photomedia major emphasizes a wide range of conceptual and technical practices in photography, video, and related media within the context of contemporary art.

Course work promotes awareness of the historical and contemporary artistic, social, and cultural roles of photography/video and a variety of related installation and material practices. The program offers basic instruction in lighting, darkroom use, large format digital and analog imaging, a strong technical grounding in contemporary digital imaging, and a depth of hands-on exhibition experiences within the program’s two exhibition spaces in addition to school-wide exhibition facilities.

A combination of studio, lecture, and seminar format classes are offered chronologically. The final year Senior Thesis Project is a three quarter sequence that culminates in the BFA Thesis Exhibition in the school’s Jacob Lawrence Gallery.

The Photomedia Program also offers a highly competitive departmental Honors Program with additional challenges and requirements, which include participation in graduate seminars and a one-person / small group exhibition.

The school offers a wide array of studio art, art history and design courses. A detailed list of courses offered by the school, from which Photomedia majors may choose, is available in the Online Course Catalog: ART, ART HISTORY

The Photomedia major emphasizes a wide range of conceptual and technical practices. We consciously promote an understanding of the history of photography in its current artistic, social and cultural context, which includes exposure to a range of media practices, including video and installation work.

The program offers basic equipment instruction in lighting, large format digital and analog practices, and a technical grounding in contemporary digital image processing and manipulation.

A combination of studio, lecture, and seminar format classes are offered sequentially to prepare students for a senior thesis project lasting three quarters and culminating in a BFA group show at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery. The Photomedia Program also offers a highly competitive departmental honors option with additional challenges and requirements. These include participation in graduate seminars and an individually arranged one-person show.

Please note: With the exception of ART 140, ART 338, and ART 361, all Photomedia courses are reserved for majors only during the regular school year. Non-majors and non-matriculated students are welcome during the summer quarter.

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ENTERING FRESHMEN + TRANSFER STUDENTS

The Crabby Beach Foundation Scholarship in Art and the Kathryn Hinckley-Martin Endowed Scholarship are awarded each autumn quarter to entering freshmen or transfer students interested in majoring in art, art history or design. Application opens in July.

OTHER UW FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

The UW Office of Merit Scholarship, Fellowships and Awards lists scholarships for current and prospective students. Their database (accessible to current UW students only) includes several hundred merit-based scholarship opportunities. Be sure to check back periodically; they are continually adding more scholarships.

Areas Of Knowledge (75 Credits)

Visual, Literary, and Performing Arts; Individuals and Societies; Natural World
More details about General Education requirements are outlined in the Overview of Requirements for an Undergraduate Degree

Electives

In addition to the above listed general education requirements and major coursework, students take elective courses across the curriculum to supplement their education. The number of elective credits vary from student to student depending on variations in course of study. Students must take at least as many electives as complete the difference between general education requirements, major requirements, and the 180 credit minimum to graduate from the UW.