26 Bachelor Programs in Photography in North America for 2024

Bachelor Programs in Photography in North America for 2024Filter
    • San Francisco, USA

    Full time

    8 semesters

    Distance Learning, On-Campus

    English

    The BFA degree builds on the core curriculum of fundamental principles by emphasizing the aesthetic and conceptual skills necessary for a professional portfolio. After completing the core curriculum, students choose to focus on commercial or editorial, fine art, or documentary courses. Upon graduation, students will be required to demonstrate an individual style and a unique approach to their chosen area of study.

    • Cincinnati, USA

    Full time

    4 years

    On-Campus

    English

    The Photography major’s breadth of traditional and cutting-edge processes is unique to the Art Academy of Cincinnati. Students learn about 35mm, digital, medium-and large-format cameras, black and white printing, digital output, color shooting, experimental photography, and digital video. They have the opportunity to link photographic theory and practice to other artistic disciplines.

    • Rutherford, USA

    Full time

    4 years

    On-Campus

    English

    Students may major in Art and receive a Bachelor of Arts in Art. You may also major in any other discipline at the University and minor in Art. You have the option of selecting one or more concentrations during your course of study, including Fine Art, Graphic Design, Painting and Drawing, Photography and New Media

    • Waukesha, USA

    Full time

    4 years

    On-Campus

    English

    Photographers are storytellers. They communicate in a visual and universal language that preserves the history and captures the human experience. Their record of the world, from the everyday to the extraordinary, documents and distills what it’s like to be us—here and now—our joy, sadness, tragedy, and triumph. Photography moves and connects us in ways that can be more powerful and thought-provoking than words alone.

    • Vancouver, Canada

    4 years

    On-Campus

    English

    All our majors commence upon completion of our Foundation Year requirements.

    • Toronto, Canada

    Full time, Part time

    4 years

    On-Campus

    English

    In the Photography program, you will learn skills from darkroom to digital photography. OCAD University has some of the best photography facilities in Canada and one of few schools with both a color and black and white darkroom.

    • Kent, USA

    Full time

    4 years

    On-Campus

    The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Photography provides the student with a comprehensive program of study, balancing a liberal arts education with studio offerings in digital photography. Grounded in formal, technical and conceptual skills building, the Photography major focuses on the profession of photography as it relates to commerce. The program builds a photography professional through experiential learning opportunities, as well as through required courses in design.

    • Bethlehem, USA

    Full time

    4 years

    On-Campus

    English

    The studio art track, photography, and media concentration, are designed to prepare students for careers in photography or media arts. It may also serve as a foundation for graduate study in fine arts.

    • France Online, France
    • Belgium Online, Belgium
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    Part time

    3 years

    Distance Learning

    French

    The BACHELOR PROFESSIONNEL SDS® PHOTOGRAPHIE is a European diploma delivered by INSHED. The training allows you to be professionally operational from the beginning of your career and to benefit from a good employability, even beyond your country of origin.

    • Halifax Regional Municipality, Canada
    • Hamilton, Canada

    Full time

    On-Campus

    After your Foundation year, you will have the option to expose yourself to every aspect of the still image through history courses, documentary photo, digital photo, photo issues, lighting, view

    • Pasadena, USA
    • Santa Barbara, USA

    Full time

    On-Campus

    An estimated 300 million pictures are taken each day around the world, signaling the ubiquitous role of photography in our culture. But while almost anyone can take a photo, very few achieve great photography.

    • Saint Charles, USA

    Full time

    4 years

    On-Campus

    English

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    • Selinsgrove, USA

    Full time

    4 years

    On-Campus

    English

    The photography major is focused on the development of students as artists and practicing professionals. In addition to mastering the camera and associated technology, students will develop a distinctive personal style through their experiences inside and outside the classroom. Prior to graduation, students will professionally mount a public exhibition of the work in The Lore Degenstein Gallery, where they will gain experience in a professional gallery with museum standards.

    • Murfreesboro, USA

    Full time

    4 years

    On-Campus

    English

    The program is implemented in a state-of-the-art digital facility and also maintains traditional and alternative process darkrooms. This unique blend sets the program apart and establishes a foundation for the students to build upon and evolve with the medium of photography. MTSU’s Photography concentration is in the Department of Media Arts.

    • Moncton, Canada

    On-Campus

    English

    Images are everywhere. Studying photography enables you to understand the language of images and develop your 'visual voice' to communicate effectively and with confidence. It helps you understand the contexts in which images exist and circulate, and locate opportunities to get your images published, exhibited, and commissioned. Becoming a photography professional opens doors to a wide range of careers within a global landscape of creative industries.