Degree Requirements
Carthage offers a major and minor in photography. To earn a bachelor’s degree from Carthage, students must complete the Carthage Core, Distribution Requirements, and the major requirements outlined below.
Total Credits: 40 credit hours (10 courses)
Required Courses (3 courses, 12 credits)
- ART 1070 Foundations, Surfaces: Images + Design (4 credits)
- ARH 2100 History of Photography: Daguerre to Digital (4 credits)
- ART 4000 Senior Seminar in Studio Art (4 credits)
Darkroom Courses — Choose One (4 credits)
- ART 2110 Darkroom Photography (4 credits)
- ART 200T Photography: Alternative Processes (4 credits)
Digital Courses — Choose One (4 credits)
- ART 2130 Color Photography (4 credits)
- CDM 2500 Basic Digital Photography (4 credits)
Advanced Courses — Choose One (4 credits)
- ART 3110 Advanced Darkroom Photography (4 credits)
- ART 3130 Advanced Color Photography (4 credits)
- CDM 3500 Advanced Digital Photography (4 credits)
Theory Courses — Choose One (4 credits)
- ART 2600 Sophomore Seminar in Studio Art (4 credits)
- CDM 2600 New Media Theory and Aesthetics (4 credits)
- ENG 3030 Major Texts in Critical Theory (4 credits)
Elective Photography Courses — Choose One (4 credits):
Students must take one course from the list below that is not being used from the previous listing of courses:
- ART 200T: Photography: Variable Topic (4 credits)
- ART 2130 Color Photography (4 credits)
- CDM 2500 Basic Digital Photography (4 credits)
- CDM 2650 Photographing Nature: Investigating Biodiversity and Conservation (4 credits)
- ART 3100 Studio Photography (4 credits)
- ART 3110 Advanced Darkroom Photography (4 credits)
- ART 3130 Advanced Color Photography (4 credits)
- CDM 3500 Advanced Digital Photography (4 credits)
- ART 3550 Art Internship (approved by instructor — must be photography based) (4 credits)
- CDM 3550 Communication Internship (approved by instructor — must be photography based) (4 credits)
Elective Courses — Choose Two (8 credits)
Students must take two courses from the list below that are not being used from the previous listing of courses:
- ART 200T: Photography: Variable Topic (4 credits)
- CDM 1900 Adobe Creative Cloud: Level Up (4 credits)
- CDM 1950 Advanced Adobe Creative Cloud (4 credits)
- ART 2130 Color Photography (4 credits)
- CDM 2500 Basic Digital Photography (4 credits)
- ART 2600 Sophomore Seminar in Studio Art (4 credits)
- CDM 2600 New Media Theory and Aesthetics (4 credits)
- CDM 2650 Photographing Nature: Investigating Biodiversity and Conservation (4 credits)
- ARH 2701 Art Survey II: 1400-21st Century (4 credits)
- ART 2750 4D: Variable Topics (must be lens based) (4 credits)
- ART 3100 Studio Photography (4 credits)
- ART 3110 Advanced Darkroom Photography (4 credits)
- ART 3130 Advanced Color Photography (4 credits)
- CDM 3500 Advanced Digital Photography (4 credits)
- ART 3550 Art Internship (approved by instructor — must be photography based) (4 credits)
- CDM 3550 Communication Internship (approved by instructor — must be photography based) (4 credits)
- ARH 3740 Modern Art (4 credits)
- ART 200T: Animation (4 credits)
- ART/CDMT 200T and 400T ART and CDM Topics Courses (must be lens based) (4 credits)
Choose Five (20 credits)
- ARH 2100 History of Photography: Daguerre to Digital (4 credits)
- ART 2110 Darkroom Photography (4 credits)
- ART 2130 Color Photography (4 credits)
- CDM 2500 Basic Digital Photography (4 credits)
- ART 3110 Advanced Darkroom Photography (4 credits)
- ART 3130 Advanced Color Photography (4 credits)
- CDM 3500 Advanced Digital Photography (4 credits)
- CDM/ART Topics Courses with Related Content (4 credits)
Choose One (4 credits)
Students must take one course from the list below that is not being used from the previous listing of courses:
- ART 1070 Foundations, Surface: Images + Design (4 credits)
- ART 1072 Foundations, Time: Movement + Digital (4 credits)
- ART 2750 4D (variable content) (4 credits)*
- ART 3110 Advanced Darkroom Photography (4 credits)
- ART 3130 Advanced Color Photography (4 credits)
- ART 3550 Art Internship (approved by instructor — must be photography based) (4 credits)
- ART 3700 Advanced 4D (4 credits)
- CDM 1900 Adobe Creative Cloud: Level Up (4 credits)
- CDM 2650 Photographing Nature: Investigating Biodiversity and Conservation (4 credits)
- CDM 2700 Film and New Media Production (4 credits)
- CDM 2800 Exploring the Documentary Form (4 credits)
- CDM 3500 Advanced Digital Photography (4 credits)
- CDM 3550 Communication Internship (approved by instructor — must be photography based) (4 credits)
- ART 200T Photography: Alternative Process (topics class) (4 credits)*
Please note: Courses cannot be counted in more than one category. Variable content courses may be used in more than one category, but only if the topic/content is different.
For students majoring in studio art, art education, communication, graphic design, or public relations, overlap between majors and minors must be at or below 50 percent.
*The administration has asked us to do variable content courses so that we send fewer courses through the curriculum. It allows us to easily rotate classes and respond to a quickly changing field. We are not going with a foundational model so much as a liberal arts a la carte model, which gives students choices to mix and match and create an education that meets their interests and passions.
Current students: You should follow the official College Catalog from the year you entered Carthage and work with your advisors and the Photography and Film and New Media Program director to ensure all requirements are met.