Curriculum

Curriculum

The Photography Program within the Department of Art & Art History at the University of La Verne offers undergraduate-level courses that develop technical, critical and conceptual skills for a practice-based approach to the medium. The combined curriculum of analog and digital photographic methods provides the students with a full technical and theoretical grounding necessary for maintaining an artistic practice while refining the practical skills applicable to building a photographic career in the artistic, commercial and/or media fields.

Careers

The Photography Program offers a multifaceted instructional approach to the medium, including traditional forms of image making and conceptually oriented practices, that teaches creatives how to develop their individual aesthetic and market themselves with confidence. Whether they choose to continue their education after graduation and pursue a Masters of Fine Arts, begin their own studio practice or work for a company, our graduates have applied the skills they built at ULV to a variety of positions and fields. Join our alumni network of pioneering artists and celebrated photographers who are imaging industry leaders, pursuing creative careers such as:

  • Fine Art Photographer
  • Photography Editor
  • Photography Instructor
  • Photography Curator
  • Representative/Agent for Photographers
  • Visual Journalist
  • Editorial Photographer
  • Illustration Photographer
  • Sports Photographer
  • Event Photographer
  • Portrait Photographer
  • Landscape + Architectural Photographer
  • Automotive Photographer
  • Corporate and Public Relations Photographer
  • Product and Food Photographer
  • Internet/interactive Producer
  • Digital Imaging Specialist
  • Photographic Retoucher
  • Photography Archivist
  • Photography Lab Technician