The Bachelor of Arts in Photography offers students the opportunity to learn photography combined with animation, multimedia, video, and other related fields. Students are invited to combine traditional and contemporary methods to create photography, including still and moving images as well as image and text. Graduates will develop a strong knowledge while tackling all the areas of the photographic industry, enabling them to pursue a promising career in commercial and fine art photography, or other visual communication fields.
Program Educational Objectives
The main objectives of a Major in Photography offered at the Ramez G. Chagoury, Faculty of Architecture, Arts and Design (FAAD) are to:
- 1.Familiarize students with the different genres of photography, its history and its contemporary form;
- 2.Equip students with the necessary skills, knowledge, and ethical dispositions to excel in the photographic industry;
- 3.Prepare professionals who will be capable of working in the fields of visual communications; and
- 4.Raise students’ awareness to the multidisciplinary aspect of the photograph and its various forms of publication.
Learning Outcomes
Photography graduates will:
- 1.Demonstrate fundamental understanding of the critical theory, historical and contemporary practice of art and photography;
- 2.Produce a high quality, technically relevant, coherent body of work to a professional standard in any chosen area of photography;
- 3.Communicate various concepts proficiently and contextualize creative work in the contemporary culture;
- 4.Effectively adapt multimedia, design, and branding techniques in creative photographic projects; and
- 5.Adopt a moral and ethical approach to the use of photography.
Admission Requirements
In addition to the University admission requirements, prospective candidates must complete all remedial courses, Math and/or English, if any, during their first year at NDU. Students who fail to meet the above requirements will not be allowed to proceed to the degree courses in Architecture and other majors of the Ramez G. Chagoury, Faculty of Architecture, Arts and Design. All first-year applicants must complete the Admission Requirements.
Students interested in becoming entrepreneurs and growing their business ideas are advised to take ENT 302 Entrepreneurship: Launching New Ventures as a free elective.
Students interested in pursuing an MBA are advised to take two of the following courses as free electives: MGT 620, MGT 630, MRK 620, PRM 625, PRM 635 or PRM 645. Note that these courses will be counted towards obtaining the MBA degree.