100-Level Courses
VAPHO 116 : Introduction to Photography and Digital Workflow.
(3:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Basic camera techniques and digital capture, developing entry-level skills in digital imaging workflow, developing skills with industry-related software and working methods. Lighting two-dimensional work for portfolio documentation. |
VAPHO 120 : Introduction to Digital Imaging.
(3:6:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | VAPHO 116; BA major status. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Photography-based digital imaging, including film scanning, digital capture, color management, Photoshop instruction, fine art and commercial print output, and archiving. |
VAPHO 170 : Introduction to Black and White Photography.
(3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | Acceptance into visual arts program. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Basic camera and darkroom techniques emphasizing black and white film processing and printmaking. |
200-Level Courses
VAPHO 272 : Introduction to Color Photography.
(3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | VAPHO 170 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Color aesthetics, theory, and systems in traditional and digital capture and printmaking. |
VAPHO 273 : Advanced Photography.
(3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | VAPHO 170 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Camera and darkroom techniques using the zone system for exposure and development control of large format negatives and prints. |
| NOTE: | Lab required. |
VAPHO 275 : Classical Portrait Photography.
(3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | VAPHO 170 & VAPHO 210 & VAPHO 273 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Studio and environmental portraiture as well as traditional approaches to portrait photography, including wedding/bridal. Lab required. |
300-Level Courses
VAPHO 310 : Advanced Computer Application Photography.
(2:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | VAPHO 210 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Specific photography computer applications, including workflow, color management, and personal project work. |
VAPHO 372 : Still Life Photography.
(3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | BFA acceptance. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Camera and studio techniques to produce illustrations for advertising layout and other media. |
| NOTE: | Lab required. |
VAPHO 373 : Practicum in Photography.
(3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | VA 111 & VA 114 & VA 115 & VAPHO 170 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Professional portrait studio practices, including lighting, working with people, basic business practices; portfolio preparation, advertising, marketing, etc. |
VAPHO 376 : Editorial Photography.
(3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Acceptance to BFA photograhy program. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Use of photography in magazines, newspapers, annual reports, etc. Creating and publishing picture stories. |
400-Level Courses
VAPHO 410R : Computer Applications Studio for Photographers.
(2:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | VAPHO 310 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Individual photography project using high-end hardware and software. |
VAPHO 475 : Advanced Location Photography.
(3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | BFA acceptance. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Lighting and photographing architecture, products, people, and concepts in environmental settings for the editorial, corporate, industrial, and advertising industry. |
VAPHO 478 : Fine Art Photography.
(3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | VAPHO 272; BFA acceptance. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Fine art approaches to photography; conceptual, social, and aesthetic values; modern and postmodern values. |