Photography (FOTO)
FOTO 200 - PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE COMMUNITY
Short Title: PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE COMMUNITY
Department: Art
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Studio
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-Level
Description: This course offers students the opportunity to use photography as a means to interact with the community through public schools and other institutions. After receiving instruction in digital photography, students will go into the community to conceive and execute original projects.
FOTO 202 - PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE COMMUNITY 2- CULTURAL OUTREACH AND DOCUMENTATION
Short Title: PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE COMMUNITY 2
Department: Art
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Intensive Learning Experience
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-Level
Description: This course offers students opportunities to use photography as a means to interact with communities far beyond the Rice campus, even to communities outside the country. After receiving instruction in digital photography, students will execute original projects intended to bring quality instruction in photography and/or provide important photo documentation to foreign communities. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.
FOTO 205 - INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOGRAPHY
Short Title: INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOGRAPHY
Department: Art
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions: Students with a class of Senior may not enroll. Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-Level
Description: Introduction to black and white photography through exploration of light-sensitive materials, film and digital cameras. Assignments include viewing analysis, discussion, and writing about pictures to improve visual awareness, technical skills, and understanding of meaning in photography's continuing history. Final roster to be determined by the instructor on the first day of class. Instructor Permission Required.
FOTO 206 - PHOTOGRAPHY II
Short Title: PHOTOGRAPHY II
Department: Art
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Studio
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-Level
Prerequisite(s): FOTO 205
Description: Continued exploration of the basic materials and processes of the photographic medium. Each student may opt to work in either small, medium, or large format, analog or digital photography, as they pursue a sequence of assignments. Includes viewing, analysis, and discussion of the medium's history and current trends, plus field trips to local museums and galleries. Space in studio class is limited. Registration does not guarantee a place in class. The class roster is formulated on the first day of class by the individual instructor.
FOTO 210 - BEGINNING DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Short Title: BEGINNING DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Department: Art
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Studio
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions: Students with a class of Senior may not enroll. Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-Level
Description: Introduction to digital photography through exploration of light, camera, and computer. Assignments include looking, taking, discussing, adjusting, printing and writing about photographs. The class is a balance of visual awareness, technical skills and meaning in the context of photography’s continuing history. Cross-list: HART 209.
FOTO 238 - SPECIAL TOPICS
Short Title: SPECIAL TOPICS
Department: Art
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Independent Study, Internship/Practicum, Laboratory, Lecture, Lecture/Laboratory, Seminar
Credit Hours: 1-4
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-Level
Description: Topics and credit hours vary each semester. Contact department for current semester's topic(s). Repeatable for Credit.
FOTO 263 - EPISODES IN THE HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY: FROM INVENTION TO THE PRESENT
Short Title: HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Department: Art
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-Level
Description: This class examines the history of both artistic and non-artistic uses of photography from its origins in the nineteenth century, across the 20th century and into the present. In so doing we will pay close attention to a number of specific thematics, from the medium's conception in the late eighteenth century, through avant-garde and institutional debates in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries concerning photography's relationship to artistic and social issues, to questions of gender, race, class, and global politics. Cross-list: HART 263. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for FOTO 263 if student has credit for HART 363.
FOTO 295 - SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN PHOTOGRAPHY
Short Title: SPEC PROB PHOTOGRAPHY
Department: Art
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Independent Study
Credit Hours: 1-3
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-Level
Description: Study of problems at the introductory level in creative art. Topics may vary. Please consult with department for additional information. May be used in awarding transfer credit. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.
FOTO 310 - INTERMEDIATE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Short Title: INTERMEDIATE DIGITAL PHOTO
Department: Art
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Studio
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-Level
Prerequisite(s): FOTO 205 or FOTO 210
Description: A continuation of FOTO 210, which is a prerequisite for this course. The emphasis is on making photographs as distinct from taking them. The course explores the malleability of the digital medium through the use of digital tools in Adobe Photoshop, which is provided on the computers in the VADA Digital Lab in the Rice Media Center. Students must provide their own digital camera.
FOTO 366 - THE ROAD AS EXPERIENCE AND METAPHOR IN PHOTOGRAPHIC PRACTICE
Short Title: ROAD TRIP PHOTOGRAPHY
Department: Art
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Studio
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-Level
Prerequisite(s): FOTO 205 or FOTO 210
Description: A search for America and the self through the written and visual literature of moving through the American landscape. This course will search for motifs to emulate in small formats and short distances, as preamble to the culmination recorded in a self-designed book of each personal odyssey. Repeatable for Credit.
FOTO 383 - PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKMAKING
Short Title: PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKMAKING
Department: Art
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Studio
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-Level
Prerequisite(s): ARTS 205 or FOTO 205 or FOTO 210 or HART 209 or FOTO 310
Description: Intermediate problems in photography culminating in the production of an original book. Students will pursue a project involving either film-based or digital photography, edit, layout, and then produce their own book. Students will participate in scheduled critiques. Priority will be given to students who have taken two or more semesters of photography at Rice.
FOTO 385 - PHOTOGRAPHY SEMINAR
Short Title: PHOTOGRAPHY SEMINAR
Department: Art
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-Level
Description: Advanced problems in photography including, but not limited to, color and black and white film-based photography, view camera, and alternative processes. Students will be given advanced assignments tailored to the format and medium they wish to pursue will participate in scheduled critiques of the full class. Space in the class is limited. Registration does not guarantee a place in the course. Priority will be given to students who have taken two or more semesters of photography at Rice. The class roster will be formulated by the instructor on the first day of class. Repeatable for Credit.
FOTO 390 - VISUALIZING NATURE
Short Title: VISUALIZING NATURE
Department: Art
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-Level
Description: An experimental course combining the scientific disciplines of the earth sciences with the artistic disciplines of creative photography to study the natural landscape and related ecosystems. The course will combine classroom lectures and laboratory demonstrations in geoscience with classes in the use of digital and film-based cameras and illustrated lectures on recognized achievements in landscape photography. Extensive field trips will be scheduled. Students will travel frequently, at times in pairs, other times in larger groups and as a full class, accompanied by one or both professors. The budget for the course includes funding both for travel and for photography expenses. Instructor Permission Required. Cross-list: EEPS 309.
FOTO 395 - SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN PHOTOGRAPHY
Short Title: SPEC PROB:PHOTOGRAPHY
Department: Art
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Independent Study
Credit Hours: 1-6
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-Level
Description: Study of problems in creative art. Topics may vary. Please consult with the department for additional information. May be used in awarding transfer credit. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.
FOTO 410 - ADVANCED DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Short Title: ADVANCED DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Department: Art
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Studio
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-Level
Description: A continuation of FOTO 310, this course offers advanced photo-art students a chance to develop a personal body of artwork supported by digital image processing. Student-driven projects will influence the choice of technical topics covered in class. For example, some techniques covered may include digital animation, digital painting, 3D compositing, or master printing. Students will be expected to critique their work and that of other artists shown on Rice campus and in Houston. Students entering the course should be proficient in the use of Adobe Photoshop. A semester-long project is due at the end of the class.
FOTO 454 - SPECIAL PROBLEMS - PHOTOGRAPHY
Short Title: SPECIAL PROBLEMS-PHOTOGRAPHY
Department: Art
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Independent Study
Credit Hours: 1-6
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-Level
Description: Study of advanced problems in creative art. Topics may vary. Please consult with the department for additional information. May be used in awarding transfer credit. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.
FOTO 477 - SPECIAL TOPICS
Short Title: SPECIAL TOPICS
Department: Art
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar, Independent Study, Internship/Practicum, Laboratory, Lecture, Lecture/Laboratory
Credit Hours: 1-4
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-Level
Description: Topics and credit hours vary each semester. Contact department for current semester's topic(s). Repeatable for Credit.