Photography, Video & Imaging
Photography, Video and Imaging (PVI) is a top-ranked* program with expert faculty, cutting-edge facilities and an inspiring community. Students enter with raw talent and receive the mentorship, guidance and opportunities necessary to take their work to the next level.
The program is designed to provide a broad, interdisciplinary educational experience that encourages students to expand the boundaries of their practice. Through intensive mentorship, students develop their unique voice in pursuit of expressive inquiry, maturity of vision and artistic professional development.
We offer studio courses in digital photography, traditional and non-silver darkroom techniques, video, hybrid digital/analog methods, performance, installation, and interactive and emergent image-forming technologies. Studio offerings are accompanied by coursework that provides conceptual grounding and context so students are fluent in both historical and contemporary trends.
*Ranked number 3 among public universities by U.S. News & World Report
- Resources & Facilities
- Faculty
- Degrees
- First Year Experience
- Student Work
- Admissions
Resources and Facilities
An R-1 research university, the University of Arizona provides many opportunities for engaging in cross-disciplinary work that pushes the boundaries of photography. Along with state-of-the-art studios and facilities, students have access to the Center for Creative Photography, a world-renowned repository and research library located on campus.
Private and communal darkrooms are equipped for working with all film formats. The Photo | Video | Imaging Program also has capacity for work in antiquarian and alternative processes.
We also offer a variety of professional equipment for checkout. This includes mirrorless cameras, DSLRs, studio lighting, location lighting, audio equipment, and more.
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Faculty
Our faculty gives students an inside look into arts careers, having had direct experience and success in the professional photography world. In addition to being leaders in their fields, our faculty works closely with students to provide the kind of guidance and mentorship that turns raw talent into developed professionalism.
Degrees
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
125 units are required to complete the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art in Photography, Video & Imaging (PVI), 42 units of which must be upper division coursework. Students must complete 24 units of upper division coursework in PVI.
Download the Photography, Video & Imaging (PVI) checklist.
Specific Program Requirements can be viewed through UA Academic Catalogs.
Contact an academic advisor or set up an advising appointment to learn more about School of Art programs and admissions.
UNDERGRADUATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
60 units are required to complete the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Studio Art degree.
Please see the Graduate Advising page, and the Studio Art Graduate Handbook for specific program requirements.
GRADUATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
First Year Experience
All Studio Art majors at the School of Art will begin their journey with the First Year Experience. The program is an engaging variety of 8-week thematic workshop-structured art courses, designed as an experiential initiation into professional artistic practice, creative methodology and studio work ethic.
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