The LSU School of Art offers tracks in photography for both the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Studio Art and the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Studio Art, and an undergraduate minor. Photography students learn to create dynamic images and to consider the cultural implications of the medium. Students are expected to form and refine a visual philosophy, utilizing photographic technique as an expressive tool. The curriculum merges new and traditional techniques with the critical concerns of contemporary art. Students explore a full array of conventional and experimental processes through course work and independent study in darkrooms and studios available for work in black-and-white, color, large-format, non-silver, studio lighting, and digital photography.