MICA的摄影专业将这一学科作为一种美术媒介，将其课程全面研究了传统摄影和数字摄影的各个方面。当您学习黑白打印和尝试非传统工艺，掌握大幅面相机并使用最新的数字技术时，您将发展出强大的技术技能，并对摄影的历史和当代方向有深刻的理解。课程顺序指导学生建立技能并探索摄影的各种可能性。必修的研讨会“当代摄影方向”调查了过去50年中基于照片的媒体的制作，并且所有专业都需要在摄影相关领域进行实习。最近的实习为学生提供了该领域内所有职业的真实经验，包括在专业摄影师，博物馆，报纸，杂志，美术馆和医疗机构的工作室工作。
One of the first programs of its kind worldwide, the photography program at MICA was established more than 100 years ago.<br>Building on this legacy, the program today thoroughly examines both film and digital photography while encouraging a diversity of approaches. Students master technical skills as they work in state-of-the-art digital facilities, learn traditional and alternative darkroom processes, and develop a deep understanding of the medium's history and contemporary directions.<br><br>The department maintains an active Instagram account to share student news, exhibition announcements, guest speakers, professional opportunities, and other announcements.<br>The sequence begins with dual entry points Light & Color: Digital Photo I and/or Shadows & Time: Film Photo I. These introductory courses establishes foundational skills in vision, camera operation, traditional B&W darkroom processes, and the latest digital techniques.<br><br>Students continue to build their core photography skills in Reimagining the Darkroom, Studio & Location Lighting, and Digital Materials & Methods. <br><br>Critical thinking and contextual knowledge is built through required courses History of Photography and Contemporary Directions. This pair of classes looks at the historic roots of the medium and expands to encompass key contemporary ideas and practitioners. The required Professional Strategies course builds best professional practices through discussion of foundational business skills, grantwriting, and marketing/promotion strategies.