德克萨斯大学阿灵顿分校人文学院艺术与艺术史系的使命是提供和鼓励视觉艺术和艺术史教育。该课程通过对专业，理论，视觉和分析过程的理解为学生提供广泛的教育。为了帮助学生理解视觉艺术的基本性质，界限，方法和技术，该系提供了广泛的媒体和方法论。学生将能够在许多独特而激动人心的媒体上创作作品，并在艺术，历史，社会和文化背景下表达对作品的理解。<br> <br> UTA的摄影计划始于1971年。该课程经过精心设计，以使学生为自己的职业或研究生课程做好准备，他们具有很强的业务能力，自律能力，概念发展能力和所需的技术技能。
The study of photography requires an understanding of certain technologies as well as critical thinking, creative problem solving and communication skills. This kind of expertise can be applied to a range of professions, including commercial studio work, photo editing in publications, working with photography collections in museums, teaching at the high school or college level and a wide range of creative jobs.<br><br>The photography program at UTA was established in 1971. The curriculum is carefully designed to prepare students to enter a career or a graduate program with a strong portfolio, self discipline, conceptual development and the needed technical skills. We believe that the best photographers are able to produce images to communicate and express ideas. With a diverse faculty, our program offers personal options of curriculum, personal approach and technology. The faculty has embraced the digital world while maintaining a strong commitment to traditional methods. We have complete facilities for both ‘wet' darkroom processing and digital work.<br><br>The five full-time faculty in photography represent a wide range of expertise and experience in the field as exhibiting artists. Core classes are devoted to specific technical skills and all classes stress the development of personal expression into a visual statement. We schedule a portfolio review for each student at least twice during their studies, attended by the photography faculty and any other faculty in the Department invited by the student.