ARTS1161 · Fine Arts
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
This course is an introduction to 35mm black and white photography, with particular emphasis on exploring the potential of the photographic image and its related light-sensitive materials. Topics to be covered include exposure, film development, printmaking, and mounting for presentation. Class time will be devoted to slide lectures on the work of historical and contemporary visual artists, critiques of student work, and darkroom demonstrations. Students will have weekly photographing and printing assignments, and a final project portfolio. This course requires additional work outside of class time.
Course experience
Averages use the original five-point historical evaluation scale.
Organization
4.6 / 5
How well the course was organized
Challenge
4.3 / 5
How intellectually challenging students found it
Attendance
4.6 / 5
How necessary attendance was
Assignments
4.7 / 5
How helpful assignments were
Weekly effort
~5.5
hours per week
Estimated from the original workload response buckets. Individual sections may differ.
Instructor options
Ratings below reflect the evaluations connected to this course.
Assistant Professor of the Practice, Art, Art History, and Film Department
4.6 / 5
4.5 / 5
Visiting Assistant Professor, Art, Art History, and Film Department
4.8 / 5
4.8 / 5
Faculty Overload, Summer School
5.0 / 5
4.9 / 5
Across time
Available section-level results across semesters.
Spring 2025
2 sectionsFall 2024
2 sectionsSpring 2024
2 sectionsFall 2023
2 sectionsSummer 2023
1 sectionSpring 2023
2 sectionsSpring 2022
3 sectionsFall 2021
2 sectionsSpring 2021
3 sectionsFall 2020
2 sectionsSpring 2020
3 sections