The photography minor at Webster Geneva Campus will give you the technical skills and theoretical understanding needed to pursue a career in your chosen field. When you complete the minor you will be capable of working with techniques from traditional black and white to the latest digital formats. The depth of the program will also provide you with critical thinking and social media skills which will make you a better global citizen. Many alumni from this program found their first employment through the internship programs offered at Webster.
You will receive the personalized attention needed explore your skills in fields from fine art to documentary. You will be able to work on important off campus events where you will be mentored to produce work for real clients, forming the basis of your portfolio. You will also be able to contribute the majority of the photography the fully student produced 78 Magazine.
Each year students from across the Webster network meet for an intensive course abroad. This unique experience is just one example of how the photography minor at Webster Geneva prepares you to be a global citizen.
We live in a hyper-visual society. The exponential growth of social media has facilitated the advertising, media and fashion industry. Photography has become something more than a hobby. Communication through visual language has become a powerful tool for inducing decisions, directing marketing strategies or political campaigns in modern society. Visual storytelling is the most effective way to describe how our world is changing. Through practical experience and theoretical knowledge, students in this program will be able to produce, analyze, criticize and properly diffuse images.
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See Also: BA Media Studies
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