Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography

The Bachelor of Fine Arts in photography program is dedicated to photographers and artists, students and scholars, creating and interpreting the visual image world. Photography students have the opportunity to pursue fine art, fashion, landscape, still life, portraiture, photojournalism, and other specialized topics.

At Point Park University, class sizes are small, allowing students to engage with their instructors and classmates actively. Courses revolve around student-centered learning, encouraging students to develop work bodies, build technical skills, and engage in conversations that help them understand their work about the images that shape our contemporary culture. Photography students are grounded in the medium's creative and technological skills and will gain an understanding of the professional world through classes, internships, and networking opportunities.

School of Communication - Professionally Designed. That's the Point. With Downtown Pittsburgh as your campus, you are surrounded by opportunities. Learn beyond the confines of a classroom to gain practical knowledge and professional experience. Our creative and career-focused environment, unique curriculum, and connected faculty prepare you for success.

At Point Park, Pittsburgh's only Downtown university, you'll engage in a more active, more real, more professional education. You'll have professors who teach from their own real-world experience when you pursue a degree from among more than 100 undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs that we offer.