ARTS1161

Photography I

Name: Photography I
Rating: 4.67 (174 reviews)

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 overview

Department: Studio Art
School: MCAS
Credits: 3

Requirements fulfilled

No source-backed degree requirement is attached to this course yet.

Official evaluation summary

4.67 / 5

Based on 174 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-07-23. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

Drew Leventhal
Fall 2026
Rachel Loischild
Fall 2026, Fall 2025 · Official rating 4.20/5
Courtney Engstrom
Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024 · Official rating 4.94/5
Greer Muldowney
Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.45/5
Jonathan Jackson
Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023 · Official rating 4.84/5
Karl Baden
Spring 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.46/5

Sections

Section 01
Fall 2026 · Rachel Loischild · Devlin Hall 9 M 02:00PM-05:00PM · Offered
Section 02
Fall 2026 · Drew Leventhal · Devlin Hall 11 Tu 09:00AM-12:00 Noon · Offered