Canadian Colleges and Universities that offer photography

[Rob Skeoch]

I'm trying to assemble a list of Canadian Colleges and University's that offer full time "Photography" courses. I tried using the internet but would have to sift through every schools website to find out. I thought this might be easier.

I know that Sheridan College offers photography, Loyalist offers photojournalism, since I taught there in the past, and Conestoga offers photography in the Journalism program.

Ryerson has a fine art program also.

Could you let me know of any other schools.... out west or east.

Thanks.

-Rob Skeoch
www.BigCameraWorkshops.com

 

[frugal]

NSCAD (Nova Scotia College of Art and Design) in Halifax has a good program, you can do a 4 year BFA in photography with them. Excellent analog support still. They have 2 B&W "gang" darkrooms that can all handle up to 4x5. I think 8 colour darkrooms, 2 of which are setup for mural printing. Both the B&W darkrooms have Ilford dry to dry processors for RC printing and also have sinks for tray processing. For colour they have a Hope RA-4 dry to dry processor. They also have a good lighting studio. I gather their digital (I know it's a dirty word here) facilities are pretty good too but I haven't had the chance to use them as I've only taken advantage of their continuing education courses.

 

[Daniel Grenier]

Ottawa U and Concordia U in Montreal have FA programs, Rob. Dawson Gollege (Mtl) as well as Algonquin College and La Cite Collegiale in Ottawa have commercial programs.

 

[braxus]

Langara College in Vancouver offers a Photog program. You can take the whole program for a diploma or just your pick of courses. I'd go if it weren't for the hour and half drive each way every week.

 

[GoGo]

Fanshaw in London ON

Try Fanshaw in London Ontario?

 

[frugal]

Actually, that reminds me, Nova Scotia Community College also has a photo program, more focused on commercial work where NSCAD is more fine art focused, but I think it's exclusively digital now.

 

[ricksplace]

Confederation College here in Thunder Bay has a Film Production Program. Each student in the program has the opportunity to make a few short films during the course of the program. Real film in real film cameras (16mm). It's fun watching the film students making a film out on the campus with all the gear, steadycams, wagons, sound gear, etc. There is also a three year multimedia program. Students from both programs must take two photography courses which include traditional silver based black and white still photography and all their own darkroom work.

 

[CraigK]

Warning: Blatant self promotion....

PrairieView in Winnipeg is a small private photography college. I think it's great! (but then again, I should. I own it).

We offer a ten month diploma program that includes lots of analogue stuff throughout the year (trad. b+w, colour, alt processes, large format) as well as the usual digi stuff.

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[jd callow]

We have a BC member who helps run a Photography school here in vancouver. Maybe he'll post a response...

 

[rjas]

Langara College in Vancouver offers a Photog program. You can take the whole program for a diploma or just your pick of courses. I'd go if it weren't for the hour and half drive each way every week.

I went to Langara and although the instructors were very knowledgable, I found the very limited darkroom access (maybe 7-8 hours a week in the fulltime program) very hindering. They said that limited time working on your assignments helped you get ready for the real world, but I think it was really because there wasn't enough space... Although I think the part time programs maybe would have been a better idea for me. I enjoyed the presentation from the photojournalism teacher and wish I'd have taken that course, but I barely had enough time to eat or sleep as it was!

 

[Michel Hardy-Vallée]

UQAM and Concordia both have BFA and MFA in photography, and a fair number of interesting artists came out of it.

 

[BWKate]

I went to Emily Carr College of Art & Design for their full time photography program. It's now called Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design I think. The darkrooms were very well equipped and the access was great. I could print every day until at least 2:00 a.m. or even 3:00 depending on which security guard let me stay a little longer. It might be different now.

The Institute is located on Granville Island in Vancouver. Not really an island per se but an old industrial park that's converted to a very funky market /live theater venues /restaurants /kids market /hotel /art studios/ and art school.

The photo school John might be referring to in Vancouver might be Focal Point.

 

[MattKing]

Emily Carr continues to offer night school/weekend courses as well with darkroom access. The 5 week Fiber based Printing: Advanced Black & White course that I am lusting after in their current catalogue (www.eciad.ca/cs) limits you to a maximum of 9 hours per week darkroom time - 9 hours a week , 9 hours a week , if only I could get manage 9 hours a week!!

Matt

 

[Medusa83]

UCFV in Abbotsford has photography all of which is in the darkroom it is part of the Visual Arts Degree.

 

[rogueish]

I know that Sheridan College offers photography,

Sheridan college is discontinuing film studies. Got their "catalogue" in the mail last night. This is the final year for 2 of their programs;

Basic photography (Film) **Last Offering**
Intermediate Photography(Film) **Last Offering**

The digital version is still available, but no one here really cares about that I suppose.
They are still offering a 4x5 class(film based). There are other classes but they don't make the film/digi distinction.

Humber College (Toronto west end) and George Brown (Toronto downtown) both offer photography courses. George Brown is a little more in depth.

 

[Uncle Bill]

I am surprised Ryerson University in Toronto has not been mentioned, they offer both a four year degree and a post degree certificate in photography. The course program shows they are not getting rid of their darkrooms yet. I plan to sign up for the certificate after I get my PR certificate squared away.

Also Ryerson is opening a museum for the Blackstar Photo endowment they recieved as a donation a few years ago.

Bill

 

[gordrob]

The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) in Edmonton has a two year photographic technology program - with both darkroom and digital as part of the curriculum

Gord

 

[gr82bart]

I know that Sheridan College offers photography, - snip -

Sheridan will no longer be offering traditional film photography courses after their spring semester. Here's an excerpt from their last film based course.

Photography Fundamentals Winter 2007 - 15380

Photography Intermediate (Film Option)

The price is $253.00

FINAL OFFERING
Acquire an intensive grounding in camera and darkroom techniques. Learn to shoot photographs indoors and outdoors, process film, make enlargements, and finish prints. You are required to bring your camera equipment to the first class. Please bring a tripod if you have one. Fee includes $49 lab fee.
Prerequisite(s): VDES70006 Basic Photography or approval of the coordinator.

Sheridan always been a commercial based college so this doen't surprise me in the least as the commercial world is pretty much 100% digital. Too bad.

Regards, Art.

 

[Michel Hardy-Vallée]

Annoying grammar post: any moderator willing to replace the "University's" in the title by the proper English plural "universities" ?

 

[jd callow]

Universities it is...

 

[Michel Hardy-Vallée]

Thank you John, institutions of higher learning surely must appreciate their categorial name to be spelled properly

 

[Paddy]

We have a BC member who helps run a Photography school here in vancouver. Maybe he'll post a response...

Rob, to reiterate what has already been mentioned,...there are four photography programs being taught at three locations here in Vancouver.

1. Langara College Professional Photo Imaging Program http://www.langara.bc.ca/photography/menu.html This is a two year full-time program, taught by permanent staff.
2. Langara College Continuing Studies Photography Certificate Program. http://www.langara.bc.ca/cs/photography/home/cs_photography_index.htm This is an "adult education" part-time program taught mostly by working commercial and fine-art based photographers.
3. Focal Point is a private photography school offering both full & part-time programs. http://www.focalpoint.bc.ca/
4. Lastly, Emily Carr Institute is an art college. They offer a degree program. http://www-old.eciad.ca/www/programs/bfa_photography.html and they also offer some part-time photography courses through their Continuing Studies dept., but these are fairly "light duty" intro-to-your-equip type course for the most part.

 

[PhotoJim]

Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology has a program (Dead Link Removed. Unfortunately, no new applications are being accepted until late in 2007. It is however an excellent and comprehensive program.

 

[Krockmitaine]

One of my friend went to Cégep du Vieux-Montréal and told me that he touched everything, zone system, medium format, toning, bromoil and accounting. He told me that it was a much better than the private school in the Montréal area and really liked the formation that they gave.

 

[braxus]

Has anyone here actually taken the part time studies CS Photography program at Langara? If so how do you like it? I talked to the director of the program there and he said I may be able to skip taking the beginner intro course and go right to intermediate courses. I may not be going for another year yet, but I'll see.