Researching for Fiction Piece - What exactly does the curriculum of a Photography Program look like?

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I am writing a long-form fiction piece (I'm avoiding the dreaded B word for fear of cursing myself) in which a character is attending university as a Photography major. I'm doing some digging around seeing what course work looks like, syllabi, etc., but at a certain point I want to know the actual lived experience of the whole thing. So, to that end, I was wondering if anyone who has sought education in the field has anything more specific to share. Stuff along the lines of:

• What was the path of courses like, beyond the introductory/foundational coursework? (eg what did you get into after the absolute basic 101 stuff, the History of the Field stuff, etc)
• For that matter, what was the experience in those classes? I know Critiques are a big aspect, having actual hard input on your work, but what was the day-to-day micro level like?
• What kind of specialization did your university program offer in a Photography degree? For example, none of my Psychology Major friends stayed just "a Psych Major," some got into Cognitive Psych, or Neuroscience, so on and so on.
  
• Were internships a hard requirement in your plan? How did that play out/how was that experience?
• Little things like amusing/fun stories you want to share, little things I should know to add some flavor to everything. I know what students were like in my program back in college; I know what Theater Kids are like (by osmosis). I don't know what "Photography Kids" are like.

Anything at all would be considered helpful, and my DM's are open.