Photography Class, What I'm Expecting

The end of last semester I decided to switch my major from Elementary Education to Arts & Humanities with a minor in Literature. I wanted more room for creativity and felt it was time to work on a major of my choosing. I signed up for photography class because I want to build up my art portfolio with various mediums. I love taking pictures and editing them so I was happy that my major gave me room for this class. My camera isn't the most expensive, but for the pics I have taken it works. I don't see the need in buying a camera of high cost when photography isn't my primary medium, and I would rather wait to invest until I know that I can take good pictures. The main thing I am expecting is to learn how to shoot pictures using the manual settings, not just the settings I am used to.

Just posted my first 3 pics taken on the KCU campus, all using manual settings. See them HERE.