PHOTOGRAPHY – ASSOCIATE IN ARTS DEGREE

Photography leads to a great variety of specialization. Portraiture is the art of photographing individuals and groups for family, business, fashion, and editorial use; commercial and illustration photography provides photographs for business and advertising; and technical photography, for science, engineering and industrial use are examples of these specializations.

Photographers can be employed by studios, businesses, industry, or research organizations, or the photographer may free-lance in a specialty field. The employment market for photographers is intensely competitive and only those photographers best meeting the job requirements are considered. Evidence of experience, training, and quality of the portfolio are used in evaluating job candidates. The first job some photography graduates obtain is in a photography lab and, as they gain experience, often change to studio jobs.

Requirements for the Associate in Arts Degree in Photography may be met by completing the required courses below with a grade of “C” or better in each, and sufficient academic courses to meet the Plan B graduation requirement. The listed core electives also may be substituted for courses in the Photography major with the approval of the Department Head.

FIRST SEMESTER UNITS

PHOTO T 102 Commercial Application of

Photography I 8

VIS COM 115 Fundamentals of Design/Composition 2

SECOND SEMESTER UNITS

PHOTO T 103 Commercial Application of

Photography II 8

VIS COM 121 Cost Estimating 2

& Core Electives 2

THIRD SEMESTER UNITS

PHOTO T 104 Commercial Application of

Photography III 8

& Core Electives 2 – 4

FOURTH SEMESTER UNITS

PHOTO T 105 Commercial Application of

Photography IV 8

& Core electives 2 – 4

___

TOTAL UNITS 42-46

CORE ELECTIVES UNITS

VIS COM 208 Computer Graphics I 4

VIS COM 211 Electronic Photo Manipulation 2

VIS COM 212 Web Page Graphics for MacIntosh 3

MGMT 13 Small Business Management I 3

PHOTO T 215 Introduction to Photography 4

PHOTOFF 115 Electronics Pre-Press I 3

PHOTOGRAPHY – CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

A certificate of completion is awarded for successful completion of all of 42 – 46 units of the required courses listed above with a grade of “C” or better in each course.

Home | Table of Content | Class Schedule