The photography specialization prepares students for employment as a portrait staff, advertising, freelance, wedding photographer, photojournalist or studio owner. The program also prepares students to transfer to a four-year institution majoring in photography.
This program provides the student the opportunity to:
- comprehend the technical and aesthetic requirements needed to execute a professional quality photograph
- choose a career path and create a portfolio to be used in attaining a job or transferred to a four-year institution
A graduate of this program is able to:
- produce traditional black and white film based photographs of professional quality
- produce a professional quality photograph using digital cameras and ink jet printers
- identify aesthetic concepts necessary to create a visually engaging photograph
- identify a career path suitable to their personal interest
- conduct a portfolio to be used in achieving their career choice
- market themselves using their portfolio and photographic skills
Required Courses / Recommended Sequence FIRST YEAR - FIRST SEMESTER
CAR-140 - Basic Black & White Photigraphy, 3 credits
CAR-220 - Basic Photography, 3 credits
CAR-264 - Photolight & Theory of Composition, 3 credits
COM-107 - Introduction to Digital Design Tools, 3 credits
ENG-101 - English Composition, 3 credits
FYE-101 - First Year Experience, 1 credits FIRST YEAR - SECOND SEMESTER
CAR-260 - Color Photography, 3 credits
CAR-267 - Photojournalism, 3 credits
CAR-271 - Photo Studio & Lab I, 3 credits
COM-104 - Introduction to Multimedia Technology, 3 credits
Elective - Social Science Elective, 3 credits SECOND YEAR - FIRST SEMESTER
CAR-240 - Advanced Black & White Photography, 3 credits
CAR-265 - Portrait & Wedding Photography, 3 credits
CAR-275 - Advanced Digital Photography, 3 credits
CAR-277 - Photo Image Enhancement, 3 credits
Elective - Health and Physical Ed Electives, 1 credits
Elective - Science Elective (3 cr), 3 credits SECOND YEAR - SECOND SEMESTER
CAR-270 - Photo Portfolio & Professional Develop, 3 credits
CAR-272 - Photo Studio II, 3 credits
Elective - Commercial Art Elective, 3 credits
or Elective - Communications Elective, 3 credits
or Elective - Journalism Elective, 3 credits
Elective - Mathematics Elective, 3 credits
SPE-125 - Fundamentals of Speech, 3 credits Total Credits for Degree: 62 | 