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Program Type: Certificate of Achievement

Division: Visual Arts and Media Studies

Program Description:
The curriculum prepares students for work in commercial photography. The two year certificate program qualifies graduates to seek employment in news, portrait, fashion and architectural photography.

Instruction is offered in camera, darkroom procedures and aesthetics. Studies include color and black and white, architectural, product, experimental, portrait, fashion and zone system. Students completing the program will have developed a portfolio.

Effective academic year: 2010-2011

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Recommended Electives

			ART 5 - ART FUNDAMENTALS (3.0 units)
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			ART 16 - PERSPECTIVE (3.0 units)
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			ART 50A - INTRODUCTION TO ADVERTISING GRAPHIC DESIGN (3.0 units)
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			ART 50B - INTERMEDIATE ADVERTISING/GRAPHIC DESIGN (3.0 units)
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			ART 50C - ADVANCED ADVERTISING/GRAPHIC DESIGN (3.0 units)
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			BUS 116 - SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (3.0 units)
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			JOUR 21 - BEGINNING PRESS PHOTOGRAPHY (3.0 units)
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			JOUR 22 - ADVANCED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHY (3.0 units)
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			PHOT 122B - COLOR PORTRAIT AND FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY (3.0 units)
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			GRFX 80 - GRAPHIC REPRODUCTION FUNDAMENTALS (2.0 units)
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			ART 104 - HISTORY OF AMERICAN ART (3.0 units)
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			PHOT 131 - ZONE SYSTEM OF PHOTOGRAPHY (3.0 units)
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			PHOT 100 - HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY (3.0 units)
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			PHOT 24A - EXPERIMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHY (3.0 units)
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			PHOT 24B - EXPERIMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHY (3.0 units)
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			PHOT 30 - INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONIC DARKROOM IMAGING (3.0 units)