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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: 2003-2004

Required Units in the Major:    39

Required Courses
  Semester I (9 units)
ART 11A - FOUNDATION DRAWING (3.0 units)
  ART 1B - HISTORY OF WESTERN ART (3.0 units)
  PHOTO 21 - ELEMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY (3.0 units)
  &
  Semester II (9 units)
ART 31A - COLOR AND COMPOSITION--TWO DIMENSIONAL DESIGN (3.0 units)
  PHOTO 22A - BLACK AND WHITE LARGE FORMAT FINE ARTS PHOTOGRAPHY (3.0 units)
  PHOTO 24A - EXPERIMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHY (3.0 units)
  &
  Semester III (9 units)
PHOTO 23A - COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY (3.0 units)
  PHOTO 24B - EXPERIMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHY (3.0 units)
  PHOTO 122A - BLACK AND WHITE PORTRAIT AND FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY (3.0 units)
  &
  Semester IV (12 units)
ART 32A - DESIGN-THREE DIMENSIONAL (3.0 units)
  PHOTO 23B - ADVANCED COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY (3.0 units)
  PHOTO 26A - BEGINNING FILMMAKING--ELECTRONIC (3.0 units)
  PHOTO 131 - ZONE SYSTEM OF PHOTOGRAPHY (3.0 units)

Required Electives (0 Units)

None

Recommended Electives
  ART 5 - ART FUNDAMENTALS (3.0 units)
  &
  ART 16 - PERSPECTIVE (3.0 units)
  &
  ART 50A - INTRODUCTION TO ADVERTISING GRAPHIC DESIGN (3.0 units)
  &
  ART 50B - INTERMEDIATE ADVERTISING/GRAPHIC DESIGN (3.0 units)
  &
  ART 50C - ADVANCED ADVERTISING/GRAPHIC DESIGN (3.0 units)
  &
  BUS 116 - SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (3.0 units)
  &
  JOURN 21 - BEGINNING PRESS PHOTOGRAPHY (3.0 units)
  &
  JOURN 22 - ADVANCED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHY (3.0 units)
  &
  PHOTO 122B - COLOR PORTRAIT AND FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY (3.0 units)
  &
  PHOTO 135 - ADVANCED PHOTOGRAPHY (3.0 units)
  &
  GRCOM 80 - GRAPHIC REPRODUCTION FUNDAMENTALS (2.0 units)
  &
  ART 104 - HISTORY OF AMERICAN ART (3.0 units)