Portrait, Fashion, and Photojournalism Certificate: 172

(R): 172

This certificate curriculum is intended to upgrade skills for currently employed individuals or to provide new skills for a change in job specialization. It provides basic black-and-white and color photography skills, and advanced skills in the photography of people in the photojournalism, portrait, fashion, and illustration professional fields of photography.

Program Requirements

All students should review the Program Advising Guide and consult an advisor.

PHOT 161 - Introduction to Digital Photography 3 semester hours
PHOT 201 - Photography II 4 semester hours
PHOT 210 - Photojournalism 3 semester hours
PHOT 251 - Portrait and Fashion Photography 3 semester hours

Total Credit Hours: 13

Program Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, a student will be able to:

Work with digital imaging technology and a variety of lighting equipment to produce photographic images for use in studio, architectural, fine art, and varied commercial environments.
Design and create advanced converging media content for story telling with both print image sequencing and video.

Design and create advanced photographic applications that specifically address the needs of commercial and fine art portrait and fashion markets.
Consciously employ complex aesthetic strategies as they apply to visual problem-solving methods.