Portrait, Fashion, and Photojournalism Certificate

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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 consult an advisor.

PHOT 150 - Photography I 3 semester hours
OR
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:

Utilize current digital imaging technology to produce photographic images for use in commercial, fine art, or academic applications.
Utilize a wide variety of lighting applications for use in studio, architectural, fine art, and varied commercial environments.
Design and create advanced photographic applications of narrative image sequencing for use in print media.
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 applications in visual problem-solving methodologies.

This program is not eligible for federal and state financial aid.