Art Degrees Online

Requirement Credit Value
ARTS 1010 Drawing and 2-D Design I 4.5
PHOT 1110 Basic Photography 6.0
PHOT 1120 Intermediate Photography 6.0
PHOT 1140 Advanced Photography I 6.0
PHOT 1210 Digital Photography 6.0
Choose 6 credit hours from the following courses: 6.0
EIMA 2110 Graphics Integration 4.5
EIMA 2130 Electronic Publishing 4.5
PHOT 1310 Color Photography 6.0
PHOT 1500 Moving Image Lab 6.0
PHOT 2150 Photojournalism 3.0
PHOT 2210 Intermediate Digital Photography 6.0
PHOT 2900 Special Topics in Photography Variable
VACA 1130 Video I 3.0
VACA 2130 Video II 1 3.0

PHOTO 090L
Open Photo Lab
Units: 1.00-2.00 3.00 hours lab weekly
Prerequisite: Enrollment in another COC Photo course.
An open lab for the currently enrolled photography student who wishes to increase skills through the use of the photography lab facility. Offered on a credit/no-credit basis only. Units do not apply to the associate degree.
PHOTO 091L
Advanced Photo Lab
Units: 1.00 3.00 hours lab weekly
Prerequisite: PHOTO-160
An open lab for the currently enrolled advanced photography student who wishes to increase skills through the use of the photography lab facility. Offered credit/no-credit only and does not apply to the associate degree.
PHOTO 140
History of Photography

Units: 3.00 – UC:CSU 3.00 hours lecture weekly
History and appreciation of photography from 19th century to present; relationship with history, culture, technology, art, social values, and other concerns. Top
PHOTO 150
Introduction to Cameras & Composition
Units: 3.00 – UC:CSU 3.00 hours lecture weekly
Designed to provide information in the use of cameras, lenses, film and exposure to produce photographs. Students also review photographic works that have been a major influence and reflect broader artistic and societal issues. No laboratory. Students must furnish a fully manual/ adjustable 35mm camera. UC credit limitations. Top
PHOTO 160
Black and White Photography

Units: 3.00 – UC:CSU 2.00 hours lecture weekly, 3.00 hours lab weekly CAN ART 18
A beginning course in 35mm black and white photography. Acquaints students with the history, mechanics, optics, chemistry, aesthetics, and lighting principles of elementary photography. Students must furnish a fully manual/adjustable 35mm SLR camera. UC credit limitations. Top
PHOTO 165
Digital Photography
Units: 3.00 – UC:CSU 2.00 hours lecture weekly, 3.00 hours lab weekly
An introduction to digital cameras and digital photographic manipulation. Through application of theory, students explore the digital image workflow including: Adobe Photoshop software, image compositing, color correction, acquisition techniques and output technologies. Other topics will include a brief history of digital imaging and its application within commercial and fine arts. (Same as DAT-105). Top
PHOTO 171
Handmade Book and Photographic Reproduction Process
Units: 3.00 – CSU 2.00 hours lecture weekly, 3.00 hours lab weekly
Explores methods of traditional and non-traditional forms of bookbinding such as signature and hard case binding. Various processes of reproducing text and image will be demonstrated. Top
PHOTO 175
Intermediate Photography
Units: 3.00 – UC:CSU 2.00 hours lecture weekly, 3.00 hours lab weekly
Prerequisite: PHOTO-160.
Continuation of beginning black and white photography. Offers further training in technical, aesthetic and historical issues that surround photography. Students must furnish a fully manual/adjustable 35 mm camera.
PHOTO 180
Documentary and Landscape Photography
Units: 3.00 – CSU 2.00 hours lecture weekly, 3.00 hours lab weekly
Prerequisite: PHOTO-160
Explores documentary and landscape genre photography for its aesthetic, social and political impact. The class consists of fieldwork with field trips to off-campus locations. Students must furnish a fully manual/adjustable 35mm camera.
PHOTO 185
Alternative Processes in Photography
Units: 3.00 – CSU 2.00 hours lecture weekly, 3.00 hours lab weekly
Prerequisite: PHOTO-160
An intermediate level photography course designed to teach alternative processes in photography. The course will cover the arts of cyanotype and Van Dyke printing, as well as sepia toning, hand coloring, image transfer and some digital manipulation of photographic images. Top
PHOTO 190
Studio Photography
Units: 3.00 – CSU 2.00 hours lecture weekly, 3.00 hours lab weekly
Prerequisite: PHOTO-160.
The exploration of the photographic studio through lectures and practical demonstrations. Students learn to operate medium format cameras and studio light equipment. A critical look at the history of studio photography is also covered.
PHOTO 195
Color Photography
Units: 3.00 – CSU 2.00 hours lecture weekly, 3.00 hours lab weekly
Prerequisite: PHOTO-160
Studies in the theory of light and color in photography and its relationship to exposure and color printing type R. Color printing techniques and basic quality control are studied and practiced. Offers further training in technical, aesthetic and historical issues that surround photography. Students must furnish a fully manual/adjustable 35mm camera.
PHOTO 198
Special Topics in Photography
Units: 0.50-3.00 – CSU 0.50 hours lecture weekly
An exploration of various techniques and subjects related to photography and photographic processes. Topics to be announced per semester. Please see the current schedule of classes for specific course description and recommended preparation. Offered credit/no-credit only. Top
PHOTO 200
Portraiture
Units: 3.00 – CSU 2.00 hours lecture weekly, 3.00 hours lab weekly
Prerequisite: PHOTO-160
An exploration of basic portraiture techniques for commercial photographic use. Students use outdoor/available and studio lighting to shoot a commercial and theatrical headshot, fashion photography and wedding basics. Medium format cameras will also be demonstrated (Formerly PHOTO-198B). Top
PHOTO 201
Independant Projects in Photography
Units: 3.00 – CSU 1.00 hours lecture weekly, 6.00 hours lab weekly
Prerequisite: PHOTO-160
A course for intermediate and advanced students to explore individual photographic projects and techniques. Under the guidance of the instructor, each student will devise a written set of goals that will define the photographic project to be completed. The student will be evaluated based on the completion of their individual goals. Access to the photography facilities includes black and white, color, digital and the studio (Formerly PHOTO-198A). Offered credit/no-credit only. Top
PHOTO 205
Advanced Digital Photography
Units: 3.00 – CSU 2.00 hours lecture weekly, 3.00 hours lab weekly
An advanced course covering expert skills in digital imaging software and hardware. Topics will include sophisticated image compositing and color correction, as well as utilizing the software for complex web imagery, optimization and animation (Same as DAT-271). Top
PHOTO 260
Photojournalism
Units: 3.00 – CSU 2.00 hours lecture weekly, 3.00 hours lab weekly
Prerequisite: PHOTO-160
Emphasizes composition of news and feature pictures for use in mass communications media and stresses the use of the photograph as an art form in telling the story. Includes picture editing, cropping, caption writing, and layout. For students planning careers in journalism, public relations, advertising, and commercial and industrial photography. Students must furnish a fully manual/adjustable 35mm camera. Top
PHOTO 285
Advanced Photography
Units: 3.00 – UC:CSU 2.00 hours lecture weekly, 3.00 hours lab weekly
Prerequisite: PHOTO-160
Advanced theory and practice in the contemporary use of the camera. Expands technical skills and develops artistic expression, including special effects procedures with an emphasis on creative thinking and idea execution. Students must have a 35mm camera. (Formerly PHOTO-170). UC credit limitation. Top
PHOTO 295
Professional Practices and Portfolio
Units: 3.00 – CSU 2.00 hours lecture weekly, 3.00 hours lab weekly
Prerequisite: PHOTO-160
Students prepare and present a photographic portfolio in a professional manner. Emphasis is on appropriate selection of work, concept improvement and methods of presentation. Provides essential skills necessary for a photography career. Topics include entrepreneurial and communication skills needed in industry, project planning, and team work

This Program is designed to prepare a student for an entry-level position in a career related to photojournalism, such as photojournalist, sports photographer, documentary photographer, photo editor, or photo illustrator.

This program will provide students with basic competencies in the following areas:

Black and white film laboratory practices
Camera control (film choice, exposure, aperture, shutter)
Critique and analysis of photographs
Digital camera control
Digital imaging
Ethics and copyright laws of newspaper photography
Film developing and printing skills
Photographic composition
Portfolio development
Preparing photographs for print (including newspaper)
Presentation techniques
Project collaboration

List of Required Courses:
JOURN 100 Media and Society (3 units)
JOURN 105 News Writing (3 units)
JOURN 210 Newspaper and Magazine Production Staff (3 units)
PHOTO 150 Cameras and Composition (3 units)
PHOTO 160 Black and White Photography (3 units)
PHOTO 165 Digital Photography (3 units)
PHOTO 188 Cooperative Work Experience (3 units)
PHOTO 260 Photojournalism (3 units)

Plus 6 electives units from the following:
PHOTO 175 Intermedi:ate Photography (3 units)
PHOTO 180 Landscape and Documentation (3 units)
PHOTO 195 Color Photography (3 units)
PHOTO 198 Special Topics (3 units)
PHOTO 205 Advanced Digital Photography (3 units)
PHOTO 285 Advanced Photography (3 units)

Total: 30 units

Sequence of Courses:

Fall – First Year
JOURN 100 Media and Society (3 units)
PHOTO 150 Cameras and Composition (3 units)

Spring – First Year
JOURN 105 News Writing (3 units)
PHOTO 160 Black and White Photography (3 units)
PHOTO 165 Digital Photography (3 units)

Fall – Second Year
PHOTO 260 Photojournalism (3 units)
PHOTO Elective course (3 units)

Spring – Second Year
JOURN 210 Newspaper and Magazine Production Staff (3 units)
PHOTO 188 Cooperative Work Experience (3 units)
PHOTO Elective Course (3 units)

This Program is designed to prepare a student for an entry-level position in a career related to fine art photography, such as fine art photographer, fine art assistant photographer, custom photographic printing, or photographic lab assistant.

This program will provide students with basic competencies in the following areas:

Black and white film laboratory practices
Camera control (film choice, exposure, aperture, shutter)
Critique and analysis of photographs
Film developing and printing skills
Photographic composition
Portfolio development
Presentation techniques
Project collaboration

List of Required Courses:

ART 111 History of Art: Renaissance to the Present (3 units)
ART 124A Drawing I (3 units)
ART 140 Beginning Design 2-D Media (3 units)
PHOTO 140 History of Photography (3 units)
PHOTO 150 Cameras and Composition (3 units)
PHOTO 160 Black and White Photography (3 units)
PHOTO 295 Professional Practices and Portfolio (3 units)

Plus 9 elective units from the following:
PHOTO 165 Digital Photography (3 units)
PHOTO 175 Intermediate Photography (3 units)
PHOTO 180 Landscape and Documentation (3 units)
PHOTO 185 Alternative Process (3 units)
PHOTO 188 Cooperative Work Experience (3 units)
PHOTO 190 Studio (3 units)
PHOTO 195 Color Photography (3 units)
PHOTO 198 Special Topics (3 units)
PHOTO 205 Advanced Digital Photography (3 units)
PHOTO 260 Photojournalism (3 units)
PHOTO 285 Advanced Photography (3 units)

Total: 30 units
Sequence of Courses:

Fall – First Year
ART 111 History of Art: Renaissance to the Present (3 units)
ART 124A Drawing I (3 units)
PHOTO 150 Cameras and Composition (3 units)

Spring – First Year
ART 140 Beginning Design 2-D Media (3 units)
PHOTO 140 History of Photography (3 units)
PHOTO 160 Black and White Photography (3 units)

Fall – Second Year
PHOTO Elective course (3 units)
PHOTO Elective course (3 units)

Spring – Second Year
PHOTO Elective course (3 units)
PHOTO 295 Professional Practices and Portfolio (3 units)

This Program is designed to prepare a student for an entry-level position in a career related to commercial photography, such as commercial photographer, digital imaging technician, event photographer, commercial assistant photographer, photography lab technician, photography restoration specialist, wedding photographer, portrait photographer, or advertising photographer.

This program will provide students with basic competencies in the following areas:

Black and white film and laboratory practices
Business marketing and management
Camera control (film choice, exposure, aperture, shutter)
Color film and lab practices
Critique and analysis of photographs
Digital camera control
Digital imaging
Film developing and printing skills
Photographic composition
Portfolio development
Presentation techniques
Project collaboration
Studio lighting and equipment (including strobes and medium format cameras)

List of Required Courses:
PHOTO 160 Black and White Photography (3 units)
PHOTO 165 Digital Photography (3 units)
PHOTO 175 Intermediate Photography (3 units)
PHOTO 188 Cooperative Work Experience (3 units)
PHOTO 190 Studio (3 units)
PHOTO 195 Color Photography (3 units)
PHOTO 205 Advanced Digital Photography (3 units)
PHOTO 285 Advanced Photography (3 units)
PHOTO 295 Professional Practices and Portfolio (3 units)

Total: 27 units

Recommended electives:
ART 124A Drawing I
ART 140 Beginning Design 2-D Media
ART 110 History of Art: Paleolithic to Renaissance
ART 111 History of Art: Renaissance to the Present

Sequence of Courses:

Fall – First Year
PHOTO 160 Black and White Photography (3 units)
PHOTO 165 Digital Photography (3 units)
ART 124A Drawing I RECOMMENDED

Spring – First Year
PHOTO 175 Intermediate Photography (3 units)
PHOTO 190 Studio (3 units)
ART 110 History of Art: Paleolithic to Renaissance RECOMMENDED

Fall – Second Year
PHOTO 195 Color Photography (3 units)
PHOTO 205 Advanced Digital Photography (3 units)
ART 140 Beginning Design 2-D Media RECOMMENDED

Spring – Second Year
PHOTO 188 Cooperative Work Experience (3 units)
PHOTO 285 Advanced Photography (3 units)
PHOTO 295 Professional Practices and Portfolio (3 units)
ART 111 History of Art: Renaissance to the Present RECOMMENDED

This program offers an associate degree in photojournalism. The primary goal of this degree is to provide the student a foundation of knowledge and technical abilities required in a newspaper photography position or the newspaper photography field. Elective courses allow for preparedness specific to industry. All lower division courses are sequenced to optimize transferability to a communications or photojournalism program at a four-year university.

Along with the transferability aspect of this program, the associate degree in photojournalism will also provide student with basic competencies in the following areas:
Black and white film laboratory practices
Camera control (film choice, exposure, aperture, shutter)
Critique and analysis of photographs
Digital camera control
Digital imaging
Ethics and copyright laws of newspaper photography
Film developing and printing skills
Photographic composition
Portfolio development
Preparing photographs for print (including newspaper)
Presentation techniques
Project collaboration

This Program is designed to prepare a student for an occupation in a career related to photojournalism, such occupations are the following: Photojournalism instructor, photojournalist, sports photographer, documentary photographer, photo editor, or photo illustrator.

List of Required Major Courses:
JOURN 100 Media and Society (3 units)
JOURN 105 News Writing (3 units)
JOURN 210 Newspaper and Magazine Production Staff (3 units)
PHOTO 150 Cameras and Composition (3 units)
PHOTO 160 Black and White Photography (3 units)
PHOTO 165 Digital Photography (3 units)
PHOTO 205 Advanced Digital Photography (3 units)
PHOTO 260 Photojournalism (3 units)

Plus 6 electives units from the following:
PHOTO 175 Intermediate Photography (3 units)
PHOTO 180 Landscape and Documentation (3 units)
PHOTO 188 Cooperative Work Experience (3 units)
PHOTO 195 Color Photography (3 units)
PHOTO 198 Special Topics (3 units)
PHOTO 285 Advanced Photography (3 units)
PHOTO 295 Professional Practices and Portfolio (3 units)

Total: 60 units
Including COC AA Degree Requirements

Sequence of Courses

Fall – First Year:
JOURN 100 Media and Society GE AREA E (3 units)
PHOTO 150 Cameras and Composition GE AREA C-1 (3 units)
GE Natural Science (3 units)
GE Language and Rationality (Communication skills) (3 units)

Spring – First Year:
JOURN 105 News Writing (3 units)
PHOTO 160 Black and White Photography GE AREA C-1 (3 units)
GE Language and Rationality (Quantitative skills) (3 units)
GE Social Science (3 units)
GE Physical Education (1 unit)

Fall – Second Year
PHOTO 165 Digital Photography (3 units)
PHOTO 260 Photojournalism (3 units)
PHOTO Elective course (3 units)
GE American Institutions (3 units)

Spring – Second Year
JOURN 210 Newspaper and Magazine Production Staff (3 units)
PHOTO 205 Advanced Digital Photography (3 units)
PHOTO Elective Course (3 units)
GE American Institutions (3 units)
GE Physical Education (1 unit)

PLUS 10 ELECTIVE UNITS (10 units)

Minor Courses — 18 hrs
ART 181 Basic Camera Techniques (3) A
or
ART 281 Photography I (3) A
ART 234 Art History: Photography (3) A
ART 282 Photography II (3) A
ART 280 Principles of Animation (3) A
or
ART 350 Independent Study (3) A
ART 380 Digital Photography (3) A
ART 381 Advanced Photography Workshop (3) A

VISUAL ARTS COURSES LIBERAL ARTS COURSES
Art Core 21 Basic Requirements 49-52
1310 Drawing I 3 English 1302 or FAS 1302 3
1311 Drawing II 3 English 1304 3
1314 Design 1A (2-D) 3 English 2301, 2304, or 2306 or GTX 3
1316 Design 1B (3-D) 3 Religion 1310, 1350 6
2302 History of Art I 3 Fine Arts (choose 2 from below) 4-5
2303 History of Art II 3 Music 1220 2
2310 Figure Drawing I 3 Theatre 1206 2
Concentration 18 Speech Communication 1301 or 1302 3
3334 Photography IIA 3 Foreign Language (through 23101 level) 9-11
3335 Photography IIB 3
4334 Advanced Photography I 3
4335 Advanced Photography II 3
4336 Advanced Photography III 3 Laboratory Science 8
4337 Advanced Photography IV 3 CHE1300-1100, 1301-1100/1405, 1302-1102,
1341-1146
Other Art/Studio Requirements 12 Physics 1404, 1405, 1407, 1408, 1422, 1425,
1455
3320 Oil or 3321 Acrylic Painting 3 Biology 1401, 1305-1105, 1306-1106
3324 Intaglio or 3325 Lithography 3 Geology 1401, 1402, 1403, 1405, 1406, 1408
3332 Computer Aided Graphic Design 3 NSC 1306-1106
4375 Art Theory & Criticism 3 Environmental Studies 1301-1101
Electives: 30 Social Science 9
Studio 24 Anthropology 1305, 3301
Art 3330 RECOMMENDED (PRIOR TO
3332)
3 Economics 1305, 2306
3 Philosophy 1306, 3322 RECOMMENDED
3 Political Science 1305, 1306
3 Psychology 1305
3 Sociology 1305
3 History 1305 or 2365
3 History 1306 or 2366
3 Political Science 2302 REQUIRED 3
Art History 6 Health/Human Performance 4
3 1
3 1
1
Summary: 1
Minimum required for graduation 124 Chapel-Forum (Two Semesters) NC
Art (required and elective) 81 0
Liberal Arts 49-52 0

. The minor in photography requires five courses, totaling 20 semester hours, with a grade of C- or above. Required courses are ARTD:241 Black and White Photography, ARTD:243 Digital Photography, ARTD:244 Advanced Photography; one elective course chosen from ARTD:113 Drawing, ARTD:251 Computer Applications in Graphic Design and ARTD:341 Topics in Photography; and one art history course chosen from ARTD:300 History of Photography, ARTD:308 American Art History, ARTD:310 20th Century Art, ARTD:312 Contemporary Art and ARTD:313 Women in Art.