Prepares students for positions in the photographic profession. Students satisfactorily completing this program will have the necessary skills and knowledge to qualify for entrance positions as darkroom technicians, commercial photographers, portrait photographers, photojournalists and general photographic technicians.

Students must provide for their own use the following equipment: digital camera (of design approved by instructor), light meter, flash unit and tripod.
Program Requirements
General Education Requirements (18 Semester Hours)
Communication – 9 Hours
Speech
ENGL 1301 – Freshman Composition I
ENGL 1302 – Freshman Composition II
Humanities/Fine Arts – 3 Hours
ARTS 2356 – Fundamentals of Photography I
Mathematics/Natural Sciences – 3 Hours
MATH 1332 – Contemporary Mathematics I

(or any college level Mathematics course)
Social/Behavioral Sciences – 3 Hours
Social/Behavioral Science
Major Course Requirements (36 Semester Hours)
ARTS 2357 – Fundamentals of Photography II
PHTC 1300 – Photo Digital Imaging I
PHTC 1313 – History of Photography
PHTC 1341 – Color Photography I
PHTC 1343 – Expressive Photography
PHTC 1345 – Illustrative Photography I
PHTC 1353 – Portraiture I
PHTC 2341 – Color Photography II
PHTC 2343 – Portfolio Development
PHTC 2345 – Illustrative Photography II
PHTC 2349 – Photo Digital Imaging II
PHTC 2353 – Portraiture II
Related Required Courses (9 Semester Hours)
COMM 1337 – Television Production
Select One of the Following:
COMM 1307 – Introduction to Mass Communication
COMM 2327 – Introduction to Advertising
Select One of the Following:
ARTC 1325 – Introduction to Computer Graphics
BCIS 1305 – Business Computer Applications
Photo Practicum or Electives (5-6 Semester Hours)
Total (68-69 Semester Hours)

Parallels the first two years of most four-year institutions offering a major in Photography. Students must provide for their own use the following equipment: digital camera (of design approved by instructor), light meter, flash unit and tripod.
Program Requirements
General Education Requirements (42 Semester Hours)
Communication – 9 Hours
Speech
ENGL 1301 – Freshman Composition I
ENGL 1302 – Freshman Composition II
Social/Behavioral Sciences – 15 Hours
Social/Behavioral Science
GOVT 2305 – Government of the United States
GOVT 2306 – Government of Texas
HIST 1301 – History of the United States I
HIST 1302 – History of the United States II
Humanities – 3 Hours
Humanities
Fine Arts – 3 Hours
Fine Arts
Mathematics – 3 Hours
Mathematics
Natural Sciences – 8 Hours
Natural Sciences
Lifetime Fitness – 1 Hour
Lifetime Fitness
Major Course Requirements (9 Semester Hours)
ARTS 2356 – Fundamentals of Photography I
ARTS 2357 – Fundamentals of Photography II
DRAM 2366 – Introduction to Film
Recommended Courses (12 Semester Hours)

Students will be advised for other courses based on the university to which they plan to transfer.