Photo Imaging
Visual Communications
A.A.S. Degree (D)
The Photo Imaging Option of the Visual Communications program is an exciting blend of traditional photographic techniques and digital photography. This technology mixes the aesthetics of fine art photography with the speed and flexibility of today’s digital imaging. It is an exciting field with tremendous potential for artistic as well as commercial creativity. Students will utilize traditional photography techniques, direct digital images, and videography to prepare solutions to realistic assignments. All assignments are geared toward the compilation of a final graduate portfolio. Graduates can look forward to being on the cutting edge of this exciting new technology. As the use of the web, social media, and other multimedia formats increases, the demand for skilled digital imaging professionals will continue to rise.
Program Graduate Competencies
The Program Graduate Competencies listed below identify the major learning goals related to your specific program of study and identify the knowledge and skills you will have when you graduate to be successful in your chosen field.
- Integrate principles and elements of design into cohesive problem solving techniques for photographic and video assignments.
- Critique digital photographic and/or video images and develop strategies for strengthening their conceptual and technical effectiveness.
- Structure a problem solving strategy for delivery of the client's message to his market, making efficient use of current design, production, and delivery technologies.
- Synthesize photographic images and/or video from a variety of sources and formats into cohesive presentations that are technically and conceptually effective.
- Collaborate with art directors, clients, models, and others to achieve the desired conceptual effect of requested imagery.
- Integrate professional, ethical, and legal standards into business practice.
Core Curriculum Competencies
The Core Curriculum Competencies listed below identify what you will be able to do as a graduate, regardless of your program of study. You will acquire these core competencies through general education courses and program-specific coursework. You will be expected to use relevant technology to achieve these outcomes:
- Apply clear and effective communication skills.
- Use critical thinking to solve problems.
- Collaborate to achieve a common goal.
- Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct.
- Use information literacy for effective vocational and/or academic research.
- Apply quantitative reasoning and/or scientific inquiry to solve practical problems.
Graduation Requirements
Core Courses
Program/Major Courses
Program/Major Support Courses
Suggested Pathway to Graduation (Course Sequence Sheet)
Semester 1
Semester 2
Semester 3
Semester 4
Approved Electives
Select one (1) social science elective.
To complete program requirements, you must pass the above courses and earn at least 62 credits. The number of courses and credits required for graduation may be more depending on your need for developmental education courses and the elective choices you make (if electives are a part of the program). Some programs also have college-level courses that you must take if you do not score at a certain level on the College Placement Test. If this applies to your program, the courses are listed at the top of the sequence sheet before the first semester of the course list.
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