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2010 CCBC College Catalog

CGVC Photography and Imaging

Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.)
Statewide Program

General Education Requirements:
Credits
____SPCM 101 Fundamentals of Speech Communication
3
____ENGL 101 College Composition I
3
____MULT 109 Multimedia Authoring I
3
____ARTS 104 Art Appreciation OR

3 or

____ARTS 106 History of Art II
3
 
General Education Electives:
(Choose courses in each category from the list of approved General Education courses. One 3-credit General Education course must be a Diversity course.)

____Biological and Physical Sciences

3-4
____Mathematics
3-4
____Social and Behavioral Sciences 
3
Total General Education
21-23
   
Program Requirements:  
____ARTS 131 Two-Dimensional Design
3
____ARTS 132 Drawing I
3
____ARTS 133 Color Theory
3
____ARTS 134 Three-Dimensional Design

3

____ARTS 160 Fundamentals of Photography

3

____CGVC 120 Digital Imaging I
3
____CGVC 121

Computer Illustration

3
____CGVC 124 Digital Video
3

____CGVC 128 

Typography

3

____PHTO 107 Digital Photography I
3
____PHTO 207 Digital Photography II
3
____PHTO 216 Studio Techniques
3
____PHTO 220 Photojournalism
3
____CGVC 254 Portfolio Workshop
3

Total Program Requirements

42
Total Credits Required for Degree
63-65*

*A new college orientation requirement, completion of the one-credit ACDV 101 course, Transitioning to College, goes into effect spring 2010. If you are a credit student who is new to college in the spring 2010 semester (meaning you have not previously successfully completed college coursework at another institution(s)), you are required to take ACDV 101 during your first semester at CCBC, thereby increasing the number of credits required for this degree to 64-66. PLEASE NOTE: If you are new to college and completed one or more credit courses successfully at CCBC in the fall 2009 semester, you are ENCOURAGED but NOT REQUIRED to take ACDV 101 in the spring 2010 semester.  

Program Description:
 
The photography and imaging program prepares students for positions in commercial photography studios, in-house imaging departments, portrait/event studios, industrial photography departments, commercial processing labs, photojournalism and multimedia production companies.

Graduates may seek employment as digital imaging specialists, commercial studio assistants, wedding/event photographers, portrait photographers, photojournalists, industrial/forensic photographers, freelancers, photo lab printers/processors, retail lab technicians and in photographic sales.

Students who select this curriculum and plan to transfer to a four-year college or university should consult with the program coordinator or an academic advisor. Many courses will transfer, but certain specialized courses may not.

Upon successful completion of this degree, students will be able to:

  1. understand camera types and their respective uses;
  2. produce high quality color and black and white digital/photographic prints;
  3. describe and use digital image capture devices;
  4. use digital image editing software/hardware;
  5. understand color theory and processes;
  6. mount photographs for presentation;
  7. understand and operate studio lighting equipment;
  8. understand and use professional portrait techniques;
  9. describe sensitometry and characteristic film curves; and
  10. develop and present a creative professional portfolio.

Program Coordinator:

CCBC Catonsville/Essex
Hal Rummel
443-840-4598 or hrummel@ccbcmd.edu


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