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Don Werthmann
Photography Program Advisor

Course [CTPHOI]
Photographic Imaging Certificate
Credits
PHO 111 Photography 1 4
PHO 117 Introduction to the Studio 4
PHO 122 Film and Darkroom Photography 3
PHO 127 Digital Photo Imaging 1 4
PHO 129 Black and White Digital Imaging 4
PHO 228 Digital Photo Imaging 2 4
[CTPHOI] Photo Imaging Certificate Credits 23
Certificate [CTPHOI] & Degree [APPHOT] Eligibility
The Photographic Imaging Certificate [CTPHOI] can be earned without the completion of any general education courses.
The Associate in Applied Science Degree [AAS] in Photographic Technology includes all program core credits [APPHOT], all certificate credits [CTPHOI], and all general education requirements — minimum sixty-two [62] credits.
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Course [APPHOT]
Associate in Applied Science Degree
Credits
PHO 103 History of Photography 3
DMA Digital Media Arts Restricted Electives PDF 9
PHO 211 Large Format Photography ⇩ or PHO 220
PHO 220 Advanced Studio Techniques ⇧ or PHO 211 3
PHO 230 Portfolio Projects 3
PHO 231 Portfolio Seminar 4
[APPHOT] Minimum Core Credits 22
Subject General Education Requirements Credits
ENG ENG 100 or 111 Recommended 4
COM COM 102 Recommended 3
MTH MTH 125 Recommended 4
SCI Approved Natural Science Courses 3
SOC Approved Social & Behavioral Science Courses 3
Minimum General Education Credits 17
APPHOT AAS Degree Total Minimum Credits 62
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Career Opportunities and Photo Industry Sectors
• Studio and/or Location Portraiture —— Retail / Event Content Provider
• Digital Technical Assistant —— Commercial / Advertising
• Freelance Content Provider —— Editorial / Journalism
• Freelance Artist —— Fine-Art / Social Documentary
• Four-Year Art School Transfer —— Academia / Teaching
• Corporate Communications —— Reportage / Non-Profit
• Forensic Evidence Collection —— Law Enforcement
• Product Manufacturing —— Sales / Representation / Marketing
• Social Media Director —— All of the above