The Minor in Photographic Studies
Students should carefully select from lower-division courses which may be prerequisites for intended upper-division electives.
Course Requirements for the Minor: 24 units
The following courses, or their approved transfer equivalents, are required of all candidates for this minor.
3 courses required:
| ARTH |
102 |
Art History Survey |
3.0 |
FS * |
| ARTH |
484 |
History of Photography |
3.0 |
FS |
| ARTS |
122 |
2D Design |
3.0 |
FS |
1 course selected from:
| APCG |
112 |
Digital Photography |
3.0 |
FS |
| ARTS |
240 |
Introduction to Fine Art Photography |
3.0 |
FS |
| CDES |
206 |
Introduction to Photography and Digital Imaging |
3.0 |
FS |
| JOUR |
353 |
Photojournalism |
3.0 |
FS |
Prerequisites: JOUR 260 for majors; no prerequisite for non-majors.
1 course selected from:
| ARTS |
340 |
Intermediate Fine Art Photography |
3.0 |
FS |
Prerequisites: Introductory photography course on the college level, or faculty permission.
| CDES |
396 |
Intermediate Photography and Digital Imaging |
3.0 |
FS |
Prerequisites: CDES 206 (with a grade of C or higher).
| JOUR |
453 |
Advanced Photojournalism |
3.0 |
SP |
Prerequisites: ARTS 240 or APCG 112 or CDES 206 or JOUR 353.
6 units selected from:
| ARTS |
440 |
Advanced Fine Art Photography |
3.0 |
FS |
Prerequisites: ARTS 340, JOUR 453, or faculty permission.
| CDES |
496 |
Applied Photography and Digital Imaging |
3.0 |
FS |
Prerequisites: CDES 396 with a grade of C or higher or faculty permission.
3 units selected from:
| APCG |
110 |
Computer-Assisted Art I |
3.0 |
FS * |
| APCG |
240 |
2-D Digital Animation |
3.0 |
FA |
Prerequisites: APCG 110.
| APCG |
330 |
3-D Computer Modeling |
3.0 |
FS |
Prerequisites: APCG 110.
| APCG |
340 |
Computer Animation |
3.0 |
FS |
Prerequisites: APCG 330.
| APCG |
420 |
Digital Lighting and Texturing |
3.0 |
FA |
Prerequisites: APCG 330.
| ARTH |
341 |
The Avant-Garde in the Twentieth Century: The Visual Arts |
3.0 |
FS |
| ARTH |
441 |
International Art: Contemporary |
3.0 |
FS |
Prerequisites: ARTH 101 and ARTH 102 for Art majors.
| ARTH |
482 |
Film as Visual Art |
3.0 |
FS |
| ARTS |
250 |
Introduction to Digital Media |
3.0 |
FS |
| ARTS |
341 |
Fine Art Digital Photography |
3.0 |
FS |
Prerequisites: ARTS 340 or ARTS 350 or permission of instructor.
| ARTS |
342 |
Fine Art Color Photography |
3.0 |
FS |
Prerequisites: ARTS 340 or permission of instructor.
| ARTS |
343 |
Fine Art Non-Silver Photography |
3.0 |
FS |
Prerequisites: ARTS 340 or permission of instructor.
| ARTS |
350 |
Intermediate Electronic Arts |
3.0 |
FS |
Prerequisites: ARTS 123, ARTS 126, ARTS 250; or faculty permission.
| ARTS |
441 |
Advanced Fine Art Digital Photography |
3.0 |
FS |
Prerequisites: ARTS 341.
| ARTS |
442 |
Advanced Fine Art Color Photography |
3.0 |
FS |
Prerequisites: ARTS 342.
| ARTS |
443 |
Advanced Fine Art Non-Silver Photography |
3.0 |
FS |
Prerequisites: ARTS 343.
| ARTS |
450 |
Advanced Electronic Arts |
3.0 |
FS |
Prerequisites: ARTS 350 or faculty permission.
| CDES |
214 |
Computer Graphics |
3.0 |
FS |
| CDES |
314 |
Introduction to Multimedia Design and Development |
3.0 |
FA |
Prerequisites: Basic computer literacy, faculty permission.
| CDES |
331 |
History of Graphic Design |
3.0 |
SP |
| CDES |
342 |
Documentary Film |
3.0 |
FS |
| CDES |
344 |
American Cinema |
3.0 |
FS |
| CDES |
492 |
Pictorial Organization |
3.0 |
FS |
Prerequisites: CDES 396 with a grade of C- or higher or faculty permission.
| CDES |
497 |
Specialized Photographic Techniques |
1.0 |
FS |
Prerequisites: CDES 396 with grade of C or higher or faculty permission.
