Photography, A.A.

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(Code 927)

Suggested GRCC Program:

Associate in Arts (MACRAO Agreement) with Major in Photography

Every artist and designer must be, to some extent, a viewer, creator, communicator, theorist, and historian. For this reason, certain subject matter areas and learning processes are common to all art/design/photography majors. Undergraduate studies in art/design should prepare students to function in a variety of artistic roles.

Photography Major:

Minimum 15 credits to maximum 24 credits in photography and art required.

Prerequisites:

PO 101 - Photography 1 (3/6)
PO 102 - Photography 2 (3/6)
PO 106 - Digital Image Processing 1 (3/6)
AT 130 - Two Dimensional Design 1 – Principles (3/6)
PO 126 - Film Image Processing – 1 (3/6)

Additional Options:

PO 107 - Digital Image Processing 2- Color (3/6)
PO 127 - Film Image Processing 2 (3/6)
PO 220 - View Camera: Large Format Photography (3/6)
PO 230 - Digital Image Processing Applications (3/6)
PO 240 - Studio Portrait Techniques (3/6)
PO 250 - Studio Illustrative Techniques (3/6)

0-9 credits

15 Credits Required

Art History:

Minimum of 3 credits (6 credits are recommended) (concurrently completes 3 credits of MACRAO Humanities requirements). Choose from:

PO 105 - History of Photography as Art (3/3)
AT 105 - History of Art Before 1400 (3/3)
AT 106 - History of Art Since 1400 (3/3)

General Education Studies (MACRAO):

Minimum 28 credits required.

1 credits Wellness (WE)
6 credits English Composition (EN 100 or EN 101 and EN 102 )
8 credits Humanities (Group I Distribution):
- 3 credits PO 105 major requirement
8 credits Social Science (Group II Distribution):
- 3 credits completed by PS 110 (required)
8 credits Science-Mathematics (Group III Distribution); one course must be a lab

Open Electives:

Minimum of 7 to maximum of 16 credits outside the visual arts unit.

Total Credits: 62

Suggested Sequence:

The following sequence of classes is presented as a guide only. It is recommended that students take courses in this order.

First Year

First Semester

CHM 110 - Chemistry in the Modern World (4/6) OR
CHM 130 - General Chemistry 1 (4/4) AND
CHM 131 - General Chemistry 1 Laboratory (1/3)
EN 100 - College Writing (3/4) OR
EN 101 - English Composition 1 (3/3)
PO 101 - Photography 1 (3/6)
AT 130 - Two Dimensional Design 1 – Principles (3/6)
PS 110 - Survey of American Government (3/3)

Total Credits: 16

Second Semester

EN 102 - English Composition 2 (3/3)
PC 151 - The Science of Light, Optics and Vision (4/6) OR
MA 98 - Elementary Algebra (4/4)
PO 102 - Photography 2 (3/6)
PO 105 - History of Photography as Art (3/3)
— — Social Science Elective (3)

Total Credits: 16

Second Year

Third Semester

PO 106 - Digital Image Processing 1 (3/6)
PO 126 - Film Image Processing – 1 (3/6)
WE — Wellness (1/2)
— — Humanities Elective (3)
— — Social Science Elective (3)
— — Electives (2)

Total Credits: 15

Fourth Semester

PO — Elective (3/6)
PO — Elective (3/6)
— — Electives (6)
— — Humanities Elective (3)

Total Credits: 15

Total Credits: 62

* Suggested Electives: AT 105 , AT 106 ; PY 201 , PY 233 , PY 251 , PY 281

Notes:

Other courses not listed under the groups above may be used for electives. Consult with the GRCC Counseling and Career Center or the Visual Arts Department Head for appropriate selection.
All students should contact the institution to which they are planning to transfer and request their catalog. It is the student’s responsibility to check their program of study at GRCC against the program of the school to which they will apply for transfer.
If a student enrolls as a transfer from another institution with advanced credit status, programming should be completed with the help of a departmental advisor.

Transfer Opportunities:

The Transfer Guide for many bachelor’s degree majors offered at Michigan colleges and universities is available at the Counseling and Career Center and online at www.grcc.edu.