What You'll Learn
Be a Photographer
Learn everything you need to know to own a photography business or enhance your career in the arts.
Get hands-on practice with lighting, retouching, and camera mechanics – plus work in TC3’s darkroom.
Where You’ll Go
Photographers
Program Requirements
To graduate [ 61 credits + 2.0 GPA or higher ]
Students may need to take the following courses.
Section | Course Name | Credits | Minimum Grade |
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ENGL 098 | Accelerated Writing Skills for ENGL100 |
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RDNG 116 | College Reading & Study Skills |
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MATH 017 | Skills & Support for Quantitative Reasoning |
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MATH 020 | Skills & Support for College Algebra |
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MATH 029 | Skills & Support for Statistics |
Fall
Section | Course Name | Credits | Minimum Grade |
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ART 111 | Photography I |
3 | |
ART 117 | Design Foundations I |
3 | |
ART 120 | Drawing I |
3 | |
ENGL 101 | Academic Writing II |
3 | |
SUNY GEN ED Mathematics Elective | The course should be selected in consultation with the student's advisor in accord with the student’s transfer plans. |
3 |
Spring
Section | Course Name | Credits | Minimum Grade |
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ART 104 | History of Photography & Video |
3 | |
ART 118 | Design Foundations II |
3 | |
ART 212 | Digital Photography |
3 | |
ENGL 101 | Academic Writing II |
3 | |
SUNY GEN ED Natural Sciences Elective | 3 |
Fall
Section | Course Name | Credits | Minimum Grade |
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ART 101 | Art History: Ancient to Early Medieval |
3 | |
ART 112 | Photography II |
3 | |
ART 255 | Lighting Principles |
3 | |
ART 262 | Portfolio Preparation - Photography |
1 | |
ENGL 102 | Approaches to Literature |
3 | |
SUNY GEN ED Social Sciences Elective | 3 |
Spring
Section | Course Name | Credits | Minimum Grade |
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ART 102 | Art History: Renaissance to Contemporary |
3 | |
ART 213 | Dynamic Media I |
3 | |
ART 222 | Advanced Digital Photography |
3 | |
ENGL 201 OR ENGL 204 OR ENGL 210 | Public Speaking OR Interpersonal Communication OR Intercultural Communication |
3 | |
Restricted Elective | Select a 3-credit ALEX course approved by the department chair OR choose from the following courses: ART 106; ART 233; ART 248; ART 290; COMM 115. |
3 |