Photo Design, Skills Competency Award (SCA)
Skills Competency Award Requirements
Complete all department requirements with a “C” or higher or "P" in each course. Candidates for a Skills Competency Award are required to complete at least 20% of the department requirements through SBCC.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Department Requirements | ||
| GDP 110 | Media Design | 3 |
| PHOT 109 | Introduction to Photography | 3 |
| PHOT 150 | Stock Photography | 1 |
| PHOT 180 | Digital Darkroom | 3 |
| PHOT 209 | Intermediate Photography and Lighting | 3 |
| PHOT 260 | Portfolio | 3 |
| Total Units | 16.00 | |
Other Recommended Courses
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| GDP 113 | Typography | 3 |
| GDP 118 | Creative Thinking | 3 |
| MAT 103 | Introduction to Multimedia | 3 |
| MKT 101 | Introduction to Marketing | 3 |
| MKT 209 | International Marketing | 3 |
| PHOT/JOUR 190 | Photojournalism | 3 |
| PHOT 214 | Advertising Illustration | 3 |
| PHOT 250 | Fine Art Photography | 3 |
- Demonstrate digital camera skills to include manual operation; independent use of aperture and shutter speeds for creative intent as well as video capture.
- Demonstrate digital image management skills (workflow, archiving and color management).
- Demonstrate an ability to control exposures in available light as well as UNDER basic studio lighting conditions.
- Identify the basic principles of Media Design.
- Demonstrate Digital Darkroom proficiency (printing, image editing, image enhancing and output control).
- Identify the basic principles of Marketing as they apply to Photography, Graphic Design and Multimedia.