Applied Photography

CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
Curriculum Code No. 3185

Department of the Arts
Hicks Art Center • Phone (215) 968-8425

This one-year certificate program blends traditional and digital techniques and is designed for students seeking intensive technical training. This program develops essential entry-level skills required in a commercial photography studio or in a business such as wedding and/or portrait photography.

Graduates of this program are able to

• operate both traditional and digital cameras.
• expose, develop, and print negatives employing the standard lab procedures used in traditional black and white photography.
• design lighting set-ups.
• employ software/tools used in the manipulation and control of digital-based imagery.
• operate scanners and ink-jet printers.
• critically examine technical and aesthetic aspects of photographic images.

Check out this video about the program made by a Bucks photography student.

Note: Studio courses can be expensive. Lab Fees may be required.

Certificate Course Requirements*

Suggested Electives (Select two):

^A Course requires prerequisite.

*Since the individual circumstances and backgrounds of students vary, all students planning to complete this certificate program must meet with their assigned academic advisor to develop a planned sequence of courses to meet their individual needs.