ART 237 - Photojournalism

3 credit hours - Two hours lecture and two hours of laboratory weekly; one term.
Learn the process of documenting a news story using digital photography. Explore how lens perspective is used to capture and enhance visual impact, while creating a photographic essay. Lab fee $60.

Prerequisite(s): ART 120 or permission of department chair.

Note: Students are required to provide a digital single lens reflex (D-SLR) camera.

Location(s) Typically Offered: Arnold Main Campus (MC)

Term(s) Typically Offered: Fall and spring

Course Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Utilize photography as a form of visual storytelling.
Create photographic portraits for editorial assignments.
Interpret the narrative aspects of photo essays and documentary projects.
Create visual narratives through sequencing of photographs.
Judge photographs based on esthetic quality.
Analyze the conceptual, ethical, and legal implications of photographs used in the media.