Welcome to the Associate Degree Photography

Associate Degree Photography degree provides students with an education in the fundamental skills of photography. Coursework ensures technical competence for digital capture, lighting, post-production, and a solid understanding of photography as a visual language.
Make creative decisions that support conceptual impact, cohesiveness and memorability of created images. Integrate key conceptual elements (such as mood, narrative, introducing the unexpected) with technical elements (such as composition, lighting, point of view) to suggest a story or elicit an emotional response from the viewer.
Apply Photoshop techniques using various tools, layers, curves and selections with digital images. Apply retouching skills and color correction knowledge consistent with industry standards. Create high quality print portfolio demonstrating printing skill and overall quality of images required for petition to graduate. Demonstrate understanding of archival qualities, including ink and paper stability
Career Option
Photographer, Photojournalist, Art Director, Photography, Editor, Camera Technician, Camera Operator, Graphic Designer, Illustrator, Commercial Photographer, Documentary Photographer, Retoucher/Compositor

Eligibility

Admission Requirements

We’ve simplified the admission process to help you get started quickly and easily. You can find all requirements for admission to College of the Canyons below
1. WASSCE/A level Certficate 
2. School Transcript
3. Passport
4. Recommendation Letter

English Language Requirement

College of the Canyons will accept, for the purposes of meeting the English proficiency requirement, English taken in 12 year education or English is designated as the primary and official language, and the principle language of instruction.
If you do not meet the English language requirements yet, you can achieve the level you need by successfully completing a pre-sessional English programme with the university or submit  

  • English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 (or equivalent) or PTE Score or Duolingo English Test score before you start your course.

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