There are various career opportunities related to the Visual Arts:
The Photography program provides students with a working knowledge of black-and-white and color photography, and fundamental laboratory and technical skills required for entry-level employment. The curriculum is designed to teach students to become independent professional photographers or to work as technician/photographers for others. Photography is a two-year Associate Degree program.
Career Opportunities
Photography is used in virtually every field in this media-conscious age. Public relations and advertising firms, newspapers, magazines and the fashion industry are among the more traditional employers.
Camera and lab skills also are required for portraiture, wedding and scientific photography. Staff photographers are employed by industrial and architectural firms, hospitals, telecommunication and record companies, galleries and schools, as well as state agencies. Photographers also are needed for aerial surveying for land and/or agricultural development projects.
Working photographers encounter challenges requiring their technical skills and artistic innovation. Jobs involve scheduling photographic assignments for a variety of clients.
Upon successful completion of this program, the student will be able to:
The HND Computing courses aim to equip students with the necessary skills required to follow a career in the computing field at a professional or junior managerial level.
They are also aimed at those who wish to study computing at this level before undertaking a career in another field where such skills are subsidiary, but often very necessary.
The HND Computing: Software Development award will prepare students for employment in an IT/Computing-related post at technician or professional level in a software development role.
The HND Computing: Technical Support award will prepare students for employment in an IT/Computing-related post at technician or professional level in a technical support role.
The HND Software Development is suitable for a wide range of candidates including:
Various Text/reference books are supplied. Please see course outline forms for individual course books.
Equipment Required for this Program: Classroom equipped with a computer and Projector, Course specific Software.
Approximately 10-15 hrs./week is required from students to be successful in this fast-paced and intensive program.
HND Software Development will provide a breadth of competencies. The specific aims of the HND Software development t are to:
The objective of this semester is to introduce the students to the world of Animation with concepts of drawing. The journey comprises of various art, design and animation techniques and in further understanding the fundamentals of camera actions and movements. At the completion of this semester, a student can accomplish a short movie in traditional animation.
This semester makes students explore their traditional skills in terms of computers and helps understand the digital technology for animation. The student walks through a 2Dimensional Digital technique of creating a cartoon and realistic characters involving anatomy construction, the creation of environments and implementation of the principles involved in Animation.
Special Effects This semester evolves the student to the final outcome by exploring Dynamics and Special Effects in 3D, compiling the movie by editing, mixing and color grading. The final output comprises a 3D short animated film involving the different modules
Students will also learn about the social media practices that have emerged from the exponential growth of social media networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and Instagram. The program includes real-world training with a work experience placement in the field before graduation.
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