PHOT 5

About this course

A survey of the historical and practical aspects of photography as an art form and social document. Students will be introduced to the use of light, composition, and communication through images. Significant photographers from a diversity of backgrounds will inspire students in the practice of photography and developing an understanding of the varied uses of the photographic image in our culture, including advertising, journalism, social concern, fine art, and scientific applications.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Prerequisites

The Foothill catalog lists no prerequisite for this course.

Advisory: “Advisory: Not open to students with credit in PHOT 5H.”

Transfer pathways that use PHOT 5

ASSIST maps PHOT 5 to a requirement in 18 published pathways from Foothill College.

• Leadership StudiesFoothill → Humboldt State
• ArtFoothill → UC Irvine
• Art and Design: Games and Playable MediaFoothill → UC Santa Cruz
• ArtFoothill → UC Santa Cruz
• Art, B.A. Art HistoryFoothill → CSU Channel Islands
• Art, B.A. Art Studio EmphasisFoothill → CSU Channel Islands
• GLOBAL ARTS STUDIES, Visual Studies EmphasisFoothill → UC Merced
• GLOBAL ARTS STUDIES, Performance Studies EmphasisFoothill → UC Merced
• GLOBAL ARTS STUDIESFoothill → UC Merced
• Bachelor of Science Major in Mathematics with Departmental HonorsFoothill → University of the Pacific
• CSU General EducationFoothill → CSU Stanislaus
• Art, Concentration in Studio Practice, Preparation for TeachingFoothill → San Jose State
• Art, Concentration in Digital Media ArtFoothill → San Jose State
• Forensic Science, Concentration in Crime Scene InvestigationFoothill → San Jose State
• Art, Concentration in Studio PracticeFoothill → San Jose State
• Art, Concentration in PhotographyFoothill → San Jose State
• Art, Concentration in Pictorial ArtFoothill → San Jose State
• Art, Concentration in Spatial ArtFoothill → San Jose State