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PHOT 8
PHOTOGRAPHY OF AMERICAN CULTURES · 5 units · used in 15 transfer pathways
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Where this page’s information comes from
- Foothill catalogcourse record · 2026-2027
- FHDA class listingsWinter 2027 sections
- Cherrypickercourse matching and pathway links — our analysis
About this course
Examination of photography's role in shaping ideas about race, class, gender, sexuality and national identity in America, from its historical roots to the present. Includes a wide variety of genres, such as commercial photography, portraiture, social documentary, photojournalism, ethnographic and scientific photography, erotica, and fine-art photography. Students will look at images from ethical, cultural, and critical perspectives as they develop visual literacy skills.
Sections this term
Winter 2027 · updated Oct 18, 11:09 PM UTCPHOT 8PHOTOGRAPHY OF AMERICAN CULTURESOpen3 sections · 60 seats reported · 1 instructor
- CRN 31360 · 01WOpen · 20
- CRN 31361 · 02WOpen · 20
- CRN 31362 · 03WOpen · 20
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 8H.”
Transfer pathways that use PHOT 8
ASSIST maps PHOT 8 to a requirement in 15 published pathways from Foothill College.
- GLOBAL ARTS STUDIESFoothill → UC Merced
- GLOBAL ARTS STUDIES, Performance Studies EmphasisFoothill → UC Merced
- GLOBAL ARTS STUDIES, Visual Studies EmphasisFoothill → UC Merced
- ArchitectureFoothill → UC Berkeley
- Conservation and Resource StudiesFoothill → UC Berkeley
- Environmental Economics and PolicyFoothill → UC Berkeley
- Environmental SciencesFoothill → UC Berkeley
- Genetics and Plant BiologyFoothill → UC Berkeley
- Landscape ArchitectureFoothill → UC Berkeley
- Microbial BiologyFoothill → UC Berkeley
- Molecular Environmental BiologyFoothill → UC Berkeley
- Nutrition & Metabolic BiologyFoothill → UC Berkeley
- Society and EnvironmentFoothill → UC Berkeley
- Sustainable Environmental DesignFoothill → UC Berkeley
- Urban StudiesFoothill → UC Berkeley
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