PHOT 8

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.

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 18 published pathways from Foothill College.

• Leadership StudiesFoothill → Humboldt State
• 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
• Environmental Economics and PolicyFoothill → UC Berkeley
• Microbial BiologyFoothill → UC Berkeley
• Environmental SciencesFoothill → UC Berkeley
• Sustainable Environmental DesignFoothill → UC Berkeley
• ArchitectureFoothill → UC Berkeley
• Nutrition & Metabolic BiologyFoothill → UC Berkeley
• Landscape ArchitectureFoothill → UC Berkeley
• Society and EnvironmentFoothill → UC Berkeley
• Molecular Environmental BiologyFoothill → UC Berkeley
• Genetics and Plant BiologyFoothill → UC Berkeley
• Urban StudiesFoothill → UC Berkeley
• Conservation and Resource StudiesFoothill → UC Berkeley