Duration: Four Years
Medium of instruction: English
Degree awarding body: SCD
Institutionally Accredited by Oman Academic Accreditation Authority & Overseen by the Ministry of Higher Education, Research & Innovation in the Sultanate of Oman
Program Mission
The mission of the photography program is to provide a broad-based education in the production of photographic images through traditional and digital photographic medium to contribute and practice effectively in their field.
Description
Photography is visual communication that interprets the world with controlling light. Photography is the craft, science, and experience of image formation. The photography program focuses on the concepts and techniques of transmitting knowledge, thoughts, moods, and feelings by making photographs on a photographic medium and educating students to be qualified photographers. The program includes camera procedures, equipment operation, conventional film production, color, photo composites, art, history, computer software utilization, and implementations of different subjects.
Program Objective
- Practice the artistic and technical aspects of digital photography to improve their visual
- Develop professional photography skills to produce creative
- Recognize the main principles of digital photography to control equipment
- Use different techniques, methods, and equipment to create advanced photographic
Program Learning Outcomes
- Recognize general educational knowledge such as research skills, business and psychological principles to apply them in their respective
- Enhance English proficiency level to communicate effectively using art and design
- Apply art and design elements and principles to create
- Identify themselves creatively in photographic media to implicate within contemporary photographic
- Develop superiority in photographic vision and professional skills to domain the photographic
- Show professional and technical skills necessary to pursue the career path of their
- Perform professionally as a highly trained photographer, and equipped to exhibit and market their
- Value and develop an awareness of the latest photographic styles in the field to practice advanced skills creatively.
Admission criteria
- Success in General Education Diploma or its
- The student should get a minimum grade of C- in Design Studio I & Design Studio II
- The availability of a digital camera
Career Opportunities
Photography graduates have potential careers in commercial photography, photojournalism, fine art exhibition and installation, media outlets such as magazines and newspapers either on a freelance or editorial basis, galleries, museums, and government.
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