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  "college": "san-diego-mesa-college",
  "edition": "2026-2027",
  "departmentName": "Art-Fine Art",
  "id": "fine-art-photography-and-new-genres-associate-of-arts-degree",
  "name": "Fine Art: Photography and New Genres",
  "award": "Associate of Arts Degree",
  "department": "art-fine-art",
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      "markdown": "### Summary\n\nThe Fine Art: Photography and New Genres Associate of Arts Degree focuses on developing student understanding of photographic art practice and theory and inventing new sites of cultural production, methodologies and genres in the process. Students learn to produce visually compelling content using knowledge of composition, light, and camera operation. They are challenged to build upon these technical skills by applying their own critical theories and aesthetic and ethical concerns. By examining diverse cultural movements and alternate philosophical viewpoints students are able to relate these perspectives to the development of a self-sustaining and coherent set of artistic principles.\n\n#### Note:\n\nThe Fine Art: Photography and New Genres Associate of Arts degree certifies that a student has explored a particular interest in art in an orderly manner and has produced a range of work indicative of a thorough understanding of the visual arts as a discipline. The Fine Art: Photography and New Genres award prepares the student for successful completion of requirements for a baccalaureate degree in Art, Fine Art Photography, Design/Media, Film Studies and Television, Digital Media, Museum Administration and Curation.\n\n**Award Note:**\nThe Associate Degree requires a minimum of 60 degree applicable semester units.\n\n**Learning Outcome(s): Students who complete the Fine Art: Photography and New Genres Program will be able to:**\n\n1.  Expand the vision of the role of art in the greater culture.\n2.  Develop an awareness of cultural diversity (and its use/effect on art-making).\n3.  Engage visual art as defined in a progression of change.\n4.  Apply critical thinking in visual terms.\n5.  Employ art concepts and terminology effectively.\n6.  Understand the creative process of art-making.\n7.  Understand materials, methods and techniques both historical and contemporary and the contexts in which they are employed.\n8.  Be assessed through a combination of performance evaluations, written assignments, and written tests and quizzes."
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      "markdown": "### Requirements"
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          "units": "18"
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          "code": "ARTF 107",
          "title": "Contemporary Art",
          "units": "3",
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "ARTF 106",
          "title": "Art of the United States: Colonial to Modern Period",
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "ARTF 109",
          "title": "Modern Art",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false,
          "connector": "or"
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "ARTH C1100",
          "title": "Survey of Art from Prehistory to the Medieval Era",
          "units": "3",
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          "connector": "or"
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ARTH C1200",
          "title": "Survey of Art from the Renaissance to Contemporary",
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "ARTF 150A",
          "title": "Two-Dimensional Design",
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "ARTF 151",
          "title": "Three-Dimensional Design",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ARTF 155A",
          "title": "Freehand Drawing I",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ARTF 231",
          "title": "Introduction to Digital Art",
          "units": "3",
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        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Complete the Requirements for the Photography Emphasis:",
          "units": "19"
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ARTF 188",
          "title": "Women and Gender in Photography",
          "units": "3",
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ARTF 190A",
          "title": "Black and White Art Photography",
          "units": "3",
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ARTF 191",
          "title": "Cultural Influences on Photography",
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "ARTF 194",
          "title": "Critical Photography",
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          "code": "ARTF 200",
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          "code": "ARTF 233",
          "title": "Introduction to Digital Photographic Imaging",
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        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ARTF 280F",
          "title": "Photography Studio Lab",
          "units": "1",
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