Photojournalism
Certificate of Achievement (Transcripted) Photography · Santa Ana College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Program Code: SAC.PHOTJ.CA
Program Control Number: 43717
The Certificate in Photojournalism provides students with the fundamentals of storytelling for visual media from a technical, theoretical and professional standpoint. Industry-level photojournalistic practices, experience with photographic equipment and editing processes, and exposure to contemporary storytelling techniques for multiple news platforms will give students the necessary career skills to effectively produce news in a 21st-century information environment. Students build a portfolio of work and publish their photography, video and design as a staff member of SAC’s nationally recognized student media outlet el Don.
Learning Outcome(s):
- Demonstrate thefundamentals of digital SLR and mirrorless camera photography using manual functions to manage light.
- Create impactful news photographs to be published on a deadline and apply professional editing processes.
- Understand the culturaland social impact of photography in the contemporary media landscape.
- Produce narrative photographs and recognize the essential components of storytelling for media.
- Communicate legal issues at stake in photojournalism today such as copyright.