Film, Photography, and Digital Arts
Associate of Fine Arts
Transfer Major
Decisions on the transferability of courses are made by the four-year colleges and differ from school to school. Students enrolled in this major should contact the Transfer Services Office early in their academic program to determine which courses will transfer to the college of their choice.
Arts & Communication
Hicks Art Center • Phone (215) 968-8425
Curriculum code No. 1214
The Film, Photography, and Digital Arts transfer major contains Cinema Video Production, Photography, and Multimedia Arts courses. The major equips the art student with the skills, and knowledge necessary for further training in a four-year professional or liberal arts institution and develops mastery of digital and lens-based arts and design in the student whose formal education ends after two years at the College. The program includes a variety of electives that allow students to tailor the program to their needs and interests.
For the non-art major many electives in art require no pre-requisite or portfolio evaluation.
Graduates of this program are able to
- Apply technical skills associated with Digital Media,
- develop a personal approach to creative problem-solving; and
- present a formal, professional-quality, portfolio of work which may be used to apply for admission to a four-year college and/or as part of an employment application.
Bucks County Community College is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design.
Note: Studio courses can be expensive. Lab Fees may be required.
Degree Course Requirements*
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| COLL101 Orientation to College | 1 |
| COMP110 English Composition I A,3,10 | 3 |
| COMP111 English Composition II ,2,4,10 | 3 |
| VAMM100 Digital Imaging 1 | 3 |
| VAMM110 Web and Interactive Design F | 3 |
| OR | |
| VAMM120 Interface Design F | 3 |
| VAMM250 Digital Arts Portfolio Studio F,5,9 | 3 |
| VACV140 Digital Editing 1 | 3 |
| VACV145 Videography | 3 |
| VACV230 Motion Graphics F | 3 |
| VAPH110 Digital Photography Fundamentals 1 | 3 |
| VAPH211 Studio and Lighting Fundamentals F | 3 |
| Art or Flim History C,1 | 6 |
| MathG,6 | 3 |
| Science G,7 | 3/4 |
| Social Science/Diversity B,3,8 | 3 |
| Digital Arts Electives D | 12 |
| Electives E | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 61/62 |
Recommended Semester Sequence
The recommended course sequence is designed for full- time students who average l5 credit hours per semester. Students may need more time to complete major requirements based on placement testing. This additional time will entail some adjustments to the sequence recommended.
First Semester
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| COLL101 Orientation to College | 1 |
| COMP110 English Composition I A,3,10 | 3 |
| VACV140 Digital Editing 1 | 3 |
| VAMM100 Digital Imaging 1 | 3 |
| VAPH110 Digital Photography Fundamentals 1 | 3 |
| Digital Arts Electives D | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 16 |
Second Semester
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| COMP111 English Composition II ,2,4,10 | 3 |
| VACV145 Videography | 3 |
| VAMM110 Web and Interactive Design F | 3 |
| OR | |
| VAMM120 Interface Design F | 3 |
| Art or Flim History C,1 | 3 |
| Digital Arts Electives D | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 |
Third Semester
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| VACV230 Motion Graphics F | 3 |
| VAPH211 Studio and Lighting Fundamentals F | 3 |
| MathG,6 | 3 |
| Social Science/Diversity B,3,8 | 3 |
| Digital Arts Electives D | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 |
Fourth Semester
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| VAMM250 Digital Arts Portfolio Studio F,5,9 | 3 |
| Art or Flim History C,1 | 6 |
| Science G,7 | 3 |
| Digital Arts Electives D | 3 |
| Electives E | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 |
A Placement testing required.
B Any of the following may be chosen: COMM111, ECON111, GEOG110, MUSC103, POLI111, PSYC110, SOCI110, SOCI120, WMST110.
C Any of the following may be chosen: VAPH 196, VAFA193, VACV 141, VACV 142.
D Any 3-credit studio course with the prefix of VACV, VAMM, VAPH.
E Pre-college level courses do not meet this requirement.
F Course requires prerequisite and/or co-requisite.
G Any course in the approved list of general education courses for Scientific Literacy.
H Any course in the approved list of general education courses for Quantitative Literacy.
1 Satisfies Arts/Humanities.
2 Satisfies Critical Thinking.
3 Satisfies Diversity.
4 Satisfies Information Literacy.
5 Satisfies Oral Communication.
6 Satisfies Quantitative Literacy.
7 Satisfies Scientific Literacy.
8 Satisfies Social Sciences.
9 Satisfies Technological Competence.
10 Satisfies Writing.
Credits exceeding the required minimum cannot be used to satisfy required credits in other course requirements.