MATC 2025-26 Catalog

DEGREE/DIPLOMA/CERTIFICATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

photographer/subject interaction are stressed. The presentation of the final product is also covered. Prerequisite(s): Complete PHOTO-108, PHOTO-139, PHOTO-141 and PHOTO-130. PHOTO-125 Credits: 2 Conceptual Photography Projects This course will help students focus on one photographic project that will be conceived, developed and finished in book form. Students will produce a new cohesive group of images created specifically for this class. This class is for a hobbyist, aspiring professionals, fine art photographers or professionals intending to produce a “personal” project. Prerequisite(s): Complete PHOTO-101, PHOTO-141, PHOTO-107, PHOTO-130 and PHOTO-108. PHOTO-130 Credits: 3 Photographic Composition This course is designed as a critical study of traditional/contemporary composition considerations and of the importance of the photographic critique. Students will be dealing with a photographic dialogue that will emphasize the visual elements and effects of color, line, value, texture, volume, time and form. Prerequisite(s): Complete PHOTO-101. PHOTO-139 Credits: 3 technique by utilizing the digital zone system. This controlled system will enable students to accurately pre-visualize the finished photograph before capture. Emphasis is on the testing of light meters, camera sensors, lenses and setting up of a calibrated workflow with their own DSLR camera. Once a calibrated system is in place, proper workflows will allow accuracy from capture to final output. Prerequisite(s): Complete PHOTO-101. PHOTO-141 Credits: 3 Photoshop for Photographers 1 Photoshop for Photographers 1 is a fundamental Photoshop course. Emphasis is placed on Photoshop tools and techniques, color theory, and understanding preference settings. Students will use a digital camera to develop their awareness of color and enhance their technical skills. Photoshop and other digital imaging editing software and film scanning are introduced using professional equipment. PHOTO-142 Credits: 3 Photoshop for Photographers 2 Photoshop for Photographers 2 is an advanced Photoshop course. Students continue to develop skills utilizing Photoshop tools and apply color management, compositing and planning into multilayered projects. Students use digital cameras to develop awareness of color control and to enhance technical skills. Emphasis is placed on complex Photoshop composites and advanced selection methods. Prerequisite(s): Complete PHOTO-141. Measurement Techniques Students learn to control photographic

PHOTO-166

Credits: 1

PHYED-233

Credits: 1

Photographic Management This course is designed to provide students with the basic understanding of the activities and principles for managing photography related enterprises, including the challenges and responsibilities of operating a business. The emphasis is on communication skills, estimating, management, marketing, finance and negotiation. Prerequisite(s): Complete PHOTO-103, PHOTO-121, PHOTO-124 and PHOTO-142. PHOTO-173 Credits: 3 Photo Journalism This course is designed to develop the necessary skills to make concise photos that convey a message, either news or documentary, with emphasis placed on the deadline nature of photo journalism. Topics include ethical and legal considerations and the electronic darkroom. Prerequisite(s): Complete PHOTO-108 and PHOTO-139. PHOTO-180 Credits: 3 DSLR Video Lectures outline the work performed by in- house industrial or corporate photographers. Studio and location assignments enforce the skills required to function in today’s commercial climate. Students incorporate color and black-and-white film media, as well as digital capture methods, to complete assignment work. Prerequisite(s): Complete PHOTO-103, PHOTO-121, PHOTO-124 and PHOTO-142. PHOTO-190 Credits: 1 Photography Internship This course is designed to offer the advanced photography student an opportunity to experience “real-life” work situations in the photographic community. Students will share their on-the job experiences with the class. Prerequisite(s): Complete PHOTO-103, PHOTO-121, PHOTO-124 and PHOTO-142. Complete INTRN-796 with a grade of C or higher. PHYED – Physical Education (Department 807) PHYED-203 Credits: 1 Hatha Yoga for Wellness 1 This Hatha Yoga class focuses on a path towards wellness. It includes postures and meditation techniques that are designed to develop symmetry and balance for the body, mind and spirit. Its exercise disciplines create challenges for self-improvement and control of stress. PHYED-210 Credits: 3 An Active Approach to Wellness and Fitness This lecture and lab course provides students with a contemporary approach to the total wellness concept, which includes physical fitness, exercise, nutrition and stress management. The relationship of physical fitness and activity to healthy lifestyles and wellness is examined. Students also learn CPR, make realistic appraisals of their health, and identify and use physical techniques and wellness concepts to develop personal plans for lifetime wellness.

Stretch and Stability Techniques Instruction is given in basic fundamentals and techniques of stretch exercises set to music. This involves a full range of muscle activity, with emphasis on body mechanics, flexibility and body toning. PHYED-245 Credits: 1 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and First Aid This course develops skills needed to certify individuals in the techniques for rescue breathing, choking emergencies and other related breathing emergencies. The skills will also include training for resuscitation of the adult, child and infant along with proper techniques in two-person CPR, use of masks for rescue breathing and the proper instruction of an automated external defibrillator (AED). Successful course completion will give the individual office certification in CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer and certification in First Weight Training and Aerobic Fitness 1 This course provides an individualized approach to various types of weight resistance training and aerobic conditioning. Specific training using machines, free weights and floor exercises is included. A diverse variety of cardiovascular exercise methods is also covered. PHYED-249 Credits: 1 Weight Training and Aerobic Fitness 2 This course provides students with advanced strategies to improve their overall fitness. Included are demonstrations and activities involving warm-up procedures, stretching, resistance training, aerobic training and recovery. PHYED-255 Credits: 1 Body Toning and Resistance Training 1 Specific techniques of body toning, along with progressive resistance exercises, are the focus of this course. A series of rhythmic exercises are taught to enhance muscular specificity for developing body shaping and muscular endurance, and to improve physical appearance. PHYED-256 Credits: 1 Body Toning and Resistance Training 2 This course is designed to teach advanced strategies of body toning and progressive resistance training. Select exercises are presented to enhance muscular specificity for developing body shaping and muscular endurance to improve physical appearance, as well as prepare for the physical demands of everyday living. PHYED-266 Credits: 1 Earth-Friendly Fitness In this course, students explore and participate in practical green (Earth-friendly) physical activities that help to utilize human energy to reduce our carbon footprint from mechanical and industrial behaviors. Aid Basics. PHYED-248 Credits: 1

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