Imaging and Photographic Technology at RIT Program Outline

Imaging & Photographic Technology, BS degree, typical course sequence applicable from Summer 1994 (inclusive) onwards with rolling updates in upper years for students enrolled in or after that date.

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First Year                                           Quarter Credit Hours

Photographic Technology I
  Photography I                          2076-201, 202, 203    12
  Materials & Processes of Photography   2076-211, 212, 213 	9
Intro. to Programming #1                 0602-208               4
Programming with Classes #2              0602-210               4
System Design/Graphic Presentations      2076-401               3
Introductory Calculus                    1016-214, 215 *        6
Liberal Arts (Core)                                            12
Physical Education                                              0

                                                                  50
Second Year

Photographic Technology II
  Photographic Sensitometry              2076-301               4
  Technical Photographic Chemistry       2076-302               4
  Photographic Optics                    2076-303               4
Color Photographic Systems
  Color Printing Theory                  2076-312               4
  Color Measurement                      2076-313               4
College Physics                          1017-211, 212, 213 ¤   9
College Physics Lab                      1017-271, 272, 273     3
Liberal Arts (Core)                                            16
Physical Education #                                            0
                                                                   48
Cooperative Education (Summer) #         Co-op

Third Year

Concentration Electives ¦                                      12
Photographic Technology III
  Color Photo/Design                     2076-311               4
  Nature Photography  OR                 2076-471
  Architectural Photography (5 credits)  2067-XXX               4
  Intro. to Digital Image Processing     2076-491               4
  Electronic Sensitometry                2076-492               4
Intro. to Portable Video  OR             2065-243               
Intro to Multimedia                      3001-201               4
Technical Writing                        0502-444               4
Liberal Arts                                                   12
                                                                   48
Cooperative Education (Summer) #	 Co-op

Fourth Year

Concentration Electives ¦                                      12
Photographic Technology IV
  High-Speed/Time-Lapse                  2076-511               3
  Introduction to Research               2076-501               3
  Survey of Nonconventional Imaging      2076-503               3
  Departmental Elective                  2076-                  3-4
Organizational Behavior or Stat Elective xxxx-xxx               4
Business or Statistics Elective          xxxx-xxx               4
Liberal Arts (Concentration/Elective)                          12
Liberal Arts (Senior Seminar)                                   2
                                                                   46

Total Quarter Credit Hours                                    192 minimum

   See Course Catalog for liberal arts requirements.
   Freshman students who feel qualified may register for an additional Liberal
   Arts course in the first quarter in order to allow room in the Second year
   to select an elective of their choice or to take a reduced load.
*  Can substitute Engineering Calculus I and II or Calc. for Technologists I
   and II. (This may result in credit overload for which student is financially
   responsible).
   NOTE: In the case of transfer, students who complete a one semester long
   Introduction to Calculus or Engineering Calculus course will have met the 6
   credit hour minimum calculus requirement of the IPT program.
>> Students must take 8 quarter credits of C++ or Visual Basic programming. 
   Department recommends that students take C++ courses 0602-208 and 0602-210 
   but students may:
#1 substitute Intro to Visual Basic I 0602-215 for Intro to Programming. 
#2 substitute Intro to Visual Basic I 0602-216 OR II 0602-216 OR Programming
   with Visual Basic 0602-317 for Programming with Classes. 
#  See Course Catalog for policy on physical education.
¤  Students may substitute University Physics for College Physics. Consult
   adviser. Once a student completes College Physics they may not take and 
   apply University Physics to their BS credit hour requirements.
#  Co-op experiences may be scheduled during the school year as well, but
   this may disrupt normal course schedule.
¦  Concentration course credits may vary from 3 to 5, but should total
   approximately 24. A minimum of 192 quarter credit hours are required
   for the BS degree. _Any_ deficiency must be made up with elective
   credits. 
   Concentration electives (third and fourth years): Students may
   pursue one of the following areas of concentration: photographic
   instrumentation, multimedia, business, graphic arts, photo systems
   management, digital and electronic imaging, still photography and color
   printing, science and engineering, desktop publishing, etc. Other
   concentration areas may be designed independently by the individual student 
   or in consultation with an adviser. 
   Concentration lists are provided by advisers and are intended as planning 
   guides. At least three courses from any one concentration are suggested to 
   constitute a major concentration area. NOTE: Some courses are offered more 
   than once during the school year.