EDUCATION

Polytechnics that offer ND/HND Photography with the O’Level and UTME Subject Combination

Undergraduate digital photography programs typically offer courses in digital imaging software, such as Adobe Photoshop, to help photographers get the most from their pictures. Digital photography students also might study location and studio lighting, commercial photography, and Web page development.

If you are considering a career in photography, then you should take this course. This course teaches you to produce high-quality, professional photographs using your own digital SLR camera. The course introduces students to digital SLR cameras, the basics of digital image files, and the processing of images in Adobe Photoshop.

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

The programme aims at producing photographers for the society, industries, organizations and commercial concerns. The diplomat should be able to:

-Assist effectively in running photographic practice;
-Analyze and solve simple problems related to photography;
– Maintain, select and operate both analog and digital tools and equipment used in the profession;
– Carry out photographic studio installation and maintenance;
– Apply management principles in organizing supervisory groups and in the arrangement of sequence of activities.
– Display basic entrepreneur skills.
– Apply adequate Information Technology (IT) skills.

MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Candidates for admission into the programme should have a minimum of:

(i) Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSSC) with at least pass in English Language and credit passes in five subjects in at most two sittings which must include, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and two other subjects from

– Fine art
-English language
-Agricultural science
– Further mathematics
– Economics
– Statistics
– Technical drawing,

(ii) GCE ´O’ Level or its equivalent (Teachers Grade II or West African School Certificate) with at least a pass in English Language and credit passes in five relevant subjects as specified in (i) above.

(iii) National Technical Certificate (NTC) with five credit passes in mathematics, integrated physical science, English Language and in the art and design trade areas.

(iv) Pass at NBTE recognized Pre-National Diploma entry requirement in English Language and five credits in the relevant subjects listed in (i) above.

Some of the polytechnics that offer ND/HND in photography include:

Auchi Polytechnic

Osun State College of Technology is a tertiary learning institution in Esa-Oke

Where do photography graduates work?

Students or graduates in this discipline can work as a photographer, Photojournalist, independent photographer, Media aides, photo laboratory studio etc.

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