Brooks Institute of Photography

Brooks Institute is a creative and supportive community where individuals passionate about a future in the visual and media arts can immerse themselves in the development of their personal talent through unmatched experiential learning, providing the skills and confidence necessary for them to make an immediate and meaningful contribution to the creative workplace.

At Brooks Institute you receive the education you deserve with these three key traits:

Passion

At Brooks Institute you can "feel" the energy generated by students and staff who are passionate about they do. Students share the same passions, dreams and goals. This common ground gives them a sense of community–-they feel like they belong here.

Vision

Brooks is an education center for creativity, innovation and thought leadership. From day "one" students are immersed in an experiential learning environment where the focus is on learning-by-doing. Alongside insightful, seasoned professionals, students develop the skills, the knowledge and ultimately the vision to transform their passion into a viable career.

Excellence

The goal of the Brooks experience is to give each student the skills and confidence necessary for them to succeed in the workplace. Throughout its 62-year history, a significant number of Brooks graduates and faculty have risen to positions of prominence in their chosen professions, elevating the school's reputation to that of a leader in higher education.

Bachelor of Arts

Brooks Institute's curriculum is focused on offering Bachelor of Arts degrees in professional photography, visual journalism, visual communication, also known as graphic design, and film and video production.

Undergraduate courses are offered in 8-week sessions with 6 starts per calendar year, offering students flexible enrollment options and the opportunity to earn their degree in as few as 3 years. Once enrolled, Brooks' students will spend nearly 70 percent of their education in their chosen field of study and will use only industry current labs, studios and equipment. Additionally, most their instructors also will be working professionals.

Film and Video Production

This program prepares students for media careers that involve motion picture development, production and post-production, such as camera operator, associate producer or production assistant. Students have access to industry current equipment, such as cameras, lighting, computers and more and will film on former Hollywood sound stages.

Some of the course work this program requires includes:

• Music Video Production
• Digital Animation
• Advanced Cinematography
• Directing and Screenwriting

Graphic Design

You are bombarded with images. Graphic design is everywhere. . .from the graphics on your favorite cereal box to the designs on your snowboard, or the logo on your favorite pair of sneakers. It is a major part of this website, your textbooks, newspapers and the brochures you receive in the mail. Today, graphic design consists of traditional careers in graphic design and the newer career paths in the areas often referred to as new media. Bringing together images and text to move, to sell, to identify, to empower, graphic design is as old as cave paintings and as new as tomorrow.

Courses in the program include the following:

• Typography
• Publication Design
• Introduction to Digital Animation
• Web Site Development

Professional Photography

The shared lower-division training focuses on basic and intermediate photographic skill mastery, and specialized training within one of six concentration tracks in the upper division. Students can customize their education to fit their interests with majors such as:

• Commercial
• Advertising
• Industrial/scientific
• Portraiture
• Digital imaging
• Digital media photography

And specialty courses including:

• Underwater
• Travel
• Celebrity
• Nature
• Architectural Photography

Visual Journalism

This program trains students to be non-fiction storytellers using digital cameras, digital video and computer software. Unlike conventional photo journalism programs, the Brooks visual journalism program prepares students to share photos and images beyond newspaper and print mediums to include television, internet, film and even cell phone related devices offering students a competitive career advantage.

Some of the required course work includes:

• Documentary Photography
• Video Production
• Location Lighting
• Multimedia

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