Program Santa Barbara

The Bachelor of Arts Degree can be completed in as little as three years. This year-round professional photography program is comprised of six eight-week terms, during which a student usually takes one core photography class paired with one general education course. The Advertising major...

Nature cinematography brings the wilderness into our theatres and homes. The Nature Cinematography training course introduces techniques through the evaluation of natural history cinematography and provides extensive field trips to zoos, botanical gardens and regional wilderness...

The Bachelor of Arts Degree can be completed in as little as three years. This year-round professional photography program is comprised of six eight-week terms, during which a student usually takes one core photography class paired with one general education course.The Commercial...

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 Bachelor of Arts Degree can be completed in as little as three years. This year-round professional photography program is comprised of six eight-week terms, during which a student usually takes one core photography class paired with one general education course.The Photo Media...

Computers didn't just replace the typewriter; they replaced the pencil too. This graphic design course reveals the computer as a mechanical illustration tool. Students in graphic design courses have the opportunity to create logos, charts and electronic illustrations with vector-based...

The Bachelor of Arts Degree can be completed in as little as three years. This year-round professional photography program is comprised of six eight-week terms, during which a student usually takes one core photography class paired with one general education course.The Portraiture...

Today's successful visual communicator is required to develop and produce communication solutions in various media - all with their own digital file requirements. This class is designed to provide students with the skills and knowledge necessary to cohesively present an identity or...

In today’s marketplace, many corporate and educational positions require advanced degrees. The Master of Fine Arts in Photography Program at Brooks Institute is designed to expand the knowledge of students’ undergraduate learning experiences. This Master’s Photography program allows...

Electronic media allow for graphics to enter the third dimension. In this Digital Animation training course students study the process of creating shapes and objects in a 3D digital environment, with an emphasis on modeling set up for animation. Projects include the creation of wire...

The Professional Photography Program offers a zone system photography course to teach the techniques and applications of the Zone System. As seen in the work of Alfred Stieglitz, Paul Strand, Edward Weston, and Ansel Adams, the Zone System is a valid and practical method of mastering...

The graphic designer who doesn't know photography is missing the picture. This digitally based graphic design course concentrates on developing the photographic knowledge and skills necessary for the graphic designer. Attention will be given to the use of photography as a means to...

The Bachelor of Science Degree can be completed in as little as three years. This year-round Visual Journalism training program is comprised of six eight-week terms, during which a student usually takes one core class paired with one general education course....

The Picture Story course allows students an opportunity to work in depth on several projects during the session. The approach will be that of the classic photojournalism picture story which usually focuses on one individual and tells their story at length. Part of the emphasis...

How do you see the world? What stories do you need to tell? What pictures are worth a thousand words? In documentary projects students experience the adventure of a documentary assignment, much like one they would receive from a professional editor. Recent trips abroad have included...

One of the few courses of its kind in the world today, our underwater photography course allows students to spend most of their instructional time at sea in and around the Santa Barbara Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Here they can learn how to capture images that reveal a...

Look at a newspaper. What got your attention? The headlines? Or the photo? The work of photojournalists tells the story and sells the paper. This interactive, all-digital course is designed to prepare students for the working world of photojournalism. One of two courses designed to...

This comprehensive travel photography course covers the techniques and marketing of leisure travel photography for students who wish to make travel photography a major component of their professional career. Although not limited to California, the state itself provides students with a...

Streaming to a website or cable channel near you is the latest news. It is not told in still pictures, but a live feed from places like Kabul or Kiev. The Visual Journalism classes at Brooks are designed to take the photojournalist into the world of video journalism. Building...

Our food photography course is taught in the Institute's studios, complete with full kitchen. This class focuses on how to produce professional quality food photography. The professional photography program has designed this food photography course so that each student is in a studio...