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Courses with Costa Ricans at Veritas University - Winter 3 2009
History of Photography I

48
Language Level: High Advanced
Placement Exam Required
History of Photography I [PHOT 404]
Language of Instruction: Spanish
Course taken with: Primarily Local Students
Veritas University (San José, Costa Rica)
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Course Description

Hours & Credits

48

Hours of Instruction

3

Semester Credit Units

4

Quarter Credit Units

Prerequisites and Language Level

Note: A placement exam will be required when you arrive on site.

High Advanced
This course is designed for students who have completed or tested out of a minimum of five semesters (or seven quarters) of college-level Spanish. However, students must take a placement exam to determine the course level into which they will be able to enroll.

Overview

This course introduces the history and evolution of photography from its origin (1839)
until 1920. Through the knowledge and evaluative analysis of works and
representative authors of this chronological segment this course will bring about the
reflection on the development of the technical particularities of photography and its
significance from the documental and cultural point of view.


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