Biomedical Photographic Communications - Rochester Institute of Technology

Biomedical Photographic Communications from Rochester Institute of Technology is a Campus Bachelor Communication Technologies degree that prepares you for a Communications career. Program Overview RIT has the only program in the nation that grants a bachelor of science degree in biomedical photographic communications, an exciting area of visual communication that combines photography, visual communications, and science. The program prepares students for photographic and imaging careers in various institutions such as forensic labs, pharmaceutical companies, and military bases, or in ophthalmic photography, the only form of diagnostic photography. Because of the unique blend of courses, recent graduates have been very successful finding positions not only in biomedical imaging but also in the electronic imaging field as technical service representatives, multimedia producers, and Web publishers. During the first two years of the program, students receive a solid foundation in digital photography and desktop and Web publishing. Included in these classes are topics such as close-up and high-magnification photography, studio lighting, ethics, ophthalmic photography, and imaging technologies. Students also take biology, liberal arts, and general education courses. In the third and fourth years the curriculum becomes more flexible, allowing students to choose elective courses and build a photographic concentration from a wide variety of courses taught in the College of Imaging Arts and Sciences, the College of Science, and the B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences. This flexibility, coupled with the personal attention of faculty advisers, allows students to focus on their career and educational goals. It is not uncommon for graduates to continue their studies in graduate school programs in imaging, medicine, or information technology. Careers Since 1968, various visual communication companies have actively recruited most of the program?s nearly 600 graduates. Many of our graduates have become directors and leaders in their respective institutions and companies. Today, the biomedical photographic communications program boasts a placement rate of well over 85 percent. View more details on Rochester Institute of Technology . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Communication Technologies courses.