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PSYCH 3470 Psychology of Visual Communications (SBA-AS)

Spring. 3 credits. Limited to 15 students. Prerequisites: PSYCH 1101 and permission of instructor. J. B. Maas.

Exploration of theories of education, communication, perception, attitude, and behavior change as they relate to the effectiveness of visually based communication systems. Emphasis is on the use of photography and computer graphics to deliver educational messages. A digital camera with manual control of f-stops and shutter speed is mandatory.