Video Production and Emerging Media, associate degree
The AAS in Video Production and Emerging Media prepares students to craft compelling stories using established and emerging video technologies. In a hands-on, project-based environment, participants learn skills for employment and leadership. Video Production and Emerging Media seeks to advance equity and inclusion by broadening access to media technologies and, in collaboration with students and communities, developing more inclusive methods of storytelling. Through an intersectional and multidisciplinary lens, teachers and students prototype the media, culture, and economy of the future.
Award information
| Award | Length | Financial aid eligible | Currently accepting students? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Associate Degree: Video Production and Emerging Media | 2 years |
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Course listing for the 2024-2025 catalog year.
| First Term | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| ART 140A | Introduction to Digital Photography * | 4 |
| MM 112 | Digital Media Foundations | 2 |
| MM 114 | Visual Storytelling | 3 |
| MM 116 | DIY Video | 2 |
| MM 235 | Video Editing | 4 |
| Second Term | ||
| MM 125 | Video Industry Survey | 1 |
| MM 129 | Sound Production | 4 |
| MM 230 | Graphics for Multimedia | 4 |
| MM 259 | Screenwriting/Preproduction | 4 |
| MM 260 | Video Foundations | 3 |
| Third Term | ||
| MM 134 or MM 145 or MM 146 |
Directing for Narrative or Acting for Recording or Directing Actors for Recording |
3 |
| MM 236 | Digital Media Distribution | 3 |
| MM 239 | Advanced Video Editing | 4 |
| MUC 218 or MM 279 |
Digital Arts & Equity or Accessibility in Digital Development |
4 |
| Fourth Term | ||
| MM 237 | Video Compositing and Effects | 4 |
| MM 261 or MM 269 or MM 126 |
Narrative Production or Production Design and Art Direction or Sound for Picture |
4 |
| MM 263 | Cinematography/Lighting | 4 |
| General Education | ||
| Fifth Term | ||
| MM 228 or MM 215 |
360/VR Filmmaking or Introduction to Stop Motion Animation |
4 |
| MM 258 or MM 266 |
Advanced Video Compositing or Post-Production: Color Correction |
4 |
| MM 262 or MM 222 |
Documentary Production or Client Video & Producing |
4 |
| General Education | ||
| Sixth Term | ||
| MM 271 or MM 224 or MM 123 |
Interactive Storytelling or Drone Videography or Podcasting |
4 |
| MM 275 or MM 267 |
Music Video Production or Visual Effects Production |
4 |
| MM 284 | Portfolio Development | 3 |
| General Education | ||
| Total Credits | 90 | |
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Could be used as General Education
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