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 (attending full-time) | Financial aid eligible | Currently accepting students? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Associate Degree: Video Production and Emerging Media | 2 years |
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Course listing for the 2026-2027 catalog year.
| First Term | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| MM?112 | Digital Media Foundations | 2 |
| MM?114 or MM?118 |
Visual Storytelling or Previsualization for Digital Media |
3 |
| MM?116 or MM?120 |
DIY Video or Multimedia Design |
2 |
| MM?235 | Video Editing | 4 |
| ART?140A | Introduction to Digital Photography * | 4 |
| Second Term | ||
| MM?129 | Sound Production | 3 |
| 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?239 | Advanced Video Editing | 4 |
| ENG?195 or ENG?196 or ENG?197 |
Film Studies: Film as Art * or Film Studies: Directors or Film Studies: Contemporary Themes and Genres |
4 |
| BA?150 or BA?223 or BA?235 or BA?250 |
Intro to Entrepreneurship or Principles of Marketing or Social Media Marketing or Small Business Design |
4 |
| Fourth Term | ||
| MM?237 | Motion Graphics and Compositing | 4 |
| MM?261 or MM?247 or MM?205 |
Narrative Production or Field Sound for Video or Acting for Recording II |
4 |
| MM?263 | Cinematography/Lighting | 4 |
| MM?279 or MM?236 |
Accessibility in Digital 沙巴体育官网ment or Digital Media Distribution |
3 |
| Fifth Term | ||
| MM?125 or MM?160 |
Video Industry Survey or Marketing Yourself as a Multimedia Professional |
1 |
| MM?258 or MM?215 |
Motion Graphics and Compositing II or Introduction to Stop Motion Animation |
4 |
| MM?262 or MM?222 |
Documentary Production or Client Video & Producing |
4 |
| General Education | 3 | |
| Sixth Term | ||
| MM?246 or MM?123 |
Post-Production Sound for Video or Podcasting |
3 |
| MM?275 or MM?224 or MM?228 |
Music Video Production or Drone Videography or 360/VR Filmmaking |
4 |
| MM?267 or MM?269 |
Visual Effects Production or Production Design and Art Direction |
4 |
| MM?284 | Portfolio 沙巴体育官网ment | 3 |
| Seventh Term | ||
| MM?266 | Post-Production: Color Correction | 4 |
| MM?268 or MM?264 or MM?280 |
Producing and Directing Independent Film or Live Multi-camera Production or Cooperative Work Experience in Multimedia |
4 |
| General Education | 3 | |
| ? | Total Credits | 96 |
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Could be used as General Education
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