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 2025-2026 catalog year.
| First Term | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| ²Ñ²ÑÌý112 | Digital Media Foundations | 2 |
| ²Ñ²ÑÌý114 or ²Ñ²ÑÌý118 |
Visual Storytelling or Previsualization for Digital Media |
3 |
| ²Ñ²ÑÌý116 or ²Ñ²ÑÌý120 |
DIY Video or Multimedia Design |
2 |
| ²Ñ²ÑÌý235 | Video Editing | 4 |
| ´¡¸é°ÕÌý140´¡ | Introduction to Digital Photography * | 4 |
| Second Term | ||
| ²Ñ²ÑÌý125 or ²Ñ²ÑÌý160 |
Video Industry Survey or Marketing Yourself as a Multimedia Professional |
1 |
| ²Ñ²ÑÌý129 | Sound Production | 3 |
| ²Ñ²ÑÌý230 | Graphics for Multimedia | 4 |
| ²Ñ²ÑÌý259 | Screenwriting/Preproduction | 4 |
| ²Ñ²ÑÌý260 | Video Foundations | 3 |
| Third Term | ||
| ²Ñ²ÑÌý134 or ²Ñ²ÑÌý145 or ²Ñ²ÑÌý146 |
Directing for Narrative or Acting for Recording or Directing Actors for Recording |
3 |
| ²Ñ²ÑÌý236 | Digital Media Distribution | 3 |
| ²Ñ²ÑÌý239 | Advanced Video Editing | 4 |
| ²Ñ±«°äÌý218 or ²Ñ²ÑÌý279 |
Digital Arts & Equity or Accessibility in Digital Development |
4 |
| Fourth Term | ||
| ²Ñ²ÑÌý237 | Motion Graphics and Compositing | 4 |
| ²Ñ²ÑÌý261 or ²Ñ²ÑÌý269 or ²Ñ²ÑÌý247 |
Narrative Production or Production Design and Art Direction or Field Sound for Video |
4 |
| ²Ñ²ÑÌý263 | Cinematography/Lighting | 4 |
| ·¡±·³ÒÌý195 or ·¡±·³ÒÌý196 or ·¡±·³ÒÌý197 |
Film Studies: Film as Art * or Film Studies: Directors or Film Studies: Contemporary Themes and Genres |
4 |
| Fifth Term | ||
| ²Ñ²ÑÌý246 | Post-Production Sound for Video | 3 |
| ²Ñ²ÑÌý258 or ²Ñ²ÑÌý215 |
Motion Graphics and Compositing II or Introduction to Stop Motion Animation |
4 |
| ²Ñ²ÑÌý262 or ²Ñ²ÑÌý222 |
Documentary Production or Client Video & Producing |
4 |
| General Education | 3 | |
| Sixth Term | ||
| ²Ñ²ÑÌý224 or ²Ñ²ÑÌý228 or ²Ñ²ÑÌý123 |
Drone Videography or 360/VR Filmmaking or Podcasting |
3 |
| ²Ñ²ÑÌý275 or ²Ñ²ÑÌý267 |
Music Video Production or Visual Effects Production |
4 |
| ²Ñ²ÑÌý284 | Portfolio Development | 3 |
| General Education | 3 | |
| Seventh Term | ||
| ²Ñ²ÑÌý266 | Post-Production: Color Correction | 4 |
| ²Ñ²ÑÌý268 or ²Ñ²ÑÌý264 |
Producing and Directing Independent Film or Live Multi-camera Production |
4 |
| Ìý | Total Credits | 95 |
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Could be used as General Education
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