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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 125 or MM 160 |
Video Industry Survey or Marketing Yourself as a Multimedia Professional |
1 |
| 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 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 | Motion Graphics and Compositing | 4 |
| MM 261 or MM 269 or MM 247 |
Narrative Production or Production Design and Art Direction or Field Sound for Video |
4 |
| MM 263 | Cinematography/Lighting | 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 |
| Fifth Term | ||
| MM 246 | Post-Production Sound for Video | 3 |
| 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 224 or MM 228 or MM 123 |
Drone Videography or 360/VR Filmmaking or Podcasting |
3 |
| MM 275 or MM 267 |
Music Video Production or Visual Effects Production |
4 |
| MM 284 | Portfolio Development | 3 |
| General Education | 3 | |
| Seventh Term | ||
| MM 266 | Post-Production: Color Correction | 4 |
| MM 268 or MM 264 |
Producing and Directing Independent Film or Live Multi-camera Production |
4 |
| Total Credits | 95 | |
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Could be used as General Education
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