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 Development 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 Development | 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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