Film, Television, and Electronic Media, AS-T
Program Description
The Associate in Science in Film, Television, and Electronic Media for Transfer degree emphasizes Media Studies, and will prepare students to transfer to a four-year university and for professional careers in a variety of media-related fields. The degree will offer a strong foundation in the language, history, culture, and aesthetics of media. The program objectives fall into two large categories:
- developing the understandings and skills necessary for a career in media;
- developing the critical thinking skills necessary to interpret and analyze the values, assumptions, and constituent cultural/sociological phenomena housed within—and underneath—its ubiquitous presence.
Students who complete the Associate in Science in Film, Television, and Electronic Media for Transfer degree will be ensured preferential transfer status to CSUs for Radio-Television-Film, Television-Film, Television, Video, Film, and Electronic Arts majors. The degree requirements will fulfill the lower division major requirements at many CSUs. Students are advised, however, to meet with a counselor to assess the course requirements for specific local CSUs and to validate which CSUs are considered local.
Learn more about the program on the Media Studies website.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Students will demonstrate the ability to analyze, synthesize, and critique media languages and aesthetics.
- Students will demonstrate the ability to interpret, evaluate, and analyze the wide variety of contexts and ideologies embedded within different media forms.
- Students will demonstrate a working knowledge of media history and technological innovation, including its effects upon the development of media as business and art form.
- Students will demonstrate the ability to analyze media's role in the shaping of cultural values and perceptions.
Units Required
- Major: 29
Associate Degree Requirements
Associate in Science in Film, Television, and Electronic Media for Transfer requires completion of a minimum of 90 units to include:
- CSU General Education Breadth Requirements or the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC)1 (45-58 units) (full certification is required)
- Core and support courses (29 units, of which 17 units may satisfy the GE requirement)
- Transferable electives necessary to meet the 90-unit minimum requirement
- 1
Important Note: Although it is possible to fulfill the requirements for the Associate Degree for Transfer by completing the IGETC for UC pattern, admission to CSU requires completion of an Oral Communication course (IGETC Area 1C; CSU GE Area A-1); therefore, students who plan to transfer to CSU should complete this course as part of their GE or elective units.
Note: All courses pertaining to the major must be completed with a grade of "C" (or "P") or better. In addition, the student must obtain a minimum GPA of 2.0.
Core and Support Courses
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| COMM 5 | MASS COMMUNICATION | 5 |
| MDIA 1 | INTRODUCTION TO FILM STUDIES | 4 |
| or MDIA 1H | HONORS INTRODUCTION TO FILM STUDIES | |
| MDIA 52 | SCREENWRITING FOR NARRATIVE MEDIA | 4 |
| Support Courses | ||
| List A | ||
| Complete one course from each area of List A: | 8 | |
| Area 1: Audio | ||
| SOUND DESIGN FOR FILM & VIDEO | ||
or MTEC 57A | SOUND DESIGN FOR FILM & VIDEO | |
| Area 2: Video or Film Production | ||
| FUNDAMENTALS OF MEDIA PRODUCTION | ||
| List B | ||
| And complete one course from List B: | 4 | |
Any course not used in List A, or any of the following: | ||
| HISTORY OF FILM 1895-1945 | ||
| HISTORY OF FILM 1945-CURRENT | ||
| List C | ||
| And complete one course from List C: | 4 | |
Any course not used in List A or List B, or any of the following: | ||
| LITERATURE INTO FILM | ||
| WORLD MYTHS IN LITERATURE ARTS & FILM | ||
or HUMN 3H | HONORS WORLD MYTHS IN LITERATURE ARTS & FILM | |
| CURRENT TRENDS IN FILM, TV & THE INTERNET | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO FILM & MEDIA CRITICISM | ||
| AMERICAN CINEMA | ||
| RACE & GENDER IN AMERICAN MEDIA | ||
| WOMEN IN FILM | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO POPULAR CULTURE | ||
or MDIA 11H | HONORS INTRODUCTION TO POPULAR CULTURE | |
or HUMN 11 | INTRODUCTION TO POPULAR CULTURE | |
or HUMN 11H | HONORS INTRODUCTION TO POPULAR CULTURE | |
| POPULAR CULTURE & UNITED STATES HISTORY | ||
or MDIA 12H | HONORS POPULAR CULTURE & UNITED STATES HISTORY | |
or HUMN 12 | POPULAR CULTURE & UNITED STATES HISTORY | |
or HUMN 12H | HONORS POPULAR CULTURE & UNITED STATES HISTORY | |
| VIDEO GAMES & POPULAR CULTURE | ||
or HUMN 13 | VIDEO GAMES & POPULAR CULTURE | |
| DIGITAL VIDEO EDITING I | ||
| DIGITAL VIDEO EDITING II | ||
| Total Units | 29 | |