Film, Television, and Electronic Media
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Program Description
The Certificate of Achievement in Film, Television, and Electronic Media prepares learners to transfer to San Francisco State University and San Jose State University and for professional careers in a variety of media-related fields. The program offers 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.
Learn more about the program on the Media Studies website.
Associate Degree for Transfer
This program also offers an Associate Degree for Transfer. Learn more and review the degree requirements on the Film, Television, and Electronic Media AS-T listing.
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.
Award Type(s)
- CA = Certificate of Achievement
Units Required
- Certificate(s): 29
Certificate Requirements
Certificate of Achievement in Film, Television, and Electronic Media
- Units: 29
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| COMM 5 | MASS COMMUNICATION | 5 |
| MDIA 1 | INTRODUCTION TO FILM STUDIES | 4 |
| or MDIA 1H | HONORS INTRODUCTION TO FILM STUDIES | |
| MDIA 2A | HISTORY OF FILM 1895-1945 | 4 |
| or MDIA 2B | HISTORY OF FILM 1945-CURRENT | |
| MDIA 20 | FUNDAMENTALS OF MEDIA PRODUCTION | 4 |
| MTEC 57A | SOUND DESIGN FOR FILM & VIDEO | 4 |
| And select eight units from the following: | 8 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO FILM & MEDIA CRITICISM | ||
| AMERICAN CINEMA | ||
| 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 | ||
| SCREENWRITING FOR NARRATIVE MEDIA | ||
| Total Units | 29 | |