This degree or certificate is designed to help students gain the breadth of knowledge, appreciation and understanding of cinematic language that is necessary for documentary film production and to seek employment in the field. These film and TV courses are designed to help students learn the aesthetics, craft and techniques of the documentary film language as they tell meaningful stories through the documentary medium. Program Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this program, the student will demonstrate an understanding of documentary film aesthetics and documentary film language as it applied in a documentary film; demonstrate an effective ability to work as a member of a documentary team to achieve the challenges of technical and conceptual goals of a documentary project from origination to the completion of the high quality final deliverable documentary media productions. Students must complete all the required courses for a minimum of 20 units.

Students interested in pursuing a Bachelor's degree, should meet with an academic and/or transfer counselor to discuss transfer requirements.