Visual Arts - Media Arts

Program Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this program, students will demonstrate an effective ability to work as a member of a team to achieve the challenges of technical and conceptual goals of the project from origination to the completion of the high quality final deliverable media productions; demonstrate mastery of conceptual editing techniques to support storytelling and solving story problems through the use of editing dialogue, sound design, music, and sound effects to complete the creation of the master for final deliverables; and demonstrate an understanding of composition, film language and lighting techniques to support the creative vision of the director.

All courses used to satisfy the major for the Associate in Arts degree must be completed with a grade of "C" or better.

Associate in Arts Program Map

PREREQUISITE COURSES REQUIRED COURSES FOR MAJOR UNITS
 

OPTION 7 - MEDIA ARTS


ENGL 112
or
JOURN 102
or
MEDIA 120

Screenwriting

Reporting the News

Writing for Media

3
or
3
or
3
  MCOMM 101 Introduction to Mass Communications 3
  MEDIA 101 Introduction to TV Studio Production
3
  MEDIA 107 Introduction to Audio Production 3



MEDIA 103 or equivalent

MEDIA 110
&
MEDIA 112

Aesthetics of Cinema

Motion Picture Editing

3
&
3
MEDIA 112 or equivalent MEDIA 290 Independent Media Production 2
  MINIMUM UNITS REQUIRED 20

NOTE: ADDITIONAL COURSEWORK MIGHT BE REQUIRED IF PREREQUISITES ARE NOT MET.  SEE A COUNSELOR TO PREPARE A STUDENT EDUCATIONAL PLAN.
 
August 2018 GCC Catalog 2018-2019

Important Notice: In the event of a discrepancy between the information presented above and the online and/or print versions of the GCC Catalog, please contact a counselor or the office of Admissions and Records. For previous years requirements please see the catalog from that year.