PROGRAM OF STUDY
Television/Video Communications Degree and Certificate Television/Video Communications Degree A.A. Degree
The television/video communications program provides training in all major facets of television production with special emphasis on studio and field production, editing, broadcast journalism, scriptwriting, and computer graphics and animation. Completion of the associate degree prepares students to move into a four-year program leading to a baccalaureate degree. Please consult a SAC Counselor for information about course requirements for particular four-year institutions. The associate degree also trains students to assume entry level positions in broadcasting, cable TV, corporate video, and advertising.
The AA degree and certificate options for RSCCD TV/Video Communications department use the following courses as the COMMON, REQUIRED CORE FOR ALL:
Course TELV 100 Introduction to Electronic Media: TV, Radio, Film, and the Internet 3 TELV 110 Introduction to Television Production 3 TELV 112 Introduction to Video Editing & Postproduction 3 TELV 130 Principles of Broadcast News 3
Major requirements for the associate in arts degree
*CORE COURSES* Units TELV 115A Single-Camera Production & Editing 3 TELV 120 Beginning Writing for TV, Film, the Internet and Corporate Video 3 TELV 150 Producing and Directing for Television 3 TELV 161 Fundamentals of Audio for TV & Film 1.5 TELV 230A Broadcast News Production 4 TELV 260 Lighting Systems and Techniques for TV/Video 1.5
Plus 6 units from the elective list below Units ART 196A 3D Modeling Fundamentals 5 ART 197A 3D Animation Fundamentals 5 CMSD 130 Principles of Broadcast News 3 CMSD 131 CMSD 230A Broadcast News Production 4 CMSD 230B Broadcast News Production 4 CMSD 230C Broadcast News Production 4 CMSD 230D Broadcast News Production 4 CMST 151 Voice and Diction for Effective Communication 3 TELV 009 Television/Video Communications Laboratory 0.5 TELV 010 Television/Video Communications Advanced Laboratory 0.5 TELV 101 TV and Society: A Visual History 3 TELV 103 History of Film to 1945 3 TELV 104 History of Film from 1945 to Present 3 TELV 105 Mass Media and Society 3 or TELV 105H Honors Mass Media and Society 3 TELV 114 Advanced Video Postproduction 3 TELV 115B Advanced Single-Camera Production and Editing 3 TELV 121 Intermediate Writing for TV, Film, the Internet and Corporate Video 3 TELV 131 Beginning Broadcast News Workshop 2 TELV 141 On-Camera Appearance 3 TELV 142 Acting for Television and Film 3 TELV 165 DVD Authoring 3 TELV 181 3D Modeling 5 TELV 185 3D Animation 5 TELV 187 Electronic Graphics for Television, Advanced Techniques 2 TELV 190 Introduction to ProTools 1.5 TELV 215, TELV 230A Broadcast News Production 4 TELV 230B Broadcast News Production 4 TELV 230C Broadcast News Production 4 TELV 230D Broadcast News Production 4 TELV 268 Digital Media Practicum 3 TELV 298 TV/Video Communications Practicum/Internship 3 THEA 110 Acting Fundamentals 3 THEA 113 Acting for Television and Film 3 THEA 115 On-Camera Appearance 3 THEA 131 Stagecraft 3 THEA 146 Television Commercial Acting Workshop 1
Total Units 30 PID 172
PROGRAM OF STUDY
Program Title: Television/Video Communications Degree and Certificate Television/Video Communications Degree Program Code: sac.tv.aa Proposal Types: New Program Justification for Proposal: None Curriculum and Instruction Council Approval Date: