2014-2015 College Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2014-2015 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Media Technologies/Video Production Technology Concentration, A.A.S.


Degree: Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.)

Program description. The Media Technologies program encompasses related career-technical disciplines in four general concentrations: Communication Graphics Technology , Photography , Video Production Technology  and Web Technology . Students will earn a degree in a cross-disciplinary environment that reflects industry workflows and trends. The program employs instructors with years of practical experience and is guided by working professionals.

The Media Technologies program is designed to offer greater flexibility to students who can, working with an advisor, design a custom curriculum best suited to their needs and interests. The program offers certificates for those needing broader, deeper and/or upgraded training. To learn more about these options, see the Certificate Programs  section of this Catalog.

Video Production Technology concentration. The Video Production Technology concentration offers condensed but intensive hands-on experience with industry-standard equipment and processes. Students learn to work in a broadcast studio and on location. (They use commercially popular equipment and software.) They are offered basic and advanced training in scriptwriting, audio recording and mixing, electronic cinematography and lighting, producing, directing, budgeting and editing. Course content covers the three phases of digital video production.

Typical job opportunities: Videographer, editor, video illustrator and production assistant

Program goals. After successfully completing a Media Technologies program, the graduate will be equipped to do the following:

  1. Create media that communicate the desired message to the intended audience.
  2. Use a wide variety of industry-standard equipment, techniques, software, hardware and materials to produce the appropriate content.
  3. Demonstrate various styles in communications media that display a grasp of both design and communication principles and techniques.
  4. Demonstrate proficiency in the techniques and equipment that facilitate adaptation to constantly changing media.
  5. Understand and respect the rights and responsibilities of the artist, subject, client, user and employer, including intellectual property rights.
  6. Create a portfolio demonstrating design and communication skills, technical competence, and industry standards and practices.

Contact(s): Engineering and Media Technologies, (865) 694-6483; or program coordinator, (865) 694-6522

Courses and Course Sequence


This sequence can be followed by students who begin college-level work in the fall semester. Prerequisites may apply to specific courses; it is the student’s responsibility to determine if prerequisites have been met. An academic advisor is provided for each student. Prior to registering each semester, the student is expected to consult with his/her assigned advisor.

Semester III (Fall)


Semester IV (Spring)


Total Credit Hours Needed for Graduation: 60


 1MDT
Elective to be chosen from CGT 1030 , PHO 1000 , or WEB 1600 .

2HUM/FA / MATH/NS / SBS
See the General Education  section of this Catalog for electives.

3GEN ED
Elective to be chosen from one unduplicated course in the categories of Communication, Humanities/Fine Arts, Mathematics/Natural Sciences or Social/Behavioral Sciences in the General Education  section of this Catalog.

4MDT
Electives to be chosen, based on students’ career goals, from any CGT, MDT, PHO, VPT, or WEB course that is not a requirement of the Video Production curriculum. Electives must be approved by the student’s advisor or the program coordinator. Some courses may require prerequisites.