Degree: Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.)
Program description. The Media Technologies program encompasses related career-technical disciplines in six general concentrations: Animation , Audio Production Engineering , Design for Web and Print , Photography , Video Production Technology and Web Technology . Students have the opportunity to earn a degree in a cross-disciplinary environment that reflects trends in industry. The program employs instructors with years of practical experience and is guided by working professionals.
The Media Technologies program is designed to offer 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 Certificates 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. This concentration focuses on skills and knowledge needed in a broadcast studio and on location using commercially popular equipment and software. Basic and advanced training in scriptwriting, cinematography, lighting, producing, directing, budgeting and editing are covered. Course content covers all areas found in the three phases of production - pre-production, post-production, and distribution.
Typical job opportunities: Videographer, editor, scriptwriter, video illustrator, grip, and production assistant.
Program outcomes. Upon completion of a Media Technologies program, the graduate will have developed the skills, knowledge and abilities to accomplish the following:
- Create media that communicate the desired message to the intended audience.
- Demonstrate mastery of the fundamentals within the medium of concentration.
- Apply various styles in communications media that display a grasp of both design and communication principles and techniques.
- Demonstrate proficiency in the techniques, equipment, software, hardware and materials for the production of appropriate content within ever-evolving media.
- Demonstrate understanding of the rights and responsibilities of the artist, subject, client, user and employer, including intellectual property rights.
Contact(s): Engineering and Media Technologies, (865) 694-6483; or program coordinator, (865) 694-6522