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 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

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 I (Fall)

Semester II (Spring)

HUM/FA¹ - Humanities/Fine Arts Elective 3 Credit(s)
VPT 1211 - Video Editing
VPT 1400 - Scriptwriting for Mass Media
VPT 1500 - Campus Broadcast II: Producing & Directing for TV
VPT 1875 - Introduction to Media Management

Semester III (Fall)

MATH/NS¹ - Mathematics/Natural Sciences Elective 3-5 Credit(s)
VPT² - Video Production Technology Elective 3 Credit(s)
VPT 2022 - Guerrilla Filmmaking
VPT 2750 - Production Management & Career Development
VPT 2960 - Remote Field Production

Semester IV (Spring)

GEN ED³ - General Education Elective 3-5 Credit(s)
MDT⁴ - Media Technology Elective 3 Credit(s)
MDT 2998 - Media Technologies Internship
SBS¹ - Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective 3 Credit(s)
VPT 2770 - Capstone Project

Total Credit Hours Needed for Graduation: 60-61

¹HUM/FA / MATH/NS / SBS
See the General Education section of this Catalog for electives.

²VPT
Video Production Technology elective to be chosen, based on students’ career goals, from any VPT course that is not a requirement of the Video Production Technology concentration. Some courses may require prerequisites.

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. Courses from the list of History electives will not meet the requirement for this degree.

⁴MDT
Electives to be chosen, based on students’ career goals, from any ANIM, APE, DWP, 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.