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ASSOCIATE IN ARTS FOR TRANSFER (AA-T)

The Associate in Science for Transfer Degree in Film, Television & Electronic Media is designed to build students’ performance skills in the areas of the film, television and digital media industries –including production and operations; to enrich students’ aesthetic and intellectual proficiency in film, TV & the digital media landscape; and to provide pre-professional training. The program also offers training in traditional motion picture production, film cinematography and television/audio production as well as contemporary courses in documentary production, motion graphics, commercial/PSA production, and digital media content. This degree provides seamless transfer to the CSU system.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

• Create effective communication using written, oral and audio/visual methods in a media context.
• Integrate critical thinking into a media context.
• Integrate standards of professional conduct in a media context.
• Develop both technological and digital proficiency in a media context.

Program Requirements

Course List

Code Number	Course Title	Units
Required Core
JAMS 100	Mass Communications and Society	3.0
FILM 241	Screenwriting	3.0
or ENGL 241	Screenwriting
List A
Area 1: Audio Production
JAMS 152	Introduction to Broadcasting	3.0
or JAMS 125	Broadcast News Production and Editing
Area 2: Video or Film Production
FILM 101	Motion Picture Production	3.0
or FILM 102	Television Production
List B
FILM 104	Motion Picture and Digital Cinematography	3.0
List C
FILM 256	Documentary Film and Reality Television Production	3.0
or ART 198	Motion Graphics and Post-Production Effects
Total Units		18

ASSOCIATE IN ARTS FOR TRANSFER DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

• Completion of 60 semester units or 90 quarter units of degree-applicable courses,
• Minimum overall grade point average of 2.0,
• Minimum grade of “C” (or “P”) for each course in the major, and
• Completion of IGETC and/or CSU GE-Breadth.