Social Media Studio Production Certificate of Achievement

Program Description

The Social Media Studio Production Certification will help students shape the conversation around brand, utilizing basic video studio production skills. Students in this program will learn the fundamentals of videos production. These fundamentals are essential in social media video production.  

The pathway below represents an efficient and effective course taking sequence for this program.  Individual circumstances might require some changes to this pathway.  It is always recommended that you meet with an academic counselor to develop a personalized educational plan.

Division

Arts & Humanities

Department

Film, Television, and Media

Career and Academic Pathway (CAP)

Arts, Communication, Design

Program Learning Outcomes

  1. Have an online portfolio of work to demonstrate entry-level skills.

  2. Write a resume for entry level employment in media, television, or film development.

  3. Produce short video content that meets the standards of broadcast and social media outlets.

  4. Produce a package of video content for at least one project.

  5. Qualify for entry-level work in public relations and internal communications where video is required.

Program Map

GE General Education
O Available Online
Program Requirement
P Program Prerequisites

1st Semester

12 units
FTVM 101
Introduction to Electronic Media

This course introduces the history, structure, function, economics, content, and evolution of cinema, broadcast, and emerging media, including traditional and mature formats. The social, political, regulatory, ethical, and occupational impact of electronic media are also studied.

Course Details:

  1. Departmental Advisory: ENGL 101
  2. Departmental Advisory: ENGL 101H
FTVM 114
Editing I
This course focuses on the fundamental techniques, skills, and theories of editing as well as the technical requirements for assembling a digital video project. Through a series of hands-on projects, students will put traditional theories of picture and sound editing into practice. The course will also cover the history of nonlinear editing and provide an overview of the post-production process.

Course Details:

  1. Departmental Advisory: ENGL 101
  2. Departmental Advisory: ENGL 101H
FTVM 120
Introduction to Screen, Media, and Broadcast Writing

This course is designed to teach the student the basic tools of scriptwriting for film, television, broadcast, and new media, focusing on the aesthetic and commercial demands of each.

Course Details:

FTVM 130
Film and TV Production Basics

This course is designed for students who are interested in transforming a narrative concept into a practical production. By viewing, discussing, planning, and developing stories. Film, television, and media students will learn skills necessary to produce a film or video in a TV Studio and location environment. Topics include studio signal flow, directing, theory and operation of camera and audio equipment, switcher operation, fundamentals of lighting, graphics, video control and video recording and real-time video production.

Course Details:

  1. Departmental Advisory: ENGL 101
  2. Departmental Advisory: ENGL 101H