Video/Audio Communication Arts - Screenwriting (VACS1)

Award: Certificate of achievement

Pathway to associate degree: General Studies (GSAAS)

Program location: Elkhorn Valley Campus

This certificate of achievement provides students with an in-depth opportunity to learn writing for the screen in traditional media, short and feature film, and new media. Students may seek employment in the production industry as a commercial screenwriter, corporate/industrial screenwriter, or as an independent screenwriter. 

For more information about educational cost, median loan debt, and other important information related to this program, please visit our website at mccneb.edu/Academic-Programs/Programs-of-Study/Humanities-and-Visual-Arts/Visual-Arts/Video-and-Audio-Communications.aspx.

Graduation Requirements

General education	18.0
Major requirements	33.0
Total credit hours required	51.0

General education requirements (18.0 credit hrs.)

Communications

ENGL 1010	English Composition I	4.5 credits
ENGL 1020	English Composition II	4.5 credits

Humanities

HUMS 2310	Film History and Appreciation	4.5 credits

Quantitative/numeracy skills

	Mathematics or Financial Literacy	4.5 credits

See Quantitative/numeracy skills course options

Major requirements for Video/Audio Communication Arts - Screenwriting (33.0 credit hrs.)

PHOT 1500	Moving Image Lab	6.0 credits
THEA 2010	Script Analysis	4.5 credits
THEA 2020	Fundamentals of Acting I	4.5 credits
THEA 2030	Playwriting I	4.5 credits
VACA 1110	Introduction to Scriptwriting	4.5 credits
VACA 2120	Screenwriting Principles	4.5 credits
VACA 2240	Cinematography	4.5 credits