2019-2020 Catalog

Video/Audio Communication Arts (VAAAS)

Award: Associate in applied science degree

Program location: Elkhorn Valley Campus

This degree provides students with a background in various aspects of video and audio production and post-production. Graduates of this program should be adaptable to the following employment situations: videographer for television, independent producer, or in-house production facility; technical representative for manufacturers; or reselling. This degree is designed to transfer to area universities including UNO and Bellevue University.

Graduation Requirements

General education

28.5

Major requirements

63.0

Electives
9.0-10.5

Total credit hours required

100.5-102.0

General education requirements (28.5 credit hrs.)

Communications

ENGL 1010English Composition IONLINEHYBRID

4.5

ENGL 1020English Composition IIONLINEHYBRID

4.5

Humanities/social sciences

PHOT 1101Basic Digital Photography

6

Quantitative/numeracy skills

Mathematics or Financial Literacy

4.5

See Quantitative/numeracy skills course options

NOTE:  Students planning to transfer should select from the transfer list options at Quantitative/Numeracy Skills

Professionalism and Life Skills

INFO 1001Information Systems and LiteracyONLINEHYBRID

4.5

HMRL 1010Human Relations SkillsONLINEHYBRID

4.5

OR

RDLS 1200College and Career StrategiesONLINE

4.5

Major requirements for Video/Audio Communication Arts (63.0 credit hrs.)

ARTS 10202-D Design

4.5

DIMA 1450Design for Motion Graphics I

4.5

PHOT 1103Intermediate Digital Photography

6.0

PHOT 1500Moving Image Lab

6.0

VACA 1020Audio I

4.5

VACA 1110Introduction to Scriptwriting

4.5

VACA 1130Video I - Studio

4.5

VACA 2120Screenwriting Principles

4.5

VACA 2130Video II - Field

4.5

VACA 2131Video III - Project Development

4.5

VACA 2220Digital Media Editing

4.5

VACA 2240Cinematography

4.5

VACA 2540Video Portfolio Development

3.0

VACA 2940MetroVision Practicum

3.0

OR

VACA 2981Internship

Variable

Electives, select 9.0-10.5 credit hours from the following:

Electives

ARTS 1010Elementary Drawing

4.5

DIMA 1220Character, Narrative, and Storyboard Development

4.5

DIMA 1620Introduction to 3-D Modeling and Animation

4.5

HUMS 2310Film History and AppreciationONLINE

4.5

THEA 2010Script Analysis

4.5

THEA 2020Fundamentals of Acting I

4.5

THEA 2030Playwriting I

4.5

VACA 2020Audio II

4.5

VACA 2030Audio III

4.5

VACA 2050Pro-Tools

4.5

VACA 2060Audio Mixing and Summing

4.5

VACA 2070Modern Recording Techniques

4.5

VACA 2230Video Post-Production

4.5

VACA 2900Special Topics in Video/Audio

Variable