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 1010	English Composition IONLINEHYBRID	4.5
ENGL 1020	English Composition IIONLINEHYBRID	4.5

Humanities/social sciences

PHOT 1101

Basic 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 1001	Information Systems and LiteracyONLINEHYBRID	4.5
HMRL 1010	Human Relations SkillsONLINEHYBRID	4.5
	OR
RDLS 1200	College and Career StrategiesONLINE	4.5

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

ARTS 1020	2-D Design	4.5
DIMA 1450	Design for Motion Graphics I	4.5
PHOT 1103	Intermediate Digital Photography	6.0
PHOT 1500	Moving Image Lab	6.0
VACA 1020	Audio I	4.5
VACA 1110	Introduction to Scriptwriting	4.5
VACA 1130	Video I - Studio	4.5
VACA 2120	Screenwriting Principles	4.5
VACA 2130	Video II - Field	4.5
VACA 2131	Video III - Project Development	4.5
VACA 2220	Digital Media Editing	4.5
VACA 2240	Cinematography	4.5
VACA 2540	Video Portfolio Development	3.0
VACA 2940	MetroVision Practicum	3.0
	OR
VACA 2981	Internship	Variable

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

Electives

ARTS 1010	Elementary Drawing	4.5
DIMA 1220	Character, Narrative, and Storyboard Development	4.5
DIMA 1620	Introduction to 3-D Modeling and Animation	4.5
HUMS 2310	Film History and AppreciationONLINE	4.5
THEA 2010	Script Analysis	4.5
THEA 2020	Fundamentals of Acting I	4.5
THEA 2030	Playwriting I	4.5
VACA 2020	Audio II	4.5
VACA 2030	Audio III	4.5
VACA 2050	Pro-Tools	4.5
VACA 2060	Audio Mixing and Summing	4.5
VACA 2070	Modern Recording Techniques	4.5
VACA 2230	Video Post-Production	4.5
VACA 2900	Special Topics in Video/Audio	Variable