Digital Media Foundation

The Digital Media Foundation program provides a solid foundation in visual storytelling as well as hands-on exposure to digital post-production processes. Students will gain a fundamental understanding of industry-standard software applications.

Program Learning Outcomes:

Create original content that demonstrates an understanding of digital post-production using standard industry tools and methodologies.

Identify areas of potential entry-level employment or advanced study in digital media fields.

Based on the most recent data regarding enrollments and success rates, we project approximately 50-60 completions annually.

The Digital Media Foundation program develops basic skills for visual storytelling and digital post-production. Students will receive hands-on exposure to the tools and methods used to create original digital media content, and will be able to identify advanced areas of study and or career possibilities in the entertainment industry.

The Digital Media Foundation program is composed of introductory courses that can be completed concurrently or in any sequence. The courses are offered in multiple sections in both the fall and spring to capture the largest possible enrollment. The Digital Image Fundamentals and Introduction to Cinema courses are offered online throughout the year including intersessions.

The course sequence for the Digital Media Foundation Certificate of Achievement may be completed concurrently or in any order. These courses are required for the Digital Media A.S. Degree

Course	Title	Units	Year/Semester (Y1 or S1)
ANIM 1	Storytelling	3	S1
POST 1	Digital Media Workflow Management	3	S1
POST 2	Digital Audio Fundamentals	3	S1
POST 3	Digital Video	3	S1
POST 4	Digital Image Fundamentals	3	S1 or Intersession
FILM 1	Introduction to Cinema	3	S2 or Intersession

The existing Digital Media program, consisting of a Certificate of Achievement and A.S. Degree, is a total of 44 major units, making it difficult for students to complete in two years. We propose to reduce the required units for the Digital Media CoA to 18 and rename it to Digital Media Foundation. We also propose to create two areas of concentration as stackable Certificates of Achievement in Digital Audio Post-Production and Digital Video Post-Production. Students who complete the Digital Media Foundation CoA and at least one concentration CoA will be eligible for the Digital Media A.S Degree upon completing the required GE. We believe by streamlining the Digital Media program into these stackable certificates, we can significantly increase student completions and more easily facilitate articulation to four-year schools while maintaining alignment with the needs of industry.

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We estimate 60 unique annual enrollments based on a cap of 30 students per section.