Multimedia Arts--Video Arts - A.A. Degree

Berkeley City College’s A.A. Degree in Multimedia Arts--Video Arts prepares students for entry-level jobs in video production and editing fields and provides upgraded skills for those already employed in multimedia or film-related jobs. The program focuses on developing artistic, critical thinking, equipment and computer skills.

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This program addresses the undersupply of multimedia and video arts workers in the Bay Area region of California.  Completion of this A.A. will provide students with the coursework they need for certification to gain employment as producers, directors, editors, or other video crew, whether in-house or freelancing. Employment will also be found in the growing field of social media content production.

The program has been updated to reflect the change in designation of most Multimedia Arts video courses from MMART to MM/VI.

The A.A. in Video Arts is designed to prepare students to transfer to education programs at four-year institutions.  Additionally, completion of this A.A. will provide students with the coursework they need to work as video producers, video editors, motion graphics designers, on-location or studio recordists, sound designers for radio and motion picture, cinematographers, camera operators, gaffers, grips, documentaries and nonfiction producers, video directors, social media content producers, social media producers or project managers.

Course	Title	Units	Year/Semester (Y1 or S1)
	Required Core (13 units)
MMART 003	Introduction to Digital Art	3	Y1
MM/VI 009A	Video Production I: Introduction to Video	4	Y1
MM/MW 001A and	Introduction to Web Design	2	Y1
MM/MW 001LA	Introduction to Web Design Lab	1	Y1
MM/AN 040A	Introduction to Game Design	3	Y1/Y2
	Core Electives (6 units)
MMART 001	Design Thinking	3	Y1/Y2
MMART 110	Scriptwriting and Storyboarding	3	Y1
MM/VI 001A	Introduction to Narrative Scriptwriting	3	Y2
MM/MV 002 and	Fundamentals of Graphic Visualization	2	Y1/Y2
MM/VI 002L	Fundamentals of Graphic Visualization Lab	1	Y1/Y2
MM/DI 003 and	Contemporary Color	2	Y1/Y2
MM/DI 003L	Contemporary Color Lab	1	Y1/Y2
MMART 197	Multimedia Career Preparation	3	Y2
MM/DI 004 and	Introduction to Photoshop	2	Y1/Y2
MM/DI 004L	Introduction to Photoshop Lab	1	Y1/Y2
MM/MW 004A and	Social Media Marketing and Data Analytics	2	Y1/Y2
MM/MW 004A LA	Social Media Marketing and Data Analytics Lab	1	Y1/Y2
MMART 468	Occupational Work Experience in Multimedia Arts	1	Y2
MM/VI 005	The Art of Producing	3	Y1/Y2
	Required Major Courses Video Arts (13 units)
MM/VI 024A and	Sound Design I	2	Y1/Y2
MM/VI 024LA	Sound Design I Lab	1	Y1/Y2
MMART 110	Scriptwriting and Storyboarding	3	Y1
MM/VI 020A and	Editing I: Introduction to Video Editing	2	Y1
MM/VI 020LA	Editing I: Introduction to Video Editing Lab	1	Y1
MMART 197	Multimedia Career Preparation	3	Y2
MMART 468	Occupational Work Experience in Multimedia Arts	1	Y2
	Major Electives (choose 9 units)
MM/VI 009B	Video Production II: Cinematography and Visual Storytelling	3	Y2
MM/VI 009C	Video Production III: Directing and Producing	3	Y2
MM/VI 015	Documentary Production and Editing	3	Y1/Y2
MMART122B	From Movies to Multimedia	3	Y1/Y2
MM/VI 020B and	Editing II: Technical Skills	2	Y2
MM/VI 020LB	Editing II: Technical Skills Lab	1	Y2
MM/VI 020C and	Editing III: Crafting a Story	2	Y2
MM/VI 020LC	Editing III: Crafting a Story Lab	1	Y2
MM/VI 024B and	Sound Design II	2	Y2
MM/VI 024LB	Sound Design II Lab	1	Y2

Course                                                                   1st semester/Fall

MMART 003                                    Introduction to Digital Art                                                                    3

MM/VI 009A                                    Video Production I: Introductionto Video                                          4           

                                                         CoreElective                                                                                          3

                                                         GeneralEducation/Elective                                                                  6

                                                                            Total of 16      2nd Semester/Spring

 MM/AN 040A                                   Introduction to Game Design                                                        3

MM/MW 001A+001LA                   Introduction to Web Design and Lab                                               3

                                                        Core Elective                                                                                       3

                                                        GeneralEducation/Elective                                                                6

                                                                                                                                                            Total of 15

                                                                               3rdSemester/Spring

MMART 110                                    Scriptwriting and Storyboarding                                                      3

MM/VI 020A+LA                             Editing I: Introduction to Video Editing                                            3                                                                          MM/elective                                                                                     3

                                                          GeneralEducation/Elective                                                                6

                                                                                                                                                              Total of 15

4th Semester/Spring

 MMART 468                                    OccupationalWork Experience in Multimedia                              2

MMART197                                     MultimediaCareer Preparation                                                       3                                                                          MM/VI Elective                                                                                  3

                                                        GeneralEducation /Elective                                                              6

                                                                                                                                                     Total of 14

Unit Calculation
Major Requirements	41
General Education and Electives	19
Total Units for A.A. Degree	60

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate entry-level skills in video arts via completed portfolio projects.
2. Describe, plan and evaluate design principles, aesthetic forms, historical context and social relevance of multimedia works.
3. Collaborate effectively within a diverse team environment

The video strand under the Multimedia Arts department recently was updated to clean up TOP codes and to update courses with new prefixes as well as to check SAM and CIP codes. The change in the TOP code is a substantive change, thus the program is being submitted for endorsement.

Laney has a Broadcast Video Program we contacted Vina Cera to inform her of the updates. The updates have followed our local process and have been approved at Local college and District CIPD. Contra Costa has a Digital Film Production certificate; CCSF has a Cinema Production AS, as you will see from the LMI data there are plenty of opportunities for all students to succeed and they are outside our catchment area.