Digital Media/Film Studies, Associate of Science

The Digital Media/Film Studies A.S. program prepares students to transfer into the junior year at four-year colleges in media production and/or film studies. It also prepares students for entry-level jobs in some communication fields, including video and digital media production. The program includes required courses in media studies, film, and video production as well as electives in specialized fields such as digital art, advanced video editing and theatre.

Digital Media/Film Studies students will pursue an experiential component in their studies by taking digital portfolio development and will be encouraged to participate in a cooperative work experience.

Graduates are able to:

• discuss major video and film genres, styles and their historic, cultural and social influences
• describe the processes, techniques, and formats used in each of the various media (video, film, audio, and interactive media)
• employ a creative approach to all steps in the digital video, interactive video, and film production process: from concept and story-boards, to lighting, sound design, performance, and editing
• use digital video- and sound-editing software to create original productions
• distinguish among various editing techniques and their impact on video and film communication
• critique student, media industry and artistic videos and films
• demonstrate technical and artistic expertise throughout a student-developed video portfolio
• investigate educational and career paths within the video production and film professions

Raritan Valley Community College Associate of Arts (AA) and Associate of Science (AS) degree programs are designed to comply with the New Jersey Community Colleges General Education Foundation which supports transfer of courses to NJ Public four-year colleges and universities.  Students who intend to transfer to a NJ college or university can further improve the transfer of courses by using the Recommended Transfer Program (RTP) feature in NJTransfer.org.

NOTE: Students considering transfer to Rutgers University should choose a Global & Cultural Awareness (GCA) General Education course not replicated elsewhere in their curriculum.  Students who have already fulfilled the GCA requirement for their Associates of Arts (AA) degree should select an additional Social Sciences or Humanities General Education course.