Digital Video Production Certificate (DVP)

Type: Career, Certificate (C1)

Open Admissions

Division: Liberal Studies

The Video Production Certificate is a one-year practical and theoretical program which is designed to prepare students for a professional experience in content creation and video production fields. The curriculum provides both the theoretical and practical hands-on production training needed for entry-level positions in various fields of content creation, social media management, and videography. This certificate will provide students with a competitive  edge in a global economy where video communication is now at the forefront in the dissemination of information.

The following background is recommended for this program: basic communication skills. Students without this background may need to take prerequisite coursework prior to enrolling in some of the courses required in this program.  Students are strongly urged to meet with the program coordinator on a semester basis to review the program, and discuss course selections for successful completion of the program.
 
If you have questions related to program admissions or applications, please contact [e-mail] or call 978-762-4188

If you have program advising related questions, please contact [e-mail] or call 978-762-2151.                          .

 

First Year

Fall

CMP101	Composition 1	3
MDA107	Introduction to Digital Media Literacy	3
MDA110	Film and Popular Culture	3
MDA116	Introduction to Digital Filmmaking	3
PRO100	Introduction to the Professional Portfolio	1
Total Credit Hours:		13

Spring

MDA108	Television Studies: The Big Picture	3
MDA118	Introduction to Post Production Editing	3
MDA203	World Cinema	3
MDA205	Scripting: Storytelling in a Digital Age	3
ITR200	Internship	2
Total Credit Hours:		14

Program Note

Communication and Mathematics proficiency required to graduate.

See guided pathway sheets for advising notes specific to your area of focus.

Total Credit Hours: 27

Program Student Learner Outcomes

• Demonstrate an ability to effectively operate a variety of video and audio production equipment including digital cameras and sound recording devices
• Demonstrate an ability to use non-linear computer-based video editing systems and organize all elements of captured media
• Illustrate an ability to develop and create original video content, from original conception to final deliverable
• Illustrate an ability to write basic announcements, promos and commercials 
• Illustrate an understanding of basic fiscal and budgetary considerations of video production
• Illustrate an ability to communicate with appropriate vocabulary relating to pre-production, production and post production codes and conventions
• Improve critical thinking, oral and written communication skills relating to visual communication practices
  
   

Occupational Skills Required

• Confidently operate a camcorder and its accessories
• Ability to use use non-linear computer-based video editing systems
• Develop and create original video content
• Demonstrate the ability to generate a script sufficient to communicate all aspects of visual and audio elements converging onto a timeline
• Demonstrate the ability to generate a cost projection for a fully produced video including projected costs for equipment, labor and time throughout pre-production, production and post-production process
• Communicate their ideas with fluency and clarity using the proper production verbiage
• Develop and create original video content
• Work in a collective creative environment to bring content ideation to fruition

 

Experiential Learning Required in Program

• ITR 200 - Internship

• MDA 116  Intro to Digital Video Production

• MDA118 Introduction to Post Production Editing

• MDA 205  Scripting: Storytelling in a Digital Age

Most Common Linked Occupation Title – Associate’s or Less

• Social Media Manager, marketing and communications

• Content creator in multiple fields like commercial businesses, e-commerce, education, finance, healthcare, and real estate.

Average Annual Growth (10-Year Projection)

• Social Media Manager, marketing and communications

• Content creator in multiple fields like commercial businesses, e-commerce, education, finance, healthcare, and real estate.