Online Degrees & Certificates

AS Transfer Film, Television, and Electronic Media

 

Program Description

The Associate in Science in Film, Television, and Electronic Media for Transfer degree emphasizes Media Studies, and will prepare students to transfer to a four-year university and for professional careers in a variety of media-related fields. The degree will offer a strong foundation in the language, history, culture, and aesthetics of media. The program objectives fall into two large categories:

1. developing the understandings and skills necessary for a career in media;
2. developing the critical thinking skills necessary to interpret and analyze the values, assumptions, and constituent cultural/sociological phenomena housed within—and underneath—its ubiquitous presence.

Students who complete the Associate in Science in Film, Television, and Electronic Media for Transfer degree will be ensured preferential transfer status to CSUs for Radio-Television-Film, Television-Film, Television, Video, Film, and Electronic Arts majors. The degree requirements will fulfill the lower division major requirements at many CSUs. Students are advised, however, to meet with a counselor to assess the course requirements for specific local CSUs and to validate which CSUs are considered local.

Learn more about the program on the Media Studies website.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students will demonstrate the ability to analyze, synthesize, and critique media languages and aesthetics.

Students will demonstrate the ability to interpret, evaluate, and analyze the wide variety of contexts and ideologies embedded within different media forms.

Students will demonstrate a working knowledge of media history and technological innovation, including its effects upon the development of media as business and art form.

Students will demonstrate the ability to analyze media's role in the shaping of cultural values and perceptions.

Units Required

Major: 29

Associate Degree Requirements

Associate in Science in Film, Television, and Electronic Media for Transfer requires completion of a minimum of 90 units to include:

• CSU General Education Breadth Requirements or the *Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) 45-58 units (full certification is required)
• Core and support courses (29 units, of which 17 units may satisfy the GE requirement)
• Transferable electives necessary to meet the 90-unit minimum requirement

*Important Note: Although it is possible to fulfill the requirements for the Associate Degree for Transfer by completing the IGETC for UC pattern, admission to CSU requires completion of an Oral Communication course (IGETC Area 1C; CSU GE Area A-1); therefore, students who plan to transfer to CSU should complete this course as part of their GE or elective units.

NOTE: All courses pertaining to the major must be completed with a grade of "C" (or "P") or better. In addition, the student must obtain a minimum GPA of 2.0.

Online Courses for Film, Television, and Electronic Media AST

The courses listed BELOW are offered as online courses at least once every two years. Please see the Class Schedule for verification.

• For a complete listing of online courses offered during the current quarter, visit Online Course Information.
• If you need any additional degree information or confirmation, please contact the Counseling Division.

NOTE: Students having difficulty attaining an associate degree because of timing or availability of classes should consult with a counselor to submit a petition for course substitution.

Core and Support Courses

Core Courses

Support Courses

Note that this is a list of fully online courses that satisfy degree requirements.

For a list of on-campus courses that satisfy degree requirements, please visit  Associate Degree for Transfer-Film, Television and Electronic Media 2024-2025.

Based on the 2024 - 2025 degree program.