Media Production and Communications Certificate of Competency (66 Credits)
Plan Code:RTBBEC45
The Media Production and Communications (MPC) Certificate of Competency (CoC) is a 4-quarter certificate program that provides students with an overview of video production, broadcast engineering, and digital media. The last of these quarters is during summer focused on safety principles, employment preparation, and at least two elective classes for career exploration. After completing the MPC CoC, students can elect to continue for two additional quarters of advanced MPC classes and earn an associate degree.
- 4-quarter program
- Enrollment points: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
- This degree offers online, hybrid, web-enhanced, and hands-on courses. Please see course descriptions for more information.
- Students use video studio facilities, portable video cameras/accessories, maintenance shop tools & test equipment, and editing software.
- Many employers require drug tests, and background checks.
Outcomes
Select and effectively use video and audio technology and field production equipment to produce deliverables that meet industry standards.
Install, set up, maintain, and operate audio/video and broadcast equipment.
Follow established production processes for content creation.
Apply legal, ethical, and professional standards that guide media practices.
Demonstrate industry-expected soft skills.
Discuss technological concepts of audio/video and broadcast systems.
Combine production elements such as planning, scripting, storyboarding, budgeting and production.
Required Courses
Technical Core (44 Credits)
The following courses are required for the MPC Certificate of Competency.
Electives (7 Credits)
Choose one course from each elective set for a total of 7 credits.
Electives, Set A (2 Credits)
Choose one.
| BROAD 144 | Intro to Network A/V Workflows | 2 |
| BROAD 154 | Introduction to CAD | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 2 |
Electives, Set B (5 Credits)
Select one.
Total Credit Hours: 7
General Education Requirements (15 Credits)
Choose 5 credits from each of the following areas:
- Communications
- Quantitative
- Humanities/Natural Science/Social Science
Communications (5 Credits)
Choose 5 credits from the following courses.
Quantitative (5 Credits)
Choose 5 credits from the following courses.
Humanities/Social Science/Natural Science (5 Credits)
Choose 5 total credits from options in the Humanities, Natural Science, OR Social Science categories:
Humanities
Natural Science
Social Science
Total Credit Hours: 66