Film, Television, and Electronic Media
Associate in Science for Transfer

The Associate in Science in Film, Television and Electronic Media for Transfer, also called the Film, Television & Electronic Media AS-T Degree, offers students a comprehensive lower division program that prepares them for entry-level jobs in film production companies, radio and television stations or multimedia businesses. This program enables students to transfer into a four-year program of study in film, television and electronic media.  Students in this program will gain a critical understanding of mass media, as well as practical skills in writing, producing, directing and editing films, videos, radio programs and other multimedia content.  Students earning this degree are well prepared for careers in motion picture production, radio and television broadcast and the electronic media.  

Semester 1

Course Code	Title	Units
FILM 001	Introduction to Film	3
ENG 001A	English Composition	4
MC 001	Introduction to Mass Media	3
CSU GE Area A1	Oral Communication	3

Semester 2

Course Code	Title	Units
FILM 002A	Film Production I: Basic Film Production	3
RTV 007 or FILM 002A or RTV 016 or RTV 017	Introduction to Radio Production or Film Production I: Basic Film Production or Television Field Production or Television Studio Production	3
CSU GE Area A3	Critical Thinking	3
CSU GE Area B1	Physical Sciences	3-5
CSU GE Area B4	Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning	3-5

Semester 3

Course Code	Title	Units
ARTH 010 or ENG 002 or J 003A	Understanding Art or Argumentative Writing and Critical Thinking through Literature or News Reporting & Writing	3
FILM 002B or FILM 003 or FILM 004 or FILM 021 or FILM 022 or FILM 023 or RTV 005	Film Production II: Advanced Film Production or Screenwriting or Cinematography or Contemporary World Film or American Film to the 1960s or Contemporary American Film or Broadcast Writing	3
CSU GE Area B2	Life Sciences	3-5
CSU GE Area C1	Arts	3
HIST 017 or 018	U.S. History	3

Semester 4

Course Code	Title	Units
PS 001	Introduction to Government	3
CSU GE Area C2	Humanities	3
CSU GE Area D	Social & Behavioral Sciences	3
CSU GE Area E	Lifelong Learning & Self-Development	3
CSU GE Area F	Ethnic Studies	3

Please see a Counselor if you need help selecting CSU GE or IGETC GE courses. 

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