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Arts and Sciences Transfer - Cinematic Arts (A.A.)

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Official Title of Major: Arts and Sciences - Cinematic Arts (A.A.)

Award: Associate of Arts degree, A.A.

Code: AA.ARTS-SCI.CIN-ARTS

Total Credit Hours: 60

About the Cinematic Arts Program

Purpose: For students interested in pursuing professional training, transferring to a four-year institution or gaining personal enrichment by concentrating in film study and the production of the moving image.

Approximate Cost

Credit Costs (approximate, minimum cost of two-years $8,800 full time at AACC)

Honors Program Courses

If you qualify for the Honors Program, you may take of some courses (such as , , etc.).

Graduation Requirements

Refer to for college-wide graduation requirements.

Planning Tool: Two-Year Sequence of Courses

Arts and Sciences Transfer Program Core Course Requirements

The Program Requirements for this degree are simultaneously satisfied by three of General Education Requirements listed below: (1) the Communications Arts and Humanities general education requirement, (2) the Sophomore Literature Arts and Humanities general education requirement, and (3) one of the History Social and Behavioral Sciences general education requirement courses ( or or or or or or ).

General Education Requirements: 31 credits

An approved list of general education courses can be found in the General Education Requirements and degree program required courses section of the catalog. Choose general education courses from the following topics:

English Composition: 6 credits

ENG 101 - Academic Writing and Research 1 3 credit hours
ENG 102 - Academic Writing and Research 2 3 credit hours
and are equivalent courses. Students may take - or - to meet their English Composition General Education requirement.

Arts and Humanities: 6 credits

Communications course 3 credit hours
Sophomore Literature course 3 credit hours

Biological and Physical Sciences: 7 credits

At least one lab science required. Refer to General Education Biological and Physical Sciences Requirements for a list of approved courses.

Mathematics: 3 credits

Students must choose one Mathematics course from the following:
MAT 133 - Finite Mathematics 3 credit hours
MAT 135 - Statistics 3 credit hours
Or more advanced level if qualified from the list below:
MAT 137 - College Algebra 3 credit hours
MAT 145 - Precalculus 1 3 credit hours
MAT 146 - Precalculus 2 3 credit hours
MAT 151 - Accelerated Precalculus 4 credit hours
MAT 191 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry 1 4 credit hours
MAT 192 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry 2 4 credit hours
MAT 202 - Linear Algebra 4 credit hours
MAT 230 - Elementary Calculus (For Business and Social Sciences) 3 credit hours

Social and Behavioral Sciences: 6 credits

Social and Behavioral Sciences course (other than history) 3 credit hours AND

Students must choose one History course from the following:
HIS 111 - Ancient and Medieval Western Civilizations 3 credit hours
HIS 112 - Early Modern and Modern Western Civilizations 3 credit hours
HIS 113 - World Civilizations to 1500 3 credit hours
HIS 114 - World Civilizations Since 1500 3 credit hours
HIS 211 - United States History through the Civil War 3 credit hours
HIS 212 - United States History Since the Civil War 3 credit hours
HIS 214 - African American History 3 credit hours

Additional General Education Requirements: 3 credits

Wellness Requirement 3 credit hours

Refer to for a list of approved courses.

Area of Concentration 29 credits

Required Courses: 18 credits

ART 160 - Video 1 3 credit hours
ART 161 - Video Editing 3 credit hours
ART 180 - Introduction to Film 3 credit hours
ART 181 - Introduction to American Film 3 credit hours
ART 218 - Creative Writing: Writing for the Stage and Screen Workshop 3 credit hours

Diversity Requirement

All students in associate degree programs must satisfy the . In many cases, students may satisfy this requirement simultaneously as they satisfy a general education course requirement or with an elective.

Technology Requirement

Satisfied by .

Wellness Requirement

Unless they are in a degree that is exempt, all students in associate degree programs must satisfy the . In many cases, students may satisfy this requirement simultaneously as they satisfy a general education course requirement or with an elective.

Program Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

Explain the value of tradition, innovation, and creativity in understanding and participating in expression through film.
Produce and refine audio and visual components of timed media through the use of current production technology.
Analyze the form and content of timed media and express it in writing.
Discuss the aesthetic and cultural history of timed media.

This program aligns with all the college’s core competencies.

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