Digital and Film Arts
Associate of Applied Science
Prepare for a career in television, film, video or other media. Courses cover filming, editing, production, design, lighting, script writing and photography. Students also have internship opportunities. Students seeking to transfer into a digital/film arts program at a university should pursue an Associate of Arts degree. Complete this program by taking classes exclusively on evenings/weekends, or in any combination of daytime and evening classes.
Program/Major Codes: AASDIGIFILM/MEF
What can I do with this degree?
Career options: Leads to careers in television, film and audio production, including producer, editor, director, writer, camera operator, sound designer, web designer and graphic designer.
Academic options: Transfer to the Bachelor's of Applied Science degree program at Arizona State University.
Program Requirements
General Education Requirements
This section lists general education requirements that are not fulfilled by core or support courses. *
| Analysis and Critical Thinking Requirement | 6 | |
| Humanities and Social Science Requirement | 6 | |
| Subtotal | 12 | |
Required Core Courses
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
| DAR 103 | Introduction to Digital Arts | 3 |
| DAR 115 | Digital Video Editing | 4 |
| DAR 124 | Writing for Film and Television | 3 |
| DAR 125 | Digital Video Production I |
3 |
| DAR 173 | History of American Cinema | 3 |
| DAR 175 | Cinematography | 3 |
| DAR 205 | Lighting for Film and Video | 4 |
| DAR 215 | Advanced Cinematography | 4 |
| DAR 217 | Post Production for Film | 4 |
| DAR 225 | Digital Video Production II | 4 |
| DAR 275 | Basic Audio Production | 4 |
| DAR 285 | Documentary Television and Film Production | 4 |
| Subtotal | 43 | |
Required Support Courses
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
| CSA 100 | Computer Literacy | 1 |
| WRT 101 | Writing I [SUN# ENG 1101] | 3 |
| WRT 102 | Writing II [SUN# ENG 1102] | 3 |
| Electives |
Select 3-4 credits from the following list: |
3-4 |
| Subtotal | 10-11 | |
| Total | 65-66 | |
* Other general education requirements are fulfilled by required core and support courses: Communication Requirement: WRT 101 and 102; Computer and Information Literacy Requirement: CSA 100.