Students in the Video and Film Production Major achieve learning objectives that range from broadcast operations to video production to digital film-making. Students acquire the knowledge and skills for video and audio acquisition and shooting, editing, directing, lighting, computer network operations, replay, graphics, compositing, animation and switching. They use industry standard software and hardware such that lessons learned in the classroom are transposed to real-world environments and projects that can involve film-making, documentaries, commercial production, TV broadcast, and sports production. These events provide students with the opportunity to create high-definition content. Students also learn about the distribution of video content through broadcast, web streaming, film-making, and live venues.
Requirements for Major
Candidates for a Bachelor of Science degree are required to complete a minimum of 120 semester hours maintaining a 2.0 overall cumulative grade point average and a 2.0 overall in their major courses. Transfer students must complete a minimum of thirty (30) credit hours at Husson University. At least fifteen (15) credits must be earned in NESCom Major courses.
Upon completing the Video and Film Production degree program students will be able to:
- PO 1 - Professionalism Students will identify skills and apply knowledge, in multiple roles of a video production workforce.
- PO 2 - Skills Students will utilize current industry equipment and software necessary for video production.
- PO 3 - Communication Communicate effectively with peers, clients and consumers for product development.
- PO 4 - Production Styles Plan, light, and edit various styles of Video deliverables
- PO 5 - Delivering a Product Manage data across multiple formats and platforms & deliver a product
- PO 6 - Theory & Concepts Evaluate quality of work based on traditional artistic and technical theories.
- PO 7 - Critical Thinking & Troubleshooting Assess production difficulties and troubleshoot to reach solutions.
| General Education Electives | ||
| CM 100 | Speech | 3 |
| EH 105 | College Writing | 3 |
| HE 111 | The Husson Experience *** | 1 |
| MC 101 | Introduction to Mass Communications | 3 |
| MC 400 | Ethics in Media | 3 |
| VF 245 | Photography I | 3 |
| Foreign Culture and Conversation Elective | 3 | |
| Historical Elective | 3 | |
| Lab Science Elective | 3-4 | |
| Literature Elective | 3 | |
| Math I Elective | 4 | |
| Math II Elective | 3 | |
| Philosophical Elective | 3 | |
| Psychological/Sociological Elective | 3 | |
| NESCom Core | ||
| GV 245 | Graphic Design I | 3 |
| MC 301 | Career Preparation | 1 |
| Video and Film Concentration | ||
| VF 100 | Intro to Video Production | 3 |
| VF 105 | Video Production I * | 3 |
| VF 148 | Filmmaking Development & Pre-Production | 3 |
| VF 205 | Video Production II * | 3 |
| VF 210 | Principles of Video and Film | 3 |
| VF 212 | Audio for Video | 3 |
| VF 224 | TV Studio/Remote Production I | 3 |
| VF 234 | Advanced Lighting for Digital Film Making * | 3 |
| VF 235 | Scriptwriting | 3 |
| or MK 237 | Storytelling | |
| VF 239 | Feature Storytelling * | 3 |
| VF 243 | Video Compositing & Motion Graphics I * | 3 |
| VF 263 | A/V Engineering & Networking | 3 |
| VF 322 | Advanced Editing * | 3 |
| VF 325 | TV Studio/Remote Production II | 3 |
| VF 338 | Camera in Motion * | 3 |
| VF 441 | Video Workshop | 3 |
| VF 342 | Video Compositing & Motion Graphics II | 3 |
| or VF 415 | Cinematography | |
| VF 330 | Video/Film Production Internship (Or Open Elective) | 3 |
| VF 345 | Photography II | 3 |
| or AE 221 | Intro to Post Production | |
| or GV 335 | Graphic Design II | |
| or VF 347 | Photojournalism | |
| Open Electives | 18 | |
| Total Hours | 120-121 | |
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| CM 100 | 3 | EH 105 | 3 |
| HE 111*** | 1 | VF 105* | 3 |
| MC 101 | 3 | VF 210 | 3 |
| VF 100* | 3 | VF 212* | 3 |
| VF 245* | 3 | Math I Elective | 4 |
| Open Elective | 3 | ||
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| GV 245 | 3 | VF 224* | 3 |
| VF 148* | 3 | VF 243* | 3 |
| VF 205* | 3 | VF 263* | 3 |
| Math II Elective | 3 | Literature Elective | 3 |
| Psychological/Sociological Elective | 3 | Open Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| VF 234* | 3 | AE 221, GV 335, VF 345, or VF 347* | 3 |
| VF 235 or MK 237 | 3 | VF 325 | 3 |
| VF 239* | 3 | VF 338* | 3 |
| Foreign Culture and Conversation Elective | 3 | Historical Elective | 3 |
| Open Elective | 3 | Lab Science elective | 3-4 |
| 15 | 15-16 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| MC 301 | 1 | VF 330 (or Open Elective)* | 3 |
| MC 400 | 3 | VF 441 | 3 |
| VF 322* | 3 | Philosophical Elective | 3 |
| VF 342 or 415 | 3 | Open Elective | 3 |
| Open Elective | 3 | Open Elective | 3 |
| Open Elective | |||
| 13 | 15 | ||
| Total Hours: 120-121 | |||
- *
*In order to progress in the Video/Film Production program a grade of C+ or higher must be achieved.
- ***
May not be required for degree completion.