Content Creation (CTCCA)

Location(s): Elkhorn Valley Campus

Award: Certificate of Achievement
Program Location: Elkhorn Valley Campus

Academic Focus Area: Creative Arts and Design

Content creation is a fast-growing creative career. Students will produce, manage, and optimize various media content for social media platforms and formats, including writing, editing, and proofreading. Students will be adept at creating engaging and informative content, as well as understanding SEO (search engine optimization) principles. Students will be able to collaborate with others, analyze content performance, and adapt to the evolving needs of target audience.

Graduation Requirements

To earn this degree, a student must complete all required courses.

Total credit hours required: 54.0

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Major Requirements - 40.5 credits

DIMA 1120 - Digital Design: Vector 4.5 Credits
DIMA 1315 - Graphic Design Basics 4.5 Credits
MRKT 1010 - Principles of Marketing 4.5 Credits
PHOT 1101 - Basic Digital Photography 6.0 Credits
PHOT 1103 - Intermediate Digital Photography 6.0 Credits
PHOT 1500 - Moving Image Lab 6.0 Credits
VACA 1020 - Audio I 4.5 Credits
VACA 2130 - Video II - Field 4.5 Credits

Certificate of Achievement General Education Requirements - 13.5 credits

The following are General Education requirements for a Certificate of Achievement. Students may not use the same course to satisfy more than one degree requirement.

Communication

1 Course 4.5 credit hrs.

Select 1 Level I course from the list of Communication General Education courses in the current course catalog.

Gen Ed Communication course options

Quantitative/Numeracy

1 Course 4.5 - 5.0 credit hrs.

Please check your degree program for recommended Math course.

Select 1 college level math course from the list of General Education math courses in the current course catalog.

Gen Ed Math course options

*Based on the Math course you select, pre-requisites may be required.

Critical Thinking/Creativity & Social/Cultural Awareness

1 Course 4.5 credit hrs.

Select 1course from the list of Humanities or Social Sciences General Education course options in the current course catalog.

Gen Ed Humanities course options

Gen Ed Social Science course options

Program Level Student Learning Outcomes

Students will learn how to design visual content including graphics, photography, and video content for social media platforms.
Students will learn photography, photographic editing and basic graphic design principles.
Students will learn video production, editing, lighting and storytelling using video and audio.
Students will learn marketing, content strategy and planning campaigns for popular social media platforms.
Students will learn SEO (Search Engine Optimization) principles and how to use the information for different social media platforms.
Students will learn legal, copyright and ethical considerations involved in content creation.