Digital Media Production Certificate
Digital Media Production is an academic certificate of the SFSU College of Extended Learning. Emphasis is on tools-based training in film and video post production. Digital media provides a certificate in digital tools training as well as the experience required to enter a number of upper division and graduate courses. Students may apply units from the certificate to a related degree program or include it as part of a special major. For more information on these options, please consult the specific department or a special major adviser.
The certificate program requires completion of 24 semester units. Fifteen of these units are to be taken from a core of courses and the remaining nine may be chosen from the list of elective courses. To be admitted to the Digital Media Production Certificate program, students should have at least 56 units of academic credit with a minimum GPA of 2.0 or sufficient experience to demonstrate that they can perform upper division work. However, students who do not have 56 units are encouraged to apply and may be admitted to the program on a conditional basis.
| Core Requirements | Units | |
| DM 310 | Video Production | 2 |
| DM 320 | Final Cut Pro I | 1 |
| DM 330 | Editing Fundamentals | 2 |
| DM 340 | Final Cut Pro II | 1 |
| DM 350 | Pro Tools 101 | 2 |
| DM 360 | Photoshop for Digital Video | 2 |
| DM 370 | After Effects | 1 |
| DM 380 | Compositing and Effects | 2 |
| DM 390 | Marketing and Distribution | 1 |
| Total for core | 15 | |
| Electives | Units selected from the following | 6 |
| DM 410 | Titling and Motion Graphics (2) | |
| DM 420 | DVD Production (2) | |
| DM 430 | Flash (2D Animation) (2) | |
| DM 440 | Maya (2) | |
| DM 450 | Pro Tools 201 (2) | |
| DM 460 | Pro Tools 210M (2) | |
| DM 470 | Digital Rights (1) | |
| Final Requirement | ||
| DM 510 | Portfolio Project | 3 |
| Total for certificate | 24 | |
Academic certificate program courses require good writing skills. Students enrolled in certificate programs who do not have baccalaureate degrees are asked to demonstrate their writing ability soon after admission by passing the Junior English Proficiency Essay Test (JEPET), which is offered three times a year on Saturdays, or to complete ENG 414 (for those who do not pass the JEPET). For more information on the JEPET, call the Testing Center at 415-338-2271. ENG 414 is regularly offered through the Open University program through the College of Extended Learning.