Digital Media Production Certificate
Digital Media Production is an academic certificate of the SF State College of Extended Learning. Emphasis is on tools training in film audio and video post production. Students are not required to apply for the entire certificate in order to take Digital Media courses.
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.
Check with Digital Media Production staff for additional requirements.
| Core Requirements | Units | |
| DM 310 | Digital Video Production | 3 |
| DM 315 | Final Cut Pro 101 | 2 |
| DM 330 | Digital Editing Fundamentals | 2 |
| DM 350 | Pro Tools 101 | 1 |
| DM 360 | Photoshop for Digital Video | 1 |
| DM 370 | After Effects | 2 |
| DM 380 | After Effects Compositing and Effects Workshop | 2 |
| DM 420 | DVD Studio Pro 101 | 2 |
| Total for core | 15 | |
| Electives | Units selected from the following | 7 |
| DM 365 | Motion 101 (1) | |
| DM 390 | Marketing and Distribution (2) | |
| DM 430 | Flash (2D Animation) (2) | |
| DM 440 | Maya (2) | |
| DM 450 | Pro Tools 201 (2) | |
| DM 460 | Pro Tools 210P (2) | |
| DM 462 | Pro Tools 210M (2) | |
| DM 470 | Digital Rights (1) | |
| DM 490 | Pro Tools 310P (2) | |
| DM 492 | Pro Tools 310M (2) | |
| Final Requirement | ||
| DM 510 | Portfolio Project | 2 |
| 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.