Alamo Colleges District

Alamo Colleges District

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Serving the Bexar County community through its programs and services that help students succeed in acquiring the knowledge and skills needed in today’s world. Today, five colleges fulfill this promise with a vast array of courses and 2-year degrees.
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Northeast Lakeview College

Northeast Lakeview College

Northeast Bexar County
Est. 2007

Serving more than 6,000 students from the ten Metrocom Communities and northeast San Antonio. Named “Best Institutional Facility” by Live Oak Economic Development.
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Northwest Vista College

Northwest Vista College

Northwest San Antonio
Est. 1995

Creating opportunites for success by offering quality academic, technical and life-long learning experiences to its diverse communities in a collaborative, student-centered, data-informed and shared leadership environment.
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Palo Alto College

Palo Alto College

South San Antonio
Est. 1985

Top 10 finalist for the 2019 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s signature recognition of high achievement and performance in America’s community colleges.
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St. Philip’s College

St. Philip’s College

East and Southwest
San Antonio
Est. 1898

A comprehensive public community college whose mission is to empower our diverse student population through educational achievement and career readiness.
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San Antonio College

San Antonio College

Midtown
Est. 1925

San Antonio College is named in the top 150 community colleges in the nation by Aspen Institute, and is ranked among the Top 10 colleges for Hispanics by Hispanic Outlook Magazine.
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Radio-Television and Film, A.A.S.

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The RTVB AAS degree provides a general education and training in the field of Radio, Television, Film and related industries such as Advertising and Public Relations through writing, production and editing courses.  Graduates may find design careers in radio, audio, television, video, film production and editing, advertising, public relations, copywriting, news writing and production and announcing.

With this award, you may seek jobs such as:

Audio Producer, Audio Editor, Video Producer, Video Editor, News Reporting, News Production

Stackable Awards:

Radio-Television Film, Audio Producer Level I Certificate

Radio-Television Film, Film Producer, Level I Certificate

Radio-Television-Film, Video Producer Level I Certificate

Total Credit Hours Required: 60

Semester I

COMM 1307 - Introduction to Mass Communication
MUSB 2372 - Audio Production for the Music Business
COMM 2331 - Radio/Television Announcing
COMM 2339 - Writing for Radio, Television, Film
RTVB 1150 - Radio Experience I

Semester II

RTVB Elective Course* (3 credit hours)
RTVB Elective Course* (3 credit hours)
COMM 2324 - Practicum in Electronic Media
COMM 1336 - Video Production I
RTVB 2430 - Film and Video Editing

Semester III

ENGL 1301 - Composition I
ENGL 1302 - Composition II

Semester IV

RTVB 1421 - TV Field Production
COMM 1335 - Introduction to Electronic Media or COMM 2300 Media Literacy
RTVB Elective Course* (3 credit hours)

Semester V

COMM 2332 - Radio/Television News (CI)
RTVB 2340 - Portfolio Development (Capstone Course) *** or RTVB 2380 Cooperative Education - Radio and Television ***
RTVB Elective Course* (3 credit hours)

Semester VI

MATH 1314 - College Algebra or MATH 1332 Contemporary Mathematics (Quantitative Reasoning)
Select one course from the Language, Philosophy & Culture (40) Core or Creative Arts (50) Core

*12 Hours Required for Electives

List of Electives (choose 12 credit hours)

COMM 2327 - Introduction to Advertising
COMM 2366 - Film Appreciation
FLMC 2310 - Film-Style Production
MUSB 2301 - Music Marketing
RTVB 1320 - Television Lighting
RTVB 1329 - Scriptwriting
RTVB 2339 - Media Sales and Promotions
MUSB 2473 - Multitrack Recording for the Music Business
MUSB 1371 - Live Sound for the Music Business

Milestone Course(s)

*** denotes Milestone course(s)

A milestone course is a course that is critical for success in this program as determined by the Faculty of the Alamo Colleges District.

Notes:

CIP Code: 09.0701

Major Code: RTFM

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