Media Arts - Video Production Certificate
College-approved Certificate
Program Description
Massasoit’s Certificate in Video Production provides students with hands-on learning from professors who work in the media industry. Students leave Massasoit with the skills to work in the industry or transfer to another college. Students do not just learn about media – they perform the duties of those working in the media industry. This has given Massasoit’s Media Arts program a great reputation in the industry and great placement for internships and employment. Skills learned in this industry also carry over to areas of business, web design, communication, public relations, education, and sports management. Almost any industry uses aspects of media, and Massasoit students can benefit by learning skills.
Contact
Corinne M. Mason
cmason10@massasoit.mass.edu
508-588-9100 x1056
Meet the Communicative Arts Faculty
The Video Production Certificate Program will:
- Provide instruction from professors who are active professionals in the media industry, ensuring students gain current and relevant skills.
- Deliver experiential, hands-on learning in video production, editing, and content creation using industry-standard tools and technology.
- Offer opportunities to connect classroom training with practical experience through internships, collaborative projects, and community-based media initiatives.
- Prepare students for immediate employment, career advancement, or transfer into degree-granting programs in media arts and related fields.
Student Learning Outcomes:
- Develop proficiency in the vocabulary, tools, and techniques of video production, including camera operation, lighting, audio, and nonlinear editing.
- Apply critical thinking, storytelling principles, and creative problem-solving to produce compelling video content across platforms.
- Demonstrate competency in pre-production, production, and post-production processes.
- Create professional-quality video projects suitable for portfolio use in industry or for transfer to higher education programs.
- Work effectively in collaborative production teams, demonstrating professionalism, reliability, and communication skills.
- Understand how video production skills translate to a wide range of industries such as broadcasting, business, web design, public relations, education, and sports management.
Every graduate will be able to:
- Enter the workforce with job-ready skills in video production and editing for roles such as production assistant, editor, or videographer.
- Pursue internships or entry-level employment in media industries with confidence in technical and creative competencies.
- Apply certificate coursework toward further study in the Associate of Arts in Media Arts program or transfer to a four-year institution.
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Digital Media Arts Center
The Digital Media Arts Center at Massasoit is a leading edge Digital Production facility that provides a full range of classroom and college related television and audio production services to the Massasoit College Community. The Digital Media Arts Center is a totally hands-on environment which actively recruits students, faculty, and staff to work in the facility on advanced equipment and provides direct access and instruction to any student, faculty, or staff member who wants to learn on, and about, digital media technology in a friendly, creative, and technically advanced facility. Services include full Broadcast Production studio, non-linear editing, multimedia hardware and software labs, and duplication of recorded campus events and programs. Programming produced by the Digital Media Arts Center is cablecast over the regional Massasoit Channel.
Clubs
Media Axis Club is for students involved in the television side of the media club. They can expect to get immediate quality hands-on training in television production. The media club provides a stepping-stone to those who are considering a career in any aspect of media communications.
Performix is a Performing Arts Club for students who want to become more involved in exploring arts opportunities and participating in activities to further their performance skill set.
Associate Degree Option
Students who wish to matriculate into the Associate Degree in Media Arts can transfer all certificate credits to the degree program.
The Associate in Arts in Media Arts at Massasoit is designed to prepare students for careers in broadcasting, including television, radio production, performance, editing, and writing. Its curriculum combines academic classwork, in-studio production, and on-air experiences, including the use of the Digital Media Arts Center, a state-of-the-art working television studio, and the Dale Dorman Radio Studio.
Students become proficient in broadcast vocal performance, television and radio production techniques, and computerized, non-linear editing. Core courses explore communications, journalism, film, and are supplemented by students’ choices in electives.