Media Arts and Creative Entertainment
Certificate of Achievement Film & Television · Orange Coast College · 2026-2027 Catalog
The Media Arts and Creative Entertainment Certificate program is a Career Technical Education specialty, designed for the student who wants a concentrated course of study in the field of acting/directing coupled with film and television production. It has been designed to introduce students to the skills necessary to create their own recorded media projects or prepare students for entry-level employment in the entertainment industry. Completion of this certificate will foster an understanding and appreciation of the various artistic and technical aspects of camera and narrative production. Students will be educated in performing, directing, storytelling, camera operation, event documentation, lighting, sound, post-production, and business practices. The required 12 units give the student a strong foundation, while the 5 elective units allow students to concentrate on their particular area of interest within this collaborative field.
Program Outcome
Program Learning Outcomes
- Students will be able to demonstrate competence as directors, performers, actors and technicians and possess a critical understanding of visual storytelling coupled with current and effective performance and directing techniques.
Requirements
Review Certificate Requirements.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| FILM A110 | Film Production 1 | 3 |
| FILM A240 | Film Production 2 | 3 |
| THEA A106 | Acting Fundamentals | 3 |
| orTHEA A115 | Acting for Camera and Stage | |
| THEA A275 | Directing | 3 |
| Select five units of the following: | 5 | |
| BRCT A105 | Broadcast Journalism | |
| FILM A102 | The Business of Film & Television | |
| FILM A108 | Television Sitcom Genre | |
| FILM A151 | Broadcast Journalism | |
| FILM A155 | Television Production 1 | |
| FILM A194 | Editing 1 | |
| FILM A270 | Film Production 3 | |
| THEA A107 | Acting 2 | |
| THEA A110 | Theatre Laboratory Level 1 | |
| THEA A111 | Theatre Laboratory Level 2 | |
| THEA A112 | Theatre Laboratory Level 3 | |
| THEA A113 | Theatre Laboratory Level 4 | |
| THEA A131 | OCC Theatre Repertory 1 | |
| THEA A177 | Make-Up | |
| THEA A188 | Body Movement for the Actor | |
| THEA A189 | Stage Combat | |
| THEA A200 | Voice and Articulation | |
| Total Units | 17 | |
Program Sequence
Program Sequence
These sequences at Orange Coast College are curriculum maps for students to finish all requirements for the certificate. There may be advisories, prerequisites, or time requirements that students need to consider before following these maps. Students are advised to meet with an Orange Coast College Counselor for alternate sequencing.
Year 1
| Semester 1 | Units |
|---|---|
| FILM A110 | Film Production 1 |
| THEA A106or THEA A115 | Acting Fundamentalsor Acting for Camera and Stage |
| CERT RESTRICTED ELECTIVE- CHOOSE ONE (See Requirements) | 2-4.5 |
| Units |
| Semester 2 |
|---|
| FILM A240 |
| THEA A275 |
| CERT RESTRICTED ELECTIVE- CHOOSE ONE (See Requirements) |