In Stark State’s digital video media technology program, you’ll learn how to tell compelling stories through video and media and develop practical skills in pre-production, production, post-production and distribution, along with creating a portfolio.
Major code: 5550 Business, Engineering, and Information Technologies Division Digital Media and Administrative Technologies Department
The catalog in force is assigned to students based on the academic year they first applied to the college, and changes only when students change their major or request the change in writing. Refer to Policy No. 3357:15-13-28.
2026-27 Catalog
Effective Summer 2026
Some courses listed within the program may require a prerequisite or co-requisite.
Pre/Co-requisites will be listed within each course hyperlink below.
Refer to Policy No. 3357:15-13-04 and 3357:15-13-05
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Technical | ||
| IMT125 | 3D Graphics Modeling | 3 |
| or IMT136 | Principles of Animation | |
| IMT129 | Digital Audio Recording and Editing | 3 |
| IMT223 | Digital Video Recording and Editing | 3 |
| IMT237 | Compositing | 3 |
| IMT238 | Advanced Video Production | 3 |
| IMT242 | Lighting and Cinematography | 3 |
| IMT243 | Advanced Compositing | 3 |
| IMT265 | Motion Graphics Portfolio | 3 |
| IMT266 | Film Theory and Practice | 3 |
| IMT268 | Advanced Video Editing | 3 |
| Non-technical | ||
| SSC101 | Student Success Seminar | 1 |
| COM121 | Effective Speaking | 3 |
| ENG124 | College Composition | 3 |
| ENT120 | Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| IMT121 | Interactive Media | 3 |
| IMT122 | Graphic Arts Design | 3 |
| IMT132 | Digital Photography/Graphic and Media | 3 |
| IMT137 | Drawing Basics | 3 |
| MTH118 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
| Select one (1) Arts & Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| Select one (1) Natural Science Elective | 4 | |
| Total Hours | 62 | |
Full-time Student Advising Notes
Academic Advising
Students should make an appointment to see their advisor before registering for classes each semester. They should have prepared a completed registration form, including courses they wish to take, prior to this meeting.
Course Sequence
The semester-by-semester listing below provides the normal scheduling option for full-time associate degree students who plan to finish in two years.
| First Semester | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| SSC101 | Student Success Seminar | 1 |
| ENG124 | College Composition | 3 |
| IMT121 | Interactive Media | 3 |
| IMT122 | Graphic Arts Design | 3 |
| IMT223 | Digital Video Recording and Editing | 3 |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| IMT129 | Digital Audio Recording and Editing | 3 |
| IMT132 | Digital Photography/Graphic and Media | 3 |
| IMT237 | Compositing | 3 |
| MTH118 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Summer Semester | ||
| COM121 | Effective Speaking | 3 |
| Natural Sciences Elective | 4 | |
| Hours | 7 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| IMT125 or IMT136 |
3D Graphics Modeling or Principles of Animation |
3 |
| IMT137 | Drawing Basics | 3 |
| IMT242 | Lighting and Cinematography | 3 |
| IMT266 | Film Theory and Practice | 3 |
| IMT268 | Advanced Video Editing | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| IMT238 | Advanced Video Production | 3 |
| ENT120 | Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| IMT243 | Advanced Compositing | 3 |
| IMT265 | Motion Graphics Portfolio | 3 |
| Arts Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 62 | |
Arts & Humanities Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENG233 | British Literature: Medieval to 1785 | 3 |
| ENG234 | British Literature: 1785 to Present | 3 |
| ENG236 | American Literature: Colonial to 1865 | 3 |
| ENG237 | American Literature: 1865 to Present | 3 |
| HIS121 | United States History I to 1877 | 3 |
| HIS122 | United States History II from 1877 | 3 |
| PHL122 | Ethics | 3 |
Natural Science Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BIO126 | Environmental Science | 4 |
| CHM100 | Exploring Science and Technology | 4 |
| GEO141 | Physical Geology | 4 |
| PHY105 | Astronomy | 4 |
Program Learning Outcomes
This program is designed to prepare students to demonstrate the following learning outcomes:
- Use pre-visualization and storyboards to communicate concepts and ideas to be applied to video projects.
- Use motion and graphic effects for commercials, music videos, and short films.
- Compress video for the web, smartphones, and DVDs.
- Communicate diverse ideas and events through the creation of relevant films.
- Use industry standard commercial hardware, software, sound and lighting to produce videos for distribution through multiple distribution methods.
- Compress video for distribution through internet and mobile devices.