Program Description
The Advanced Certificate in Video Production is a four-course sequence (12 credits) that enables students holding a bachelor’s degree in a variety of fields to master valuable skills in non-fiction video production. The sequence of courses serves students with a range of interests and varying prior knowledge: the introductory course provides those with limited prior video experience with foundational training and skills; subsequent courses allow these students, as well as those entering with some knowledge of digital video-making, to advance/improve their skills.
Courses are offered on Saturdays, on a part-time basis, over four semesters beginning every fall.
The Advanced Certificate is suitable for working adults in a wide range of fields - including education, human services, small businesses, non-profits, and community organizations - who seek digital video expertise to enhance their credentials. As students progress through the certificate, they will become competent in the creation of nonfiction visual narratives suitable for digital journalism, outreach, community organizing, advocacy, and marketing.
Because its courses count towards Old Westbury’s existing MA in Liberal Studies (MALS) degree, the Advanced Certificate offers a stackable, graduate opportunity for new students and Old Westbury alumni that also affords them an entrée into an existing Masters-level program. Courses in the Advanced Certificate are also available to exceptional undergraduate seniors, by permission, on a limited, space-available basis.
Over the course of the Advanced Certificate in Video Production, students will gain mastery of technical skills required to capture high production value digital video and audio, identify effective selections, and construct a coherent narrative from edited work. They will learn to apply the ethical principles underpinning the integrity of non-fiction video narratives in objective, advocacy, and promotional modes. Finally, students will have the opportunity to create non-fiction video narratives that accurately capture evidence, subjects, and communities, consider the potential impact and societal outcomes, and reflect Old Westbury’s historic social justice mission.
