The Television Production Certificate builds on the Foundations in Broadcasting Electronic Media Arts Certificate with an emphasis in television production aesthetics and techniques. This certificate provides intermediate video production skills including instruction in pre-production planning, audio and video production, program completion and distribution. Students completing this certificate program will be qualified for entry-level employment in video production for television, advertising, public relations, multimedia, education, music, theater, entrepreneurial projects and corporate media departments.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

🗸 Plan and implement the aesthetic and technical elements of TV studio and video field production through the pre-production, production, and delivery stages.

🗸 Work in a variety of areas within the context of a television studio and field production.

🗸 Produce and direct a short video production.

🗸 Display professionalism and effective application of workforce protocol and communication skills in the television and video production industry.

Students will utilize common tools and techniques to create effective and engaging internet content. They will be able to conceptualize, produce, and deliver meaningful multimedia material including video, audio, and social media posts. Those who complete this program can apply for entry-level social media positions or media content creator positions, or use these skills to improve their creative portfolio and express opinions effectively in online campaigns.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

🗸 Analyze the processes involved in creating audio, video, and social media content for broadband delivery.

🗸 Evaluate the impact internet content has on society.

🗸 Plan, organize, and create effective online content that conveys an intended message.

This certificate provides students with news research, writing, reporting, and packaging skills for entry-level employment in radio, television, cable, syndicated, Internet, and satellite news organizations. The Multimedia Journalism certificate is also recommended for degree holders seeking to upgrade skills for career transition.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

🗸 Identify and analyze structure and writing style of material for electronic media news.

🗸 Integrate and apply various news media writing and announcing techniques through information gathering, writing news stories, and on-camera presentations.

🗸 Apply techniques and practices for digital video, audio production, and cross platform distribution for electronic news gathering.

🗸 Assess and discuss the ethical issues of multi-media journalism.

🗸 Display professionalism and effective application of workforce protocol in the multi-media news industry.

The Foundations In Broadcast Electronic Media Arts certificate provides essential knowledge and skills in audio, video, and interactive media in preparation for intermediate and advanced practice and study of media arts and related certificates. It can serve as a stand alone certificate in the basics of media arts or the basis for a pathway to broader introduction to theory, practice, and aesthetics in the craft of the audio, video and media arts.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

🗸 Analyze major mass communication issues and the impact of new technology in the sound recording, video, multimedia, television, and radio industries.

🗸 Plan and implement projects that include using the basics of sound, video, and internet tools.

🗸 Display professionalism and effective application of workforce protocol and communication skills.

This certificate program is designed to prepare students in Broadcast Electronic Media Arts to engage in the world of entrepreneurship. The program’s interdisciplinary approach to entrepreneurship equips students with relevant tools in exploring various pathways to entrepreneurship such as full-time business ownership, sub-contracting (freelancing), consulting, corporate intrapreneurship or mission-driven social entrepreneurship.

Students will utilize common tools and techniques to create effective and engaging internet content. They will be able to conceptualize, produce, and deliver meaningful multimedia material. Those who complete this program can apply for entry level social media positions or media content creator positions, or use these skills to improve their creative portfolio and express opinions effectively in online campaigns.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

🗸 Apply an entrepreneurial mindset that breeds creativity and innovation in broadcast and electronic media arts.

🗸 Use terms and concepts related to functional areas of entrepreneurship and innovation necessary for startups.

🗸 Analyze the marketing environment to identify entrepreneurial opportunities and areas for growth and development.

🗸 Develop an agile and lean business plan for a startup project/ enterprise that is ready for pitching.

🗸 Compare different entrepreneurship pathways in relation to a project or business idea.

The Audio and Video for the Web certificate combines the study of creating media content, process and problem solving with tools and techniques of visual communication for broadband distribution. This course of study prepares the student to distribute audio and video content effectively via broadband.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

🗸 Analyze the processes involved in creating audio and video content for broadband delivery.

🗸 Evaluate the impact internet content has on society.

🗸 Plan, organize and create effective online content that conveys intended message.

Registered nurses (RNs) provide and coordinate patient care, educate patients and the public about various health conditions, and provide advice and emotional support to patients and their family members. Registered Nurses usually take one of three education paths: a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing (BSN), an associates degree in nursing (ADN) or a diploma from an approved nursing program. All of these types of programs require students to take a series of prerequisites prior to entry. Depending on the program various paths that may include courses in speech, communication, statistics, English and psychology may be required. However, all programs require the successful completion of a core set of science courses including courses in Anatomy, Physiology and Microbiology. This program is designed to ensure the successful completion of these key courses as well as providing a fundamental background for successful completion of the scientific portion of the ATI Test of Essential Academic Skill (TEAS).

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

🗸 Articulate the structure-function relationships within the human body.

🗸 Differentiate between commonly encountered infectious and non-infectious disease states in humans.

🗸 Evaluate the impacts of society and the environment on human health outcomes.

🗸 Apply basic laboratory skills and analytical methods to test a scientific hypothesis.

🗸 Critique healthcare related scientific information based on the strength and quality of the supporting evidence

CCSF’s Foundations in Biological Sciences Certificate offers key biology and support courses to serve students with the intention to major in Biology. All of the courses in the certificate are part of CCSF’s AS and AS-T degrees in biology or transfer to biology programs at U.C., C.S.U. or other four-year institutions. Generally, students will require a year of chemistry and physics to earn a degree in these areas, and students should refer to the transfer institutions requirements when selecting courses. Additional courses might be required to transfer to particular institutions. The Foundations in Biological Sciences Certificate is suitable for students planning to transfer into programs in the biological sciences, including general biology, cell or molecular biology, organism biology, marine biology, botany, zoology, ecology, evolution, genetics, anatomy, physiology, or microbiology. The certificate is also designed for students planning to transfer into a premedical, pre-veterinary, predental, pharmacy, or chiropractic degree program.

Through the core units of the Foundations in Biological Sciences Certificate, students will gain the scientific knowledge necessary to investigate problems and ideas presented in upper division biology courses and to evaluate scientific information critically. The laboratory work will train students to use current laboratory technologies, equipment, and techniques to engage in the research process.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

🗸 Describe biological concepts relevant to diverse biological disciplines.

🗸 Apply laboratory skills fundamental to biological investigation.

🗸 Analyze and interpret biological scientific data.

🗸 Communicate scientific hypothesis, theories, and findings.

This certificate of completion validates training in tool, equipment, chemical and personal safety, use of proper and appropriate cleaning and maintenance equipment and supplies, and proper handling of diverse chemicals Students successfully completing this certificate will be qualified for entry-level custodial and building maintenance employment.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

🗸 Apply custodial terminology, directions, units of measurement and instructions to complete custodial tasks.

🗸 Manage chemicals and toxic waste safely and appropriately.

🗸 Apply recommended practices to the use of custodial tools, machines, and specialized equipment.

🗸 Interpret and explain workplace instructions

Students who have successfully earned a Custodial Health Care Certificate are qualified to work in the healthcare industry as a custodian. Training includes biohazard and blood-borne pathogen safety procedures in a variety of environments. These can include hospitals, emergency rooms, labs, and doctors’ offices. The program was created in cooperation with local hospitals and agencies.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

🗸 Select and safely handle appropriate equipment and materials.

🗸 Apply custodial terminology and instructions when engaging in custodial tasks

🗸 Interpret and explain workplace instructions

🗸 Apply industry-standard techniques and approved procedures while cleaning healthcare sites and disposing of waste.