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Courses
Interested in using your creativity to design websites, create social media posts, or inform and entertain an audience? Check out these media arts courses and increase your skills to communicate and design in the digital world; create audio and video productions that may stream or get air time on KBEM-Jazz88, the school district's FM radio station.
Semester-long course, 0.5 credit
Expand your audio production skills! Develop skills as you create real projects to be used on KBEM radio and MPS Voices network. Take on the role of an interviewer, music producer, podcaster, radio DJ, and sports play by play announcer in real world settings. Develop digital audio editing to be utilized in a variety of audio related careers.
Creative Media 2 - 92519*
Semester-long course, 0.5 credit
Become an influencer! Learn advanced skills as you produce podcasts, radio spots, music, sound for film, and create a unique on-air radio personality. Learn through hands-on experiences applied to the Twin Cities radio, podcast, and audio industries. Solve the daily challenges involved in running sound, broadcasts, and music recordings in this project driven course.
Digital Video 1 - 92709*
Interested in expressing yourself through film and video? Learn all phases of video production, including pre- and post-production, while you create digital video; feature length films, shorts, YouTube, animation and stop-motion videos. Plan, record, and edit videos using digital cameras and professional software.
Digital Video 2 - 92719*
Expand your video production skills and develop advanced technical knowledge of camera operation, audio recording, lighting, visual effects, graphics, and copyright laws. Learn to write copy, storyboard, create characters, and add visual effects.
Digital Photography - 92606*
Like to take pictures and focus in on the details of life? Explore how to take great pictures that tell a story. Explore camera features, principles of studio and natural lighting, image composition, on-location and studio shooting, in-camera image manipulation, and how to catalog and manage your images.
Expand your digital photography skills to include creative image editing and creative composition. Learn to manipulate and prepare images for commercial print and digital use; includes intro to story concept, video production, and 3D animation.
In-Demand Occupations
From photographer to graphic designer, producer to director, the Media Arts industry offers a wide range of career opportunities.
High School Diploma
- Broadcast Technician
- Photographer
- Audio and Video Technician
- Interior Designer
- Content Creator
Bachelor’s Degree
- Nurse Practitioner
- Occupational Health and Safety Specialist