Visual Communications: Photo Imaging Option to Video and Film Production

An opportunity to gain an associate degree from Delaware Tech and a bachelor's degree from Wilmington University.

Your Path to a Bachelor's Degree

Delaware Tech has established agreements with four-year colleges and universities that connect Delaware Tech associate degree programs with bachelor's degree programs to create smooth transfer opportunities for you. These Connected Degree programs enable you to complete your associate degree and then transfer to a four-year degree program as a junior.

The Connected Degree 2+2 Curriculum

Delaware Tech's associate degree program in Photo Imaging will prepare you with the skills and experience necessary to use traditional, digital, and computer-aided photography to create images that meet modern standards for presentations and publications. You will also learn the principles of good design and how to solve design problems creatively. Whether your goal is to improve your traditional photography techniques, move into new career fields in digital photography, or learn how to use the computer for enhancing photographic images, you'll find this program valuable. Wilmington University's Bachelor of Science degree program in Video and Film Production provides students with a strong foundation in the core skills for all stages of production, geared towards film-making, news, corporate, educational, or entertainment. Students will explore real-world production concepts under the direction of expert faculty with extensive field experience and gain additional skills in graphic design, animation, compositing, and sound. This concentration will allow students to explore introductory and advanced digital film making, with instruction on directing and shooting digital films, as well as documentary production and location lighting.

Value For You

By completing your associate degree at Delaware Tech, you'll receive excellent instruction in small classes at a campus close to home. Delaware Tech's affordable tuition can reduce the overall cost of your college education, making the completion of your bachelor's degree more manageable.

Making The Connection

Refer to the Connected Degree curriculum for the sequence of courses needed to complete this program. Call Delaware Tech and let us help you follow the path to your bachelor's degree.


Connected Degree Curriculum - Suggested Course Sequence

Visual Communications: Photo Imaging Option (Associate Degree - Delaware Technical Community College)

Semester 1 (Fall)

Course Title Credits
SSC 100 First Year Seminar 1
BUS 101 Intro to Business 3
ENG 101 Critical Thinking & Academic Writing 3
VSC 115 Intro to Design 3
VSC 160 Raster Graphics 3
VSC 165 Photography I 3
  16

Semester 2 (Spring)

Course Title Credits
ENG 102 Composition and Research 3
HIS 131 Art History I or 3
HIS 132 Art History II 3
MKT 212 Principles of Marketing 3
VSC 109 Drawing I 3
VSC 166 Advanced Photography 3
  15

Semester 3 (Fall)

Course Title Credits
COM 111 Human Communications 3
MAT 120 Contemporary Mathematics 3
VSC 262 Web Graphics 3
VSC 190 Intro to Video 3
VSC 210 Layout Graphics 3
  15

Semester 4 (Spring)

Course Title Credits
XXX XXX Humanities Elective 3
MKT 214 Advertising & Promotion 3
MKT 217 e-Marketing Fundamentals 3
VSC 251 Portfolio Workshop 4
VSC 274 App Practice Photo Imaging or 3
VSC 293 Internship or 3
VSC 294 VSC Cooperative 3
  16

Video and Film Production (Bachelor's Degree - Wilmington University)

Semester 5 (Fall)

Course Title Credits
VMG 100 Camera & Cinematography 3
VMG 101 Introduction to Audio 3
VMG 201 Fundamentals of Motion Graphics 3
VMG 222 Story Design Methods 3
VMG 301 Lighting for Production I 3
  15

Semester 6 (Spring)

Course Title Credits
COM 310 Legal Aspects of Communication 3
VMG 200 Advanced Camera & Cinematology 3
VMG 313 Aesthetics of Film 3
VMG 350 Journalism in Practice 3
VMG 402 Studio Production Techniques 3
  15

Semester 7 (Fall)

Course Title Credits
DFM 200 Introduction to Digital Film 3
DFM 300 Directing Digital Films 3
VMG 302 Lighting for Production II 3
VMG 400 On Location Production Techniques 3
VMG 422 Non-Linear Editing 3
  15

Semester 8 (Spring)

Course Title Credits
DFM 350 Digital Film Making II 3
DFM 400 Directing Digital Films II 3
VMG 401 Producing the Documentary 3
VMG 423 Advanced Non-Linear Editing 3
VMG 487 Senior Project or Co-Op** 3
  15

** Interested students may pursue a Co-Op course substitution in lieu of traditional classroom setting. Students need to have a minimum 2.5 GPA, and a minimum of 60 credits.

The Bachelor of Science degree program in Video & Motion Graphics with Digital Film-Making Concentration requires a minimum of 120 credits. Course sequencing may vary by semester. See your advisor. Humanities Electives - POL 111, PSY 121, SOC 111


For More Information Contact:

Delaware Tech
Dover: (302) 857-1310

Wilmington University
Dover, Delaware: (302) 734-2594
Georgetown, Delaware: (302) 856-5780
New Castle, Delaware: (877) 967-5464


This articulation agreement is subject to change based on Delaware Tech and senior institution curriculum changes. 12/2018 - 12/2023