Program Information
This program will prepare you to use various software suites and techniques, to record and edit video, record and edit audio, create and edit advertising for print, radio, television, social media, and Web. This program combines the classes of the Mass Communications Program and the Digital Media Program to provide the education in both capturing the media with various techniques and editing said media utilizing the Adobe Creative Suite and other software.
Butler offers you the ability to use creative and technical means of digital communications in a variety of settings to help you gain the knowledge to survive in today’s digital world. Butler’s Mass Communication professors will provide solid instruction in recording techniques and the world of mass communications, while our Digital Media/Interactive 3D instructors will help you gain the knowledge to edit, create, display, and create your online portfolio.
Butler Community College is committed to flexible pathways for our student’s success. Courses are offered in varying delivery formats; face-to-face, blended and online. When reviewing this pathway, please check the Class Schedule to identify which format the course is offered to make sure you are selecting the delivery modality that fits your needs.
Butler General Education Bucket Requirements (34-35)
Butler Community College participates in the Kansas systemwide general education (SGE) framework within AA and AS degrees. The SGE framework includes 34-35 credit hours organized in 7 “buckets” each identified by an individual SGE code.
- All students are required to take EG101 and EG102 from Bucket 1.
- All students are required to take either SP100 or SP102 from Bucket 2.
- All students are required to take one math course from Bucket 3.
- All other buckets where a course is marked as preferred, students can choose any course listed in the state approved bucket if they meet the prerequisite for the course.
- Courses in any of the buckets 3-7 not marked preferred are mandatory in the pathway unless an alternative is approved by the dean overseeing the pathway.
- Courses listed in the Pathway not identified with a bucket are required for completion of the given degree pathway and are not intended to fulfill the state approved general education bucket package.
- Students are encouraged to contact Academic Advising for further information.
For more information: Butler General Education Bucket Requirements
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Kansas State Wide Transfer course (T►)
Milestone Courses - Courses are considered essential for progress within a selected Pathway and are indicated by a diamond symbol (♦).
This course is offered online (O)
Contact Information
Darryl Runyan
Department Chair
316.323.6132
Office: BOA, Room 5261A
drunyan@butlercc.edu