AAOT Flightpath in Media Studies
Program Description
For students who want an AAOT with a focus in Media Studies, this Flightpath in Media Studies is the recommended path for these students to follow by Umpqua Community College.
The Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer (AAOT) degree was created in the late 1980s, through collaboration between Oregon community college faculty and Oregon public university faculty, to reduce bureaucratic obstacles for students transferring from an Oregon community college to a public university in Oregon. Local variation in the requirements to earn AAOT degrees at different community colleges was not a problem because all of the degrees transferred smoothly to the universities. Increasingly, however, the degree has been used by students transferring among community colleges and, in these cases, distinctive requirements sometimes reduced transferability. Recognizing the fundamental purpose of the degree, community colleges agreed in 2008 to standardize their AAOT degree requirements so as to maximize the efficient transfer of credit for students. Community colleges will maintain lists of courses which fulfill the requirements of the revised, freely-transferable degree below. Beyond the requirements listed, past experience suggests the utility of some additional explanation of what the degree can and cannot provide. Students and advisors should be aware of the opportunities created by the AAOT, but should also be mindful of its limitations, as summarized in the explanatory notes that follow the description of the degree itself.
Any student having the Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer (AAOT) degree recognized on an official college transcript will have met the lower division General Education requirements of baccalaureate degree programs of any public university in Oregon.
Program Course Recommendations
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Term | Credits | |
| ART 131 | Intro to Drawing I Line-Gest 1 | 3 |
| CIS 125H | Writing Web Pages | 2 |
| G 201 | General Geology I 4 | 4 |
| WR 121Z | Composition I | 4 |
| Credits | 13 | |
| Second Term | ||
| ART 115 | Art and Design Foundation 1-2D 1 | 4 |
| COM 111Z | Public Speaking | 4 |
| HPE 295 | Wellness-Hlth Assess | 3 |
| WR 227Z | Technical Writing | 4 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Third Term | ||
| COM 219 | Small Group Discussion | 3 |
| GS 112 | Making Sense of Science 4 | 4 |
| J 211 | Intro to Mass Communications | 3 |
| MTH 105Z | Math in Society | 4 |
| VC 139 | Intro to Adobe Illustrator | 3 |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Second Year | ||
| First Term | ||
| CIS 195 | Authoring for the Web I | 4 |
| HST 104 | World History 2 | 3 |
| J 215 | Journalism Production | 1 |
| J 251 | Writing for the Media | 3 |
| VC 114 | Intro to InDesign | 3 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Second Term | ||
| G 140 | Geologic Disasters 4 | 3 |
| J 215 | Journalism Production | 3 |
| PSY 201 | General Psychology I 2 | 4 |
| SOC 204 | Intro to Sociology 2 | 3 |
| VC 130 | Intro to PhotoShop | 3 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Third Term | ||
| BA 239 | Advertising | 3 |
| BA 253 | Social Media Marketing | 3 |
| G 180 | Regional Field Geology 4 | 4 |
| J 215 | Journalism Production | 2 |
| SOC 213 | Race Class and Ethnicity 2,3 | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Total Minimum Credits | 90 | |
- 1
Any course that meets AAOT Arts & Letters requirement will work (3 courses are required 9-12 credits, must be from two different disciplines)
- 2
Any course that meets the AAOT Social Science requirement will work (4 courses from two different disciplines required, must be 12-15 credits
- 3
One of the AAOT Arts and Letters or Social Science must meet the cultural literacy requirement.
- 4
Four science/math/computer science required for AAOT, any AAOT courses will work, 3 must be lab courses
Advising Notes
- See advisor for full list of AAOT approved course options