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B.S. in Digital Media and Journalism – Video Editing

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Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Digital Media and Journalism – Video Editing

Overview
Career Opportunities
Internships and Resources
Admission Requirements

Create Engaging, Meaningful Content by Earning Your Degree in Video Editing

Are you intrigued by the way a film, movie, or video is edited to inspire a specific emotion in its audience? Are you interested in engaging others with content that has been cultivated to excite, entertain, inform, or motivate? If that sounds like you, Liberty University’s Bachelor of Science in Digital Media and Journalism – Video Editing is a degree that can help you take these interests and turn them into your career.

If you enjoy video editing, and you want to create something special, you can with our video editing program. You could pursue a variety of careers and positions, such as videographer or editor, virtual reality designer or producer, documentary filmmaker, or vlogger. Start your degree now and set yourself up for an exciting career in video editing!

Pursue Your Degree with Confidence

  • Liberty University is accredited by SACSCOC, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
  • Your professors have real-life experience in the subjects they’re teaching.
  • Your professors have years of real-life digital media and journalism experience to share with you. Plus, they care about your progress spiritually – as well as academically – and are committed to praying for you and mentoring you.
  • You are guaranteed hands-on experience in your field and networking opportunities with a required practicum and internship.

What Will You Learn?

  • Advanced theories and techniques of editing
  • Ethical principles for working in the media industry
  • How to write for various mediums including the news, social media, and digital formats
  • Sound design
  • Virtual reality design and production

Career Opportunities for Digital Media – Video Editing Graduates

  • Documentary filmmaker
  • Video editor
  • Videographer
  • Virtual reality designer/producer
  • Vlogger

Internships and Resources Available to Digital Media and Journalism Students

  • Our curriculum focuses on experiential and hands-on learning, including a required internship.
  • Learn and train with over $1 million in state-of-the-art equipment and facilities.
  • Build your professional portfolio while working in our radio and television studios, an on-campus sports network, client promotional projects, our student-run public relations firm, and our school newspaper.
  • Our degrees are career-focused. All of our instructors have both academic and professional credentials, with many of them working in their field as they teach. You can be confident that you are getting an excellent education taught by current industry professionals.
  • Our degrees emphasize integrity. As a nonprofit, Christian university, we aim to help raise the next generation of media professionals with unshakable ethics grounded in the Christian faith.

Admission Requirements for Our Undergraduate Degree Programs

Every application is reviewed by the admission committee on a case-by-case basis, meaning there are no set minimums for acceptance. However, all applicants must submit the following documents* for admission:

  • Admission application
  • Official high school transcripts
  • Official college transcripts (if applicable)
  • Results from the CLT, SAT, or ACT are not required for admission, but may be used in consideration for merit-based aid.
  • Admission essay

*Note that additional documentation may be requested by the admission committee after your application has been received.

 

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Digital Media and Journalism – Video Editing

Overview
Career Opportunities
Internships and Resources
Admission Requirements

Pursue Your Degree with Confidence

  • Liberty University is accredited by SACSCOC, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
  • Your professors have real-life experience in the subjects they’re teaching.
  • Your professors have years of real-life digital media and journalism experience to share with you. Plus, they care about your progress spiritually – as well as academically – and are committed to praying for you and mentoring you.
  • You are guaranteed hands-on experience in your field and networking opportunities with a required practicum and internship.

What Will You Learn?

  • Advanced theories and techniques of editing
  • Ethical principles for working in the media industry
  • How to write for various mediums including the news, social media, and digital formats
  • Sound design
  • Virtual reality design and production

Career Opportunities for Digital Media – Video Editing Graduates

  • Documentary filmmaker
  • Video editor
  • Videographer
  • Virtual reality designer/producer
  • Vlogger

Internships and Resources Available to Digital Media and Journalism Students

  • Our curriculum focuses on experiential and hands-on learning, including a required internship.
  • Learn and train with over $1 million in state-of-the-art equipment and facilities.
  • Build your professional portfolio while working in our radio and television studios, an on-campus sports network, client promotional projects, our student-run public relations firm, and our school newspaper.
  • Our degrees are career-focused. All of our instructors have both academic and professional credentials, with many of them working in their field as they teach. You can be confident that you are getting an excellent education taught by current industry professionals.
  • Our degrees emphasize integrity. As a nonprofit, Christian university, we aim to help raise the next generation of media professionals with unshakable ethics grounded in the Christian faith.

Admission Requirements for Our Undergraduate Degree Programs

Every application is reviewed by the admission committee on a case-by-case basis, meaning there are no set minimums for acceptance. However, all applicants must submit the following documents* for admission:

  • Admission application
  • Official high school transcripts
  • Official college transcripts (if applicable)
  • SAT, ACT, or CLT scores (Liberty University is offering test-optional admission through Fall 2022 acceptance)
  • Admission essay

*Note that additional documentation may be requested by the admission committee after your application has been received.

 

120

Credit Hours

SACSCOC

Available On Campus

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Residential

Transfer Credits

Transfer in up to 75% of the degree total

Next Start Date

Jan 13, 2025

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Liberty University is accredited by SACSCOC

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