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Continuing Education

Short Narrative Production 47206101

  • 0.30 credits
  • Visual Communication
  • $199.00
  • Learn how to write a screenplay and translate it into a short fictional video. Activities include generating ideas for a short fictional film, creating a shot list, directing actors, shooting a scene, and editing a 1-2 minute video using Adobe Premiere Pro software. Participants will work in teams with the class members as their cast and crew.

    1 Course Section
    1 Course Section
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    #PD01 Summer
    Open
    07/14/2025 –
    07/18/2025
    07/14/2025 In-Person Wausau Main Campus
    Jul 14 – Jul 18
    Friday, Monday, Wednesday
    09:00 AM - 01:00 PM
    H103 - Green Room/Lab - H Building
    Jila Nikpay
    $199.00
    Continuing Education

    Documentary Production 47206102

  • 0.30 credits
  • Visual Communication
  • $199.00
  • Learn how to develop and produce non-fiction film concepts into short documentary videos. Utilizing professional audio and camera equipment, you will capture raw interview and b-roll content and edit these assets into 1-2 minute documentary stories.

    1 Course Section
    1 Course Section
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    #PD001 Summer
    Open
    07/21/2025 –
    07/25/2025
    07/21/2025 In-Person Wausau Main Campus
    Jul 21 – Jul 25
    Friday, Monday, Wednesday
    09:00 AM - 01:00 PM
    H103 - Green Room/Lab - H Building
    Jordan Innes
    $199.00
    Continuing Education

    Product Commercial 47206103

  • 0.30 credits
  • Visual Communication
  • $199.00
  • Learn how to use studio facilities, lighting, cinema cameras and high-tech camera support tools to capture professional video of a product for marketing and promotions.

    1 Course Section
    1 Course Section
    Section Status Start/End Date Register By Instruction Mode Campus Meeting Information Cost
    #PD001 Summer
    Open
    07/28/2025 –
    08/01/2025
    07/28/2025 In-Person Wausau Main Campus
    Jul 28 – Aug 1
    Friday, Monday, Wednesday
    09:00 AM - 01:00 PM
    H103 - Green Room/Lab - H Building
    Jordan Innes
    $199.00
    Continuing Education

    Intro to Motion Graphics 47206104

  • 0.30 credits
  • Visual Communication
  • $550.00
  • Learn how to use Adobe After Effects to create basic animation with text and shapes. We'll begin by covering the After Effects interface, creating a composition and various shapes. You'll then learn how to work with keyframes and properties to animate objects and export them to share. You'll have a chance to experiment and animate to music.

    1 Course Section
    1 Course Section
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    #PD001 Fall
    Open
    08/04/2025 –
    08/08/2025
    08/04/2025 In-Person Wausau Main Campus
    Aug 4 – Aug 8
    Friday, Monday, Wednesday
    09:00 AM - 01:00 PM
    H103 - Green Room/Lab - H Building
    Jila Nikpay
    $550.00
    Post Secondary

    VFX, Compositing & Color 10206164

  • 2.00 credits
  • Visual Communication
  • Explores professional visual effects software for the effective completion of professional post-production design applications. Learners will explore compositing tools, video effects, motion tracking, filters, 3D lighting and camera effects, and color grading techniques in the creation of enhanced visuals.

    2 Course Sections
    2 Course Sections
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    #01 Fall
    Open
    08/25/2025 –
    12/17/2025
    08/30/2025 Online Required Due Dates Online
    Aug 25 – Dec 17
    -
    Online
    Jordan Innes
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    #03 Fall
    Open
    08/27/2025 –
    12/17/2025
    08/30/2025 In-Person Wausau Main Campus
    Aug 27 – Dec 17
    Wednesday
    01:00 PM - 03:20 PM
    H101 - Film Lab - H Building
    Jordan Innes
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    Post Secondary

    Advanced Editing Techniques 10206156

  • 3.00 credits
  • Visual Communication
  • Develops non-linear editing techniques through hands-on project applications using professional post-production software. Learners will utilize advanced editing concepts and techniques to create polished video projects for publishing on the web. In this course learners will edit documentary, narrative and music video footage and utilize effects filters and titling to complete professional edits.

    2 Course Sections
    2 Course Sections
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    #01 Fall
    Open
    08/25/2025 –
    12/17/2025
    08/30/2025 Online Required Due Dates Online
    Aug 25 – Dec 17
    -
    Online
    Jordan Innes
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    #03 Fall
    Open
    08/26/2025 –
    12/16/2025
    08/30/2025 In-Person Wausau Main Campus
    Aug 26 – Dec 16
    Tuesday
    01:00 PM - 03:50 PM
    H101 - Film Lab - H Building
    Jordan Innes
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    Post Secondary

    Video Production: Studio 10206154

  • 4.00 credits
  • Visual Communication
  • Introduces professional lighting equipment, lighting techniques and cinema camera operation for use on studio projects. Learners will manipulate light to create a variety of effects in a diverse set of scenarios and utilize different types of cinema camera equipment, support tools and techniques for use in studio projects. Learners will examine advanced equipment, vocabulary and techniques unique to the studio environment including the use of green screen, creation of camera movement and working in a variety of crew positions to support a production.

    2 Course Sections
    2 Course Sections
    Section Status Start/End Date Register By Instruction Mode Campus Meeting Information Cost
    #01 Fall
    Open
    08/25/2025 –
    12/17/2025
    08/30/2025 Online Required Due Dates Online
    Aug 25 – Dec 17
    -
    Online
    Jila Nikpay
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    #03 Fall
    Open
    08/27/2025 –
    12/17/2025
    08/30/2025 In-Person Wausau Main Campus
    Aug 27 – Dec 17
    Wednesday
    09:00 AM - 11:50 AM
    H101 - Film Lab - H Building
    Jordan Innes
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    Post Secondary

    Film & Video: Language And Technique 10206152

  • 3.00 credits
  • Visual Communication
  • Introduces learners to the audio-visual vocabulary, tools and technology utilized in motion picture production, post-production and animation through a mix of lecture, video screenings and discussion. Learners will be exposed to a variety of videos, films, genres and technical innovations. This course provides a basic understanding of critical theories and communication principles necessary for anyone pursuing a career in film/video/animation production.

    2 Course Sections
    2 Course Sections
    Section Status Start/End Date Register By Instruction Mode Campus Meeting Information Cost
    #01 Fall
    Open
    08/25/2025 –
    12/17/2025
    08/30/2025 Online Required Due Dates Online
    Aug 25 – Dec 17
    -
    Online
    Jordan Innes
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    #03 Fall
    Open
    08/28/2025 –
    12/11/2025
    08/30/2025 In-Person Wausau Main Campus
    Aug 28 – Dec 11
    Thursday
    01:00 PM - 03:50 PM
    H106 - Theater Room/Lab - H Building
    Jila Nikpay
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    Post Secondary

    Video Foundation Intensive 10206162

  • 3.00 credits
  • Visual Communication
  • Introduces the process and workflow of video production from concept to completion by translating story ideas into compelling cinematic language through storyboarding, shot-list, cinematography, and post-production. Learners explore the five elements of film language for visual storytelling while learning the fundamentals of camera operation, audio capture and video editing.

    2 Course Sections
    2 Course Sections
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    #01 Fall
    Open
    08/25/2025 –
    12/17/2025
    08/30/2025 Online Required Due Dates Online
    Aug 25 – Dec 17
    -
    Online
    Jila Nikpay
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    #03 Fall
    Open
    08/28/2025 –
    12/11/2025
    08/30/2025 In-Person Wausau Main Campus
    Aug 28 – Dec 11
    Thursday
    09:00 AM - 11:50 AM
    H101 - Film Lab - H Building
    Jila Nikpay
    Aug 28 – Dec 11
    Thursday
    09:00 AM - 11:50 AM
    H103 - Green Room/Lab - H Building
    Jila Nikpay
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    Post Secondary

    Documentary Production 10206155

  • 3.00 credits
  • Visual Communication
  • Introduces the equipment, vocabulary and techniques unique to shooting video projects outside of the studio setting. Learners will utilize professional cameras and lenses to complete a short documentary project. Emphasis will be placed on interview techniques, use of natural light, capturing production audio, location scouting, shooting b-roll and improvisation.

    2 Course Sections
    2 Course Sections
    Section Status Start/End Date Register By Instruction Mode Campus Meeting Information Cost
    #01 Fall
    Open
    08/25/2025 –
    12/17/2025
    08/30/2025 Online Required Due Dates Online
    Aug 25 – Dec 17
    -
    Online
    Jila Nikpay
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    #03 Fall
    Open
    08/26/2025 –
    12/16/2025
    08/30/2025 In-Person Wausau Main Campus
    Aug 26 – Dec 16
    Tuesday
    09:00 AM - 11:50 AM
    H101 - Film Lab - H Building
    Jila Nikpay
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    Post Secondary

    Creative Process 10206161

  • 1.00 credits
  • Visual Communication
  • Develops a creative process by imagining, sharing, revising, and reflecting on their dream project. Throughout this process, they consider technology, technique, and taste, the breadth of their knowledge, and how it impacts their visual style. Later, they apply this creative process to explore how personal and assignment-based projects could move beyond the formulaic approach using their creativity and available resources.

    2 Course Sections
    2 Course Sections
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    #01 Fall
    Open
    08/25/2025 –
    12/17/2025
    08/30/2025 Online Required Due Dates Online
    Aug 25 – Dec 17
    -
    Online
    Jordan Innes
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    #03 Fall
    Open
    08/25/2025 –
    10/13/2025
    08/30/2025 In-Person Wausau Main Campus
    Aug 25 – Oct 13
    Monday
    01:00 PM - 03:50 PM
    H103 - Green Room/Lab - H Building
    Jordan Innes
    Aug 25 – Oct 13
    Monday
    01:00 PM - 03:50 PM
    H101 - Film Lab - H Building
    Jordan Innes
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    Post Secondary

    Video Pre-production 10206150

  • 3.00 credits
  • Visual Communication
  • Develops the pre-production components for video or animation assignments. Learners develop the blueprints for effective and manageable video and animation projects by developing concepts, creating loglines, examining principles of storytelling, outlining, script formatting, preparing for documentary production, examining linear vs. non-linear structures, creating a production plan and budget, scheduling and storyboarding.

    2 Course Sections
    2 Course Sections
    Section Status Start/End Date Register By Instruction Mode Campus Meeting Information Cost
    #01 Fall
    Open
    08/25/2025 –
    12/17/2025
    08/30/2025 Online Required Due Dates Online
    Aug 25 – Dec 17
    -
    Online
    Jordan Innes
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    #03 Fall
    Open
    08/25/2025 –
    12/15/2025
    08/30/2025 In-Person Wausau Main Campus
    Aug 25 – Dec 15
    Monday
    09:00 AM - 11:50 AM
    H101 - Film Lab - H Building
    Jordan Innes
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    Post Secondary

    Interpreting Engineering Drawings 10623200

  • 1.00 credits
  • Industrial Engineering Tech
  • Explores the foundational skills needed to read and interpret industrial prints. Beginning with the basics, the learner progresses in a logical order through orthographic, pictorial, assembly, section and auxiliary views of products. In addition, you will learn how to interpret part dimensions and tolerances. Emphasis is also placed on title blocks, change blocks and shop notes and symbols. The symbols of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing are introduced.

    2 Course Sections
    2 Course Sections
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    #01VC Fall
    Open
    08/25/2025 –
    12/15/2025
    08/30/2025 Online Flexible Due Dates Online
    Aug 25 – Dec 15
    -
    Online
    Travis Allen
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    #02VC Fall
    Open
    10/20/2025 –
    12/15/2025
    10/25/2025 Online Flexible Due Dates Online
    Oct 20 – Dec 15
    -
    Online
    Travis Allen
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    Post Secondary

    Standards & Regulations 10623110

  • 1.00 credits
  • Industrial Engineering Tech
  • Analyzes the state and federal standards and regulations that govern workplace safety. From this base knowledge the learner will be able to recognize hazards and determine the standards and regulations that apply. Emphasis is placed on locating standards in the Code of Regulations, applying safety and environmental standards to an actual work site and interpreting Material Safety Data Sheets.

    2 Course Sections
    2 Course Sections
    Section Status Start/End Date Register By Instruction Mode Campus Meeting Information Cost
    #01VC Fall
    Open
    08/25/2025 –
    12/15/2025
    08/30/2025 Online Flexible Due Dates Online
    Aug 25 – Dec 15
    -
    Online
    Travis Allen
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    #02VC Fall
    Open
    10/20/2025 –
    12/15/2025
    10/25/2025 Online Flexible Due Dates Online
    Oct 20 – Dec 15
    -
    Online
    Travis Allen
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    Post Secondary

    Manufacturing Processes 10623175

  • 3.00 credits
  • Industrial Engineering Tech
  • Explores the selected methods used in industry today to develop raw materials into the parts used in a range of products. The learner will analyze what the various machines and processes are and how they are used, not on how to operate the machinery.

    2 Course Sections
    2 Course Sections
    Section Status Start/End Date Register By Instruction Mode Campus Meeting Information Cost
    #01VC Fall
    Open
    08/25/2025 –
    12/15/2025
    08/30/2025 Online Flexible Due Dates Online
    Aug 25 – Dec 15
    -
    Online
    Travis Allen
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    #02VC Fall
    Open
    10/20/2025 –
    12/15/2025
    10/25/2025 Online Flexible Due Dates Online
    Oct 20 – Dec 15
    -
    Online
    Travis Allen
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    Post Secondary

    Precision Measuring 10623203

  • 2.00 credits
  • Industrial Engineering Tech
  • Introduces the importance of metrology in the manufacturing industry. Learners will investigate different measurement systems and procedures used to control measurement processes. Learning activities will include hands-on measuring activities, Gage R&R, and developing calibration procedures. In addition, learners will examine automated metrology and its application in the Smart Manufacturing environment.

    2 Course Sections
    2 Course Sections
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    #01VC Fall
    Open
    08/25/2025 –
    12/15/2025
    08/30/2025 Online Flexible Due Dates Online
    Aug 25 – Dec 15
    -
    Online
    Travis Allen
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    #02VC Fall
    Open
    10/20/2025 –
    12/15/2025
    10/25/2025 Online Flexible Due Dates Online
    Oct 20 – Dec 15
    -
    Online
    Travis Allen
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    Post Secondary

    Quality Systems 10623118

  • 2.00 credits
  • Industrial Engineering Tech
  • Analyzes the concepts of quality systems, studies the requirements of the ISO 9000 standard, prepares quality procedures, and develops skills on how to apply to actual organizations. To achieve a level of product quality that satisfies the customer, each organization must develop a management system to assure that quality. Driven by customer demands for better quality, these systems have evolved into general management systems that involve all members of an organization in achieving customer satisfaction.

    2 Course Sections
    2 Course Sections
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    #01VC Fall
    Open
    08/25/2025 –
    12/15/2025
    08/30/2025 Online Flexible Due Dates Online
    Aug 25 – Dec 15
    -
    Online
    Paul Swanborg
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    #02VC Fall
    Open
    10/20/2025 –
    12/15/2025
    10/25/2025 Online Flexible Due Dates Online
    Oct 20 – Dec 15
    -
    Online
    Paul Swanborg
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    Post Secondary

    Quality Assurance 10623119

  • 1.00 credits
  • Industrial Engineering Tech
  • Analyzes the philosophies and strategies the American industry has been focusing on to improve the quality of their products and services. In this learning plan, the learner will explore their personal philosophy on Quality, the cost of quality, total quality management, and nonconforming products and materials.

    2 Course Sections
    2 Course Sections
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    #01VC Fall
    Open
    08/25/2025 –
    12/15/2025
    08/30/2025 Online Flexible Due Dates Online
    Aug 25 – Dec 15
    -
    Online
    Paul Swanborg
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    #02VC Fall
    Open
    10/20/2025 –
    12/15/2025
    10/25/2025 Online Flexible Due Dates Online
    Oct 20 – Dec 15
    -
    Online
    Paul Swanborg
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    Post Secondary

    Lean Manufacturing Fundamentals 10623147

  • 2.00 credits
  • Industrial Engineering Tech
  • Analyzes the eight wastes of manufacturing. The learner will then explore concepts such as 5S, Total Productive Maintenance, Kanban, Value Stream Mapping. The learner will be given activities to implement concepts in their work setting.

    2 Course Sections
    2 Course Sections
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    #01VC Fall
    Open
    08/25/2025 –
    12/15/2025
    08/30/2025 Online Flexible Due Dates Online
    Aug 25 – Dec 15
    -
    Online
    Travis Allen
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    #02VC Fall
    Open
    10/20/2025 –
    12/15/2025
    10/25/2025 Online Flexible Due Dates Online
    Oct 20 – Dec 15
    -
    Online
    Travis Allen
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    Post Secondary

    Manufacturing Process Planning 10623204

  • 3.00 credits
  • Industrial Engineering Tech
  • Examines the principles, practices and techniques of process planning. Learners will utilize part drawing as they analyze and select the most practical, economical processes and determine the properly sequenced series of operations to transform materials into useful products. Learners choose the types of tooling and equipment needed.

    2 Course Sections
    2 Course Sections
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    #01VC Fall
    Open
    08/25/2025 –
    12/15/2025
    08/30/2025 Online Flexible Due Dates Online
    Aug 25 – Dec 15
    -
    Online
    Travis Allen
    View Rates
    #02VC Fall
    Open
    10/20/2025 –
    12/15/2025
    10/25/2025 Online Flexible Due Dates Online
    Oct 20 – Dec 15
    -
    Online
    Travis Allen
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