Professional Bachelor of Arts Program
BJ Professional Academy Higher Certification in Arts
Program Overview
The (BJ Professional Academy Higher Certification in Arts) Professional Bachelor of Arts is a coursework degree program designed for those who have prior foundation and fundamental knowledge in the selected field of studies at diploma level or have prior knowledge achieved through Recognition of Prior Professional Experiential Learning and wish to enhance their next level of their selected concentration. This degree program may be completed in 4 semesters to 6 semesters (approximately 16-month to 24-month)
Students completing our BJ Professional Academy Higher Certification in Arts may apply at their OPTION to obtain a Professional Bachelor of Arts from Genovasi Centre for Higher Learning.
Students completing our BJ Professional Academy Higher Certification in Arts may apply at their OPTION to obtain an accredited Bachelor of Arts from Charisma University.
OPTION 3:
Students completing our BJ Professional Academy Higher Certification in Arts may apply at their OPTION to obtain a bachelor’s degree in certain related concentration from Wilmington Metropolitan University.
Knowledge Concentration Module
The (BJ Professional Academy Higher Certification in Arts) Professional bachelor’s degree is a top-up knowledge concentration program in the specialized disciples.
Students are required to select one knowledge concentration from below:
C – 1 Professional Bachelor of Arts (Photography) / BJ Professional Academy Higher Certification in Arts (Photography)
C – 2 Professional Bachelor of Arts (Drawing and Painting) / BJ Professional Academy Higher Certification in Arts (Drawing and Painting)
C – 3 Professional Bachelor of Arts (Music Theory) / BJ Professional Academy Higher Certification in Arts (Music Theory)
C – 4 Professional Bachelor of Arts (Wellness and Fitness) / BJ Professional Academy Higher Certification in Arts (Wellness and Fitness)
C – 5 Professional Bachelor of Arts (Wellness Therapy) / BJ Professional Academy Higher Certification in Arts (Wellness Therapy)
C – 6 Professional Bachelor of Arts (Life Coaching & Personal Development) / BJ Professional Academy Higher Certification in Arts (Life Coaching)
C – 7 Professional Bachelor of Arts (English Communication) / BJ Professional Academy Higher Certification in Arts (English Communication)
C – 8 Professional Bachelor of Arts (Language Learning) / BJ Professional Academy Higher Certification in Arts (Language Learning)
C – 9 Professional Bachelor of Arts (Filmmaking) / BJ Professional Academy Higher Certification in Arts (Filmmaking)
C – 10 Professional Bachelor of Arts (Animation Design) / BJ Professional Academy Higher Certification in Arts (Animation Design)
C - 1 Professional Bachelor of Arts (Photography)
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate a broad-based knowledge of photography from traditional photographic techniques to the digital techniques
- Apply technical practices to photography and demonstrate how photography contributes to casual to cultural and economic aspects of society
Micro-Credentials
A: Foundation
Foundations include principles, masterclass, reality and application of photography.
1. Principles of Photography
2. Photography Masterclass 1
3. Photography Masterclass 2
4. Photography Reality and Application 1
5. Photography Reality and Application 2
B: Fundamentals
Emphasis will be on Photographic lighting and style, imaging and digital.
6. Photographic Lighting and Style 1
7. Photographic Lighting and Style 2
8. Digital Photography
9. Imaging – Adobe Photoshop 1
10. Imaging – Adobe Photoshop 2
C: Completion
Emphasis will be on Photographic Editing Techniques.
11. Photographic Editing Techniques – Adobe Lightroom 1
12. Photographic Editing Techniques – Adobe Lightroom 2
13. Photographic Editing Techniques –
Completion Summary
C - 2 Professional Bachelor of Arts (Drawing and Painting)
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate a broad-based knowledge of photography from traditional photographic techniques to the digital techniques
- Apply technical practices to photography and demonstrate how photography contributes to casual to cultural and economic aspects of society
Micro-Credentials
A: Foundation
Foundations look at the basic skills and core concepts of drawing.
1. The Art & Science of Drawing
2. The Core Concepts of Drawing
3. Masterclass Drawing 1
4. Masterclass Drawing 2
B: Fundamentals
Fundamentals move into areas human feature, portrait, anatomy, environment, and animal.
5. Realistic Human Feature Drawing
6. Realistic Portrait Drawing
7. Anatomy and Figure Drawing
8. Environment and Animal Drawing
9. Character Drawing
C: Completion
The program completes with drawing, colouring and painting.
10. Drawing, colouring, and Painting
11. Acrylic Painting
12. Digital Drawing and Painting
13. Digital Painting – Completion Summary
C - 3 Professional Bachelor of Arts (Music Theory)
Micro-Credentials
A: Foundation
Foundations look at the basic music theory and core concepts.
1.Music Theory Comprehensive 1
2. Music Theory Comprehensive 2
3. Music Theory Comprehensive 3
4. Music Theory Comprehensive 4
B: Fundamentals
Fundamentals move into more advanced areas of theory and concepts of music.
5. Music Theory Comprehensive 5
6. Music Theory Comprehensive 6
7. Music Theory Comprehensive 7
C: Completion
The program completes with practical learning of various musical Instruments.
8. Musical Instrument – Guitar
9.Musical Instrument – Violin
10. Musical Instrument – Piano/Keyboard
11. Musical Instrument – Drum
12. Musical Instrument – Saxophone/Trumpet
13. Garage Band
C - 4 Professional Bachelor of Arts (Wellness and Fitness)
The Professional Bachelor of Arts degree program in Wellness and Fitness is a generic awareness program that will prepare adults for casual interest and personal enrichment in healthy living, exercising and balanced diet as well as career change to Wellness Coaching, Fitness Coaching, and lifelong learning advancement.
The first step to successful wellness and fitness awareness is a firm basis in the fundamentals of nutrition where people are much more aware of good nutrition, healthier food options and healthy eating. From that basis, the program draws on “Wellness Coaching” to provide understanding of wellness solutions in a holistic manner. Students will learn how to assess their lifestyles and family support systems, develop tailored diet and/or wellness plans, create health learning materials, conduct wellness health talks, and apply solution-building strategies to coaching. The final part of this program will touch on fitness, coaching and exercise with emphasis on posture and running exercises, Tai Chi and YOGA.
Micro-Credentials
A: Foundation
Foundation is about learning good nutrition – healthier food and healthy eating, “wellness coaching” and understanding lifestyles and support systems.
1.Fundamentals of Healthy Dieting
2. Nutrition and Food Planning
3. Human Anatomy and Physiology
4. Holistic Wellness Health
B: Fundamentals
Fundamentals touch on fitness, coaching and exercise with emphasis on posture and running exercises.
5. Fitness and Coaching
6. Fitness and Posture Exercises
7. Fitness and Running Exercise
C: Completion
Completion learning emphasis is reflected on specific exercises – Tai Chi and YOGA
8. Fitness and Tai Chi Exercise
9.Fitness and Fundamentals of YOGA
10. Health and YOGA
Any student who may be offended by elements of cultural, philosophical and religion conflicts may opt out from any of the module in Part C.
C - 5 Professional Bachelor of Arts (Wellness Therapy)
The program is designed to provide students with a broad and coherent body of applicable practical knowledge relating to the field of psychology and cognitive behavioral therapy touching on dialectical behavior therapy counseling, acceptance and commitment therapy, trauma counseling with combination of psychotherapy. From the psychology and cognitive behavioral therapy basis, the program concentrates on mental health and wellness in a holistic manner.
Micro-Credentials
A: Foundation
Foundation explores the understanding of psychology to appreciate the interest in the field of behavioural therapy.
Cognitive behavioural therapy treatment usually involves efforts to change thinking patterns which might include learning to recognize distortions in thinking that are creating problems, and then to reevaluate them in light of reality.
B: Fundamentals
Fundamentals extended cognitive behavioural therapy to dialectical behaviour therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and Psychotherapy.
Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) is a type of talking therapy which is based on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), but specially adapted for people who feel emotions very intensely. The aim of DBT is to understand and accept the difficult feelings.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a type of
cognitive behavioural therapy that uses mindfulness-based
techniques to help people change their lives. Where other
psychotherapies focus on reducing symptoms, ACT focuses on
helping individuals make changes and live with purpose. ACT helps people build psychological flexibility so that they can respond to their difficult experiences in new ways.
Psychotherapy, or talk therapy, is a way to help people with a broad variety of mental illnesses and emotional difficulties.
Psychotherapy can help eliminate or control troubling symptoms so a person can function better and can increase well-being and healing.
C: Completion
Completion reflected on the learning from the psychology and cognitive behavioural therapy basis to concentrate on trauma counselling and mental health with emphasis on wellness in a holistic manner.
C - 6 Professional Bachelor of Arts (Life Coaching & Personal Development)
The Professional Bachelor of Arts degree program in Life Coaching and Personal Development is a generic awareness program that will prepare adults in three progressions. The first progression explains and focuses on self-awareness in mindfulness as an efficient therapeutic approach to relaxing the body and mind and help reduce stress. Mindfulness has been proven to have many personal and professional benefits including discipline, tolerance, calmness, and mental clarity. In a professional sense, mindful thinking and practice has been proven to lead to better productivity and workplace satisfaction.
The first progression is a firm basis in the fundamentals of mindfulness and the second progression draws on personal development with the final progression to provide understanding and opportunity for students to be life coaches in a holistic manner.
Micro-Credentials
A: Foundation
Foundation is the first progression on self-awareness in mindfulness as an efficient therapeutic approach to relax the body and mind and help reduce stress.
1.Fundamentals of Psychology
2. Fundamentals of Mindfulness
3. Mindfulness and Meditation
4. Practical Approach to Mindfulness
B: Fundamentals
Fundamentals touch on mindfulness in cultivating personal discipline, tolerance, calmness, and mental clarity with psychotherapy commitment.
5. Mindfulness and Psychotherapy
6. Mindfulness Certification
7. Holistic Wellness Health
C: Completion
Completion learning draws on personal development with the final progression to provide understanding and opportunity for students to be life coaches in a holistic manner.
8. Personal Development
9.Personal Transformation
10. Life Coaching
C - 7 Professional Bachelor of Arts (English Communication)
Professional Bachelor of Arts degree program in English Communication is a generic English Language awareness program aims to produce working adults with the communication skills, competence, and fundamental knowledge of the English Language to function competently and perform effectively in a workplace setting.
The Professional Bachelor of Arts degree program in English Communication Studies comprises four progressions. The first progression explains and focuses on “Language and Skills Proficiency” by introducing the skills and knowledge that students need in order to succeed in workplace communication. Students will develop core skills in the structure and grammar of English and vocabulary.
The first progression is a firm basis in the fundamentals of English Studies and the second progression draws on the “Application of Linguistics Knowledge” where students will discover practical issues involving the use of language in the real world. The third progression is an extension of the second progression – “Theoretical to Practical Knowledge”. Students will be equipped with the necessary skills achieved in the first progression and apply the linguistics knowledge in the second progression for effective communication and a high level of fluency in self-expression. The final progression is on the “Professional Practice and Skills Application” that will provide a better understanding and opportunity for students to lead to professional communication, productivity and workplace satisfaction.
Micro-Credentials
A: Foundation
Foundation is the first progression that explains and focuses on “Language and Skills Proficiency” by introducing the skills and knowledge that students need in order to succeed in workplace communication.
1. Basic English Grammar and Structure.
2. Structure and Grammar of English.
3. Speaking, Listening and Writing of English
4. Vocabulary
B: Fundamentals
Fundamentals touch on the second progression about the “Application of Linguistics Knowledge” with the third progression as an extension on the “Theoretical to Practical Knowledge”.
5. Verbs, Tenses, and Idioms
6. Pronunciation – British and American English
7. Effective English Speaking
8. Effective Communication Skills
C: Completion
Completion learning on the “Professional Practice and Skills Application” as the final progression to provide a better understanding and opportunity for students to appreciate professional communication, productivity and workplace satisfaction.
9. Business English Practice 1
10. Business English Practice 2
11. Business Communication
12. Public Speaking and Presentation
C - 8 Professional Bachelor of Arts (Languages Studies)
Professional Bachelor of Arts degree program in Languages Studies is a communication languages program that prepare working adults with the communication skills in European languages on major tracks in French, German, and Spanish. Student may select ONE optional track either in other European languages or Asian languages. This Professional program affords working adults the opportunity to communicate in other languages without someone else’s translations and the flexibility that may lead to careers in international affairs, diplomacy, travel, politics, practice translation and others that may involve communication skills in foreign languages.
Micro-Credentials
Track 1: French Language
Track 1 focuses on “French Language” by introducing skills and knowledge from introductory to advanced French Language
1. Introduction to French Language
2. Intermediate French Language
3. Advanced French Language
Track 2: German Language
Track 2 focuses on “German Language” by
introducing skills and knowledge from introductory to advanced French Language.
4. Introduction to German Language
5. Intermediate German Language
6. Advanced German Language
Track 3: Spanish Language
Track 3 focuses on “Spanish Language” by
introducing skills and knowledge from introductory to advanced French Language.
7. Introduction to Spanish Language
8. Intermediate Spanish Language
9. Advanced Spanish Language
Micro-Credential Track 4: Selection
European languages
Track 4A: Italian Language
1. Introduction to Italian Language
2. Intermediate Italian Language lessons
Track 4B: Dutch and Portuguese Languages
1. Introduction to Dutch Language
2. Introduction to Portuguese Language
Track 4C: Russian and Greek Languages
Asian languages
Track 4D: Japanese and Korean Languages
1. Introduction to Japanese Language
2. Introduction to Korean Language
Track 4E: Chinese Languages
1. Introduction to Chinese Language
2. Intermediate Chinese Language lessons
Student may select ONE option either:
Student may select ONE option either:
- European language(s) in Track 4A / 4B / 4C or
- Asian languages Track 4D / 4E.
C - 9 Professional Bachelor of Arts (Filmmaking)
The Professional Bachelor of Arts in Film making is designed to give professional and working adults whether they are involved in the production, screenwriting, or scholarly studies in cinema, with the tools and knowledge they need to refresh and up skills their succeed level in the film industry.
The Professional program in Film making takes a progressive approach from “script to screen” method, where students begin their studies on the first module by learning the foundations of storytelling and on the basic skills of transforming into screenwriting.
The students will progressively be challenged with three subsequent modules on sound design and music production. They will master sound design for music production, game audio development, film scoring, composition, and learn Logic Pro X and FL Studio for music production by creating, recording, mixing music, edit and mix audio.
The next progression will touch on directing their training into cinematography and videography techniques. These include how to shoot better video, setting up, lighting, record audio from Pre-Production to Editing to final production, cinematography, editing, and video web distribution, computers or mobile devices or burning to DVD and Blu-ray. Emphasis will be on video editing, image and photo editing.
The program also equips students with additional modules in social media contents creation, media training and journalism as an extra value added learning. The program concludes with a Comprehensive Completion Course in Film, TV, and Video, Game, Music Composition, Production, Technology and Business related Filming.
Learning Outcomes - Upon completion of the Bachelor of Arts (Filmmaking), students should be able to:
- Write stories by identify the storytelling context and converting that storytelling into scripts through screenwriting.
- Synthesize and distinguish sound design and music production as part of filming component.
- Communicate cinematic language in terms of the art and craft of cinematography and videography techniques through editing, sound, acting, directing, narrative storytelling, documentary, and other practical filming.
- Introduce new mode of distribution by understanding social media contents creation and media training.
- Execute journalism as part of Film production.
Micro-Credential
A: Foundation
Foundations touch on storytelling and understand the basic skills of transforming stories into screenwriting with learning progression to sound design and music production
1. Screenwriting and Storytelling
2. Sound design
3. Music Production 1 (Logic Pro X)
4. Music Production 2 (FL Studio 20)
B: Fundamentals
Cinematography, videography techniques, editing, and distribution are introduced. Emphasis will be on video editing, image, and photo editing.
5. Cinematography and Videography
6. Video Production
7. Video Editing
8. Image and Photo Editing
C: Completion
The program completes with extra value-added learning in social media contents creation, media training and journalism.
9. Social Media Contents Creation
10. Media Training
11. Journalism
12. Comprehensive Completion Course
C - 10 Professional Bachelor of Arts (Animation Design)
The Professional Bachelor of Arts in Animation Design focused on grooming students to develop their creative and artistic senses, foster their own interests, and build their portfolios by instilling various skills that fit the requirements of the animation industry.
The first learning in this program is on “character design” which give life to imaginative characters and students will learn how to draw characters professionally for Games, Manga, Animation and Comics. The next learning progression is on “character colouring and painting” to visualize creative characters that transcend the live action in colour. With character design, character colouring and painting, the next learning will touch on the fundamental “motion” for those characters in the animation processes.
Students will be introduced with Adobe after effects to master animation, illustrate concept, 3D Pipeline, 2D Animation, 3D Animation and Motion Graphics. Students will learn in depth development of animated content in subsequent modules with emphasis on 3D character creation and 3D modelling, explore Geometry Nodes and create wonderful 3D environments, build animated environment modularly and apply it in a large landscape, programming realistic environments through the algorithmic manipulation of mesh and vegetation data, and understand the procedural construction of buildings and city maps for games and virtual environments.
Extensive learning emphasis in this Professional Bachelor of Arts in Animation Design is reflected in animation design related to game development.
Micro-Credential
A: Foundation
Foundation learning is on “character design”, on “character colouring and painting” to visualize creative characters with “character motion”.
1. Character Design
2. Character Colouring and Painting
3. Animation & motion graphics in After Effects 1
4. Animation & motion graphics in After Effects 2
B: Fundamentals
The next learning will touch on the fundamentals of those characters in the animation processes by introducing 3D Pipeline and 3D Animation.
5. Animation and 3D Character Creation
6. Animation and 3D Modelling
7. Animation and 3D Environment 1
8. Animation and 3D Environment 2
C: Completion
Completion learning emphasis is reflected in animation design related to game development.
9. Animation and Game Character Design
10.Animation and Game Development 1
11. Animation and Game Development 2
12. Animation and Game Development 3