
Level 3 Diploma/Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production – Journalism
Description
Develop vital skills and build a professional portfolio, setting you up for a future in modern journalism. Studying in our radio and TV studios, you’ll gain the knowledge required for a variety of new media careers.
You’ll produce your own newspaper and online magazine, operate our radio station and produce a TV magazine program in our state-of-the-art TV studio, as well as studying the following mandatory units:
Pre-production techniques for the creative media industries
Communication skills for creative media production
Research techniques for the creative media industries
Creative media production management project
Working to a brief in the creative media industries
Critical approaches to creative media products
Understanding the print-based media industries
Producing print-based media
You’ll also be able to choose a number of optional units, including:
Working freelance in the creative media sector
Writing copy
Marketing and public relations
Digital communication
Page layout and design
Factual writing for print
You will study towards the Level 3 Diploma (90 credits) in your first year, and progress on to the Extended Diploma (180 credits) in your second year.