Children Media Program Facilitated from Modern Classrooms
Posted by Jason White on Monday, August 25, 2014
Under: College Education
Did you know that the facilities from which a college program is
conducted are just as important as its curriculum? That's why students
within Centennial College's Children's Media program are already at an
advantage just based on the environment from which they learn. The
program falls under the School of Communication, Media and Design
umbrella. All programs within this school are housed in the Story Arts
Centre campus. Located in mid-town Toronto, in the heart of the city's
media cluster, The Centre is a thoroughly restored, 104,000 square-foot
modernist masterpiece serving as a dramatic backdrop for some 300
multimedia workstations and a full suite of digital imaging and editing
facilities. Students also find state-of-the-art computer labs, large
lecture halls and every tool they need to hone their creativity and be
fully prepared for their field.
As the only child entertainment Toronto - offered post-graduate program,
this undertaking has set the standard high in a number of ways - aside
from its standout facilities.
Admission Requirements: As this is a three-semester, Graduate
Certificate program applicants must have previously completed a college
diploma or university degree program in any discipline. Also considered
will be applicants with partial post-secondary education (minimum two
years) and relevant work experience. To ensure that students are
dedicated to becoming highly skilled children's content producers, they
also must attend a mandatory program admission session to submit an up
to date resume and complete a writing assessment.
Curriculum: Students learn to create a range of entertainment products -
film, TV, books, education products, games, mobile and interactive
media - for the rapidly growing and continuously changing children's
market. This is completed through attendance in classes during which
they cover topics such as: survey of children's entertainment, licensing
and merchandising, the production process, marketing integrated media
for children's entertainment, television production, children's books
and more.
Learning from professionals who have experience in the field makes the
hands-on practical learning even more beneficial as the instructors can
draw on their own experience to make activities even more "real life"
like. These instructors also help to connect students to their personal
networks of professionals.
Real World Experience: Taking real life learning a step further, this production and writing program at Centennial College
offers includes a field placement during the final semester. This is an
opportunity for students to both observe their roles and partake as
"employees" in a media organization in Canada. During their placement
sessions, students are responsible for reporting directly to their
supervisor and completing whatever tasks are required of them.
Learning Outcomes: The combination of learning from professionals,
applying their lessons and completing a field placement fully prepares
students to launch their careers in roles that include children's
writer, content manager, children's TV producer and more. Upon
graduation, students have the know-how to write for children's media,
pitch for children's media, manage projects, market children's
entertainment products, team build for creative production, navigate the
domestic and international marketplace and much more.
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