Obtain a Media Education Foundation to Prepare for Further Success
Do you have an interest in getting into fields such as advertising,
journalism or broadcasting and film? Do you, however, lack the
foundation or credentials needed to enter these offerings? Centennial
College’s media education foundation program, officially known as
Communications and Media Foundations, serves to provide a pathway for
those who wish to pursue further postsecondary education in the school’s
three-year Advertising, Broadcasting and Film and three-year Journalism
programs. Upon successful completion of the one-year communication program, students will receive an automatic acceptance into program of choice.
Essentially,
this program provides students with the basic communications and media
knowledge, skills, terminology and English language development, and
growth required to succeed in specialized programs and then in the
respective fields. Students also examine issues of communicating in
their role as global citizens.
Specifically, this media education foundation
program teaches students to: create and maintain a forum in social
media networks using rich media applications; apply theoretical
principles to produce practical, focused written communications and
media solutions; use appropriate vocabulary, terminology, basic numeracy
and communicative strategies necessary in the communications and media
environment; apply developed English language skills to a presentation
portfolio; write and present in basic narrative formats for a variety of
media platforms; examine one’s roles and responsibilities as a global
citizen in personal and professional life; examine beliefs, values and
behaviours that form individual and community identities and the basis
for respectful relationships; and apply knowledge of communications and
media workplaces, environments and practices to develop one’s job search
strategies and early career success strategies.
Among the media
education foundation courses are: Media Theory Workplace and Issues
(introduces students to ideas and research that will help them
understand the structure of Canada’s broadcasting industry and the
issues and trends facing it. The course will cover topics pertaining to
radio, television, newspapers, the film industry, and the Internet);
Essential English Skills (designed to assist students in upgrading their
language skills in reading, vocabulary acquisition, writing, speaking
and listening to college level); Tools and Processes for Communicators
(students are introduced to the School of Communications environment,
and learn to use the many tools available to them in a systematic and
intelligent way. They are made aware of the appropriate communications
etiquette or code of conduct that is expected within the industry and
beyond. Specifically, they will gain a thorough working knowledge of
Macintosh OS X as it applies to the communications field); and more.
To
apply for this communication program, students must have completed at
minimum an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, or
mature applicant status (19 years or older). In addition, it should be
noted that students must complete the Centennial College English skills
assessment before registering for this program. A minimum score of 130
or 131 is required to begin the program.