SBCS Trinidad (Full Time) Trincity
Students must apply via one of the following online application forms:-
Course starts: 05 September 2022Apply now
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SBCS Trinidad (Full Time) Trincity
Students must apply via one of the following online application forms:-
Course starts: 05 September 2022Apply now
Top-up your existing qualification to a full honours degree. Gain a comprehensive understanding of new media, cultural theory and popular culture, and their increasing significance in contemporary culture and society. Acquire new skills using industry-standard equipment.
In a media-saturated environment it can be difficult to be heard or stand out from the crowd. With the Mass Communications (Top-Up) degree you can convert your existing qualifications into a full degree and learn how best to plan, develop and realise your creative ambitions.
This course blends a mixture of theory and critical approaches to creative and practical output. Modules like Media Studies explore the roles played by the media in shaping our perception of the contemporary world while Moving Camera gives you the opportunity to make dynamic films using advanced motion-based techniques. You can explore contemporary trends within popular culture while pursuing your own cultural research interests with guided support from tutors. Advanced Digital Post Production techniques will prepare you for a world of professional video editing and FX work while the extended Media Project will see you work towards fully realising a major piece of practical work from inception to completion.
You will experience a broad range of different teaching experiences based on the type of modules you take. Theory-based modules tend to be taught via lectures supported with seminar groups, whereas the practice-based modules employ a mixture of workshops and technical demonstrations alongside guided tuition. Some modules put you at the centre of your own independent learning experience supported with regularly scheduled one-to-one feedback sessions, whereas production-based modules often require you to work in small groups in order to complete larger-scale tasks.
The two theory-based modules are assessed with presentations and essays whereas the three practical modules are assessed on the media forms that are produced as part of the module (eg pitches, films, projects, evaluations). Media forms tend to be group-based while evaluations are independent.
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Skills-based degrees with a firm basis in conceptual thinking and critical reflection should equip you for a career in the local media industry. It should also open the door to future higher degree study at post-graduate level. Graduates can go into creative media, television, film production, broadcasting, teaching industries with this qualification.
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