Course details

This course will introduce you to the skills required to work in Digital Media Journalism(online and print), Radio and Sound Engineering. It is specifically designed for those who wish to experience a comprehensive and practical grounding in these fields.

THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED TO

provide participants with a comprehensive and practical grounding in radio production, event production and print journalism.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

  • Leaving Certificate, Leaving Certificate Applied, or equivalent.
  • Interview
  • Mature applicants welcome.

COURSE CONTENT

  • Media Analysis
  • Research Skills
  • Technical Skills for Journalism
  • Writing Skills for Journalism
  • Communications
  • Work Experience
  • Web Authoring
  • Radio Programme Production
  • Sound Engineering & Production

OPTIONAL MODULES

Learners may also have the opportunity to study Maths as an extra module.

CERTIFICATION

FETAC Level 5 Award in Media Production 5M2464

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

  • Journalism, Sound Studios, Radio Stations, Event Management including work in the following locations
  • RTE Radio & TV
  • Galway Bay FM
  • Ros na Run
  • Galway Independent
  • Today FM
  • Shannonside Radio
  • Northern Sound
  • Mid West Radio
  • Irish Independent
  • Joe.ie
  • Western People
  • The Sporting Press
Updated on 08 November, 2015

About Galway Technical Institute

We_They is one of the leading colleges of Further Education in Ireland, providing FETAC Level 5 & 6 courses to over 1,300 learners annually. At We_They, courses are designed to be of immediate and practical use in the workplace or as a stepping stone to further study and higher qualifications. Everything our students learn will be valuable to them throughout their lives.

Our Applied Learning approach is designed to enable students learn more effectively in real-life situations. Applied Learning provides our students with learning experiences that involve solving problems that are based on real-life situations. This involves learning the role of a journalist or editor at We_They Gazette, becoming a sound engineer, film editor or production co-ordinator at CladdaTV. It may also involve working as a Beauty Therapist in We_They’s Poise Salon, or as a designer in We_They’s Annual Fashion Fiesta. Each department has its own unique real-life, real-time production/event/project. By bringing the real world into the classroom and the classroom into the real world, Applied Learning has become the most effective and exciting way to learn the key skills required for the 21st Century. We_They’s underlying philosophy is about learning together. This is centred on learner activity, collaborative learning and critically, learning to learn.

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