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Ministry-approved title: Broadcasting – Radio
This program prepares students for careers on air, behind the mic or driving the story in broadcasting and digital media production.
Students build practical skills across audio, video and digital media, including scripting, announcing, studio and field production, editing, podcasting, live streaming and social media content creation. The program also introduces the business side of broadcasting, including advertising sales, promotions, programming and brand development.
From day one, students work at Riot Radio, Durham College’s live campus station, writing, producing and broadcasting for a real audience. This hands-on experience provides authentic industry practice in a live media environment.
A 240-hour field placement at a radio station, television station or media organization provides further professional experience and industry connections, supporting a strong transition into the workforce.
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The two-year Broadcasting – Radio and Contemporary Media program provides students with the practical experience needed to excel in the fast-paced broadcasting industry, preparing them for careers across the creative, technical and business sides of radio, television, web and social media content creation. Through community involvement and hands-on learning opportunities, students explore traditional and emerging broadcasting methods, as well as marketing, entrepreneurial and management techniques.
Graduates of the program are equipped with the skills to plan, promote, create and host both live and pre-recorded content for a variety of media platforms using current software, broadcast technologies and social media. These skills could lead to employment in a radio or television station, video production company or social media channel.
Durham College (DC) offers pre-admission assessment testing to mature domestic applicants to meet admission requirements in English and/or Math. Domestic applicants who are 19 years of age or older as of the start date of their program, and who do not have the required program credit(s), i.e. Grade 12 English and/or Grade 12 Math are eligible to take an admissions assessment test.
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NOTE: Students enrolling in this program are required to purchase their own laptop.
A Mac notebook computer is recommended. Please see the hardware requirements document for details.
NOTE: A one-year subscription in Adobe Creative Cloud™ is included in full-time tuition and will be available for new students in the first week of classes.
DO NOT PURCHASE THIS SOFTWARE PRIOR TO STARTING THE PROGRAM.
Creative Cloud brings together everything you need to create your greatest work. One simple membership gives you and your classmates to the very latest versions of all the Adobe professional creative desktop applications like Photoshop®, Illustrator®, and more — plus new features and upgrades as soon as they're available. And that's just the beginning. With Creative Cloud™, everything you need to create intuitively and collaboratively is included.
Free downloadable software (please download and install prior to the start of classes):
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NOTE: These requirements were accurate at the time of posting and are subject to change. Please be aware that hardware and software versions are subject to change and will be updated as needed. For further information and FAQs click here.
Your learning experience is complemented by a seven-week field placement at the end of the fourth semester where you will gain real-world experience at a radio station, television station or other media company.
Broadcasting – Radio and Contemporary Media students build real-world experience through three distinct opportunities. Through TeachingCity Oshawa — a collaboration between the City of Oshawa and Durham College — students work on applied community projects with direct coaching and feedback from professors, developing the teamwork and soft skills the industry demands. With Rogers TV, students can volunteer in live and studio television production, taking on roles such as camera operator, audio operator, floor director, switcher, graphics operator, production assistant, or on-air talent. And at Riot Radio, one of the first visual radio stations in North America, students create and host their own shows, work as assistant technicians, and broadcast to a real campus audience — applying their skills in a live environment from day one.
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