This new course offers the best of both worlds in one complete package: journalism AND photography, optimising both employment and third level opportunities for our students. This course offers all the skill sets needed for a career in media and visual arts, including Prose Fiction which opens the door to the publishing world for our students.

Today’s workplace requires a broad range of skills; the ability to create fresh social media content, photographic and visual skills, the ability to write ‘ready to read’ stories, the ability to be creative, research content etc. This course is designed to equip students with all the communication skills necessary to compete in the online world and the jobs market, building a strong following around one’s written, photographic or podcast work. This course is the ideal foundation for a broad range of third level courses in the humanities, English, visual arts, media, law and business. It also gives students an employment ready portfolio for job interviews in media, photography, research, publishing, writing and online production. There is also a Level 6 progression course, Adv. Cert in Audiovisual Media, available at WCFE, and graduates of this course may apply for the final year of a Media Studies Hons Degree at the University of Sunderland.

• Leaving Certificate/Leaving Certificate Applied or equivalent.
• Successful completion of interview.

• QQI Level 5 -Media Production (5M18518)

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Work experience placement is an integral part of this course. Students must obtain one day per week work experience for the academic year. The day will be specified by the College. Students have access to an on-campus sound recording studio and radio production facility as part of their training programme.

The full QQI Level 5 Certificate facilitates entry, on a competitive basis, to a range of third level institutions nationwide. Further details are available from the relevant institutions. Graduates of this course may apply for the progression course Adv. Cert in Audiovisual Media, available at WCFE, and graduates of this course may apply for the final year of a Media Studies Hons Degree at the University of Sunderland.

Successful completion of this course will facilitate progression to related courses at Ballyfermot College of Further Education and will also facilitate entry to Level 6 and 7 courses in related areas.

• Specific progression links are available with SETU – Waterford & Carlow Campus for this course. See: Progression Information here.

Excel Version or PDF Version of course costs.

Please Note: Every effort is made to have these costs as accurate as possible, however, please be aware that some of these costings are supplied by external agencies & external exam bodies and there is a potential for those to change unexpectedly. If changes occur they will be communicated to learners as soon as possible.

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