Media Short Courses Framework CPD

Course content

With over 30 short media courses you can pick the right course, or combination of courses, to exactly suit you. Create your own mix!

A summary of the courses that we will be running is provided below - but if you would like more detailed information, please visit our dedicated short course website.

Courses running in September 2010

• Rigging for Animation
• Developing Short-form Film for Digital Platforms
• Convergence Journalism*
• Advertising and Society
• Marketing the Media

Courses running in October 2010

• Rendering and Shading
• The Global Newsroom*
• Exploring Word of Mouth Communication
• Media Strategy

Courses running in January 2011

• Fundamentals of Computer Graphics
• Entrepreneurial Journalism*
• Marketing Communications: Aspects of Integration
• Leadership and Management

Courses running in March 2011

• Scripting for CGI
• Developing Digital Feature Film Projects
• Editorial Leadership*
• Multiculturalism in Marketing Communications
• Managing Creativity

Dates yet to be confirmed ...

• International Film Business
• Writing a Location-Based Short Drama Script
• Film Production Management for the Digital Environment

Purely for your Professional Development ...

The short courses offer you the opportunity to escape the pressures and demands of your everyday role - by joining us here, down in Bournemouth, for a Creative Retreat. For two-days (Friday/Saturday), you will explore a specific area of interest with a range of like minded media professionals and input from academics and guest lecturers. But that is not all ...

The Academic Study Option ...

If you wish to work towards a Masters degree you have the opportunity after your 'Retreat' to develop your knowledge further with seven weeks of supported online study. After successful completion of each short course (creative retreat plus online tuition/support) you will be awarded 20 Level M (Masters) credits points; which if you so wish can contribute towards a Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma or Masters degree. The credits required for the various qualifications are shown below:

• Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert) = 60 M Level credits (or three of our short courses)
• Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) = 120 M Level credits (or six of our short courses)
• Masters Degree (MA) = 180 M Level credits (six of out short courses, a masters research project or production project and an exhibition)

*Guardian Media Academy

We are pleased to announce our journalism short courses will be delivered in partnership with the Guardian Media Academy. Together we will provide you with highly focused journalism short courses to raise your media skills, as well as providing trainers who are among the best in their class with proven track records and a talent for imparting their expertise. The face-to-face teaching aspect of these courses will be delivered at the Guardian offices in London.

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