Students work individually and in small groups on a great variety of projects. They learn basic production skills as well as communication skills, theories of learning, and effective group interaction. Students develop professional standards and a professional attitude toward their work and their colleagues. Graduates have opportunities for work in a wide spectrum of media related positions. Hands on training, workshops, field trips, and guest presentations are incorporated throughout the two years.
Students work with similar equipment to that used in education, commmercial and community media.
I n the final term of the program, each student has the opportunity to work for one month in a media production facility. This experience gives students a realistic understanding of the workplace and the range of potential work situations, plus further training in their area of interest. Students have worked in a variety of practicum locations throughout the province, Canada, the USA and a number of countries overseas. These practica include commercial video and multimedia production houses, hospital resource centers, television stations, documetary and feature film companies, audio post production houses, and local educational resource centers. A pplications to the Media Program from the Vancouver Lower Mainland are expected to attend an information meeting and to submit a detailed Program Application to the Media Department.