Get a head start on your career

The Communications and Media Foundations program will provide a pathway for students who would like to pursue further postsecondary education in our 3-year Advertising, Broadcasting and Film and 3-year Journalism programs.

Upon successful completion of the one year program, students will receive automatic acceptance into their choice of the three year programs mentioned above.

This program will provide students with the basic communications and media knowledge, skills, terminology and English language development and growth required in the fields. Students will also examine issues of communicating in their role as global citizens. Students will be able to research, plan, produce and present content to broad and diverse audiences.

Please Note:
Students cannot directly apply to Communications and Media Foundations from OCAS.  This program is currently only available as an alternative offer to students who have applied for our 3-year Advertising, Broadcasting and Film, or 3-year Journalism programs.  

In this program, you will:

• Create and maintain a forum in social media networks using rich media applications.
• Apply theoretical principles to produce practical, focused written communications and media solutions.
• Research and describe media forms, audiences, platforms, and "traditional" and non- traditional communication methods.
• Use appropriate vocabulary, terminology, basic numeracy and communicative strategies necessary in the communications and media environment.
• Apply developed English language skills to a presentation portfolio.
  Write and present in basic narrative formats for a variety of media platforms.
• Examine one's roles and responsibilities as a global citizen in personal and professional life.
• Examine beliefs, values and behaviours that form individual and community identities and the basis for respectful relationships.
• Apply knowledge of communications and media workplaces, environments and practices to develop one's job search strategies and early career success strategies.

Course Descriptions

Ontario Secondary School Diploma(OSSD) or equivalent OR 19 years of age or older. Grade 12 Compulsory English, C or U or equivalent. If you have any questions, please contact James Harrison at jharrison@centennialcollege.ca