In the Broadcasting - Radio, Television, Film & Digital Media program, you'll be trained in both the traditional skills of storytelling for the motion picture, television and radio industries as well as multiplatform digital production.
This media program, offered through Centennial College's School of Communications, Media, Arts and Design, will prepare you with the creative and technical skills to succeed in the time-based media industry. You'll learn to develop and create original story content as well as to prepare, manage and carry out the production process to realize a creative vision.
In this advanced diploma program, you'll:
Develop a balance between the industry's artistic and commercial aspects, and be exposed to a variety of industry practices and players;
Study and practice techniques for effective storytelling in fictional and non-fictional genres as well as client-based and live-to-air productions;
Gain technical experience with HD broadcasting studios, digital film, television and multiplatform production;
Participate in, create and contribute to a wide range of student films, digital video productions, and weekly television and multiplatform productions;
Complete an advanced body of produced work for a professional portfolio;
Spend 14 weeks in a full-time industry field placement.
Program Highlights
For more than 30 years, the Broadcasting - Radio, Television, Film & Digital Media program has been training some of Canada's best writers, directors, producers, production crew members, and studio executives for the broadcasting and film industry in Toronto and abroad.
You'll gain access to digital HD broadcast studios, equipment and systems at the Story Arts Centre, home to the School of Communications, Media, Arts and Design.
The hands-on experience you'll gain will complement your education and is one of the keys to post-graduate success.
The advanced diploma you earn will reflect high standards of learning
Successful graduates of the Broadcasting - Radio, Television, Film & Digital Media Advanced Diploma program have the opportunity to apply their credits towards further study at the degree level. Listed below are the degrees from partnering institutions that are available for this program.
Please note that each partner pathway has a specific minimum grade requirement in order to qualify for transferring credits, which are assessed by the receiving partner institution.
Applicants are required to submit the following through an online link:
One sample of your media work in either of these two forms:
Your own short video (up to five minutes, loaded up on YouTube or Vimeo) or
A sequence of 10-15 of your own digital photographs loaded up on a photo sharing site such as Flickr
A two-page creative story written by you (12 pt, Times font, single spaced) that explores one of the three themes below. This can be fact or fiction, in any creative form (i.e. short story, news report, film script, play, etc.). Upload your file as a Word or PDF document.
Materialism
Identity Crisis
Empowerment
A one page statement of intent. Tell us why you think you are meant to be in our program and what you have done in the past related to the pursuit of a career in radio, television, film or digital media. Upload your file as a Word or PDF document.
Notes:
In addition to the above you have the option of submitting a resumé that includes media related experience along with two letters of recommendation. On your resumé be sure to include all items that relate to radio, television, film or digital media including courses you have taken. Upload as Word or PDF documents.
If you are applying through the Second Career Strategy, please apply at the Employment Training Centre for Second Career (Progress Campus). Second Career Strategy is a funding initiative for those who have been laid-off and are in need of training. For more information go to Second Career Strategy.
If you have previously attended a full-time program at Centennial College, you may be eligible for a Program Transfer. Visit Enrolment Services at any Campus for information.
All other applicants must apply online at Ontariocolleges.ca. A non-refundable application fee of $95 must accompany applications. The fee is payable online, by telephone, online banking, by mail, or in-person to Ontariocolleges.ca. For more information go to Ontariocolleges.ca Application Fees.
Current Ontario high school students and graduates from Ontario high schools: Notify your guidance counsellor that you have applied to college and your school will forward transcripts to Centennial College via Ontariocolleges.ca.
Graduates of college/university, or high school outside Ontario but within Canada: You are responsible for requesting that your educational institute sends any required documents and transcripts to Ontariocolleges.ca.
International Students
If you are submitting transcripts to meet admission requirements, you must have the transcripts assessed by an independent credential assessment agency such as World Education Services (WES) or International Credential Assessment Service (ICAS).
Offers of Admission are sent by mail to eligible applicants. When you receive your offer, you must login to your account at Ontariocolleges.ca and confirm before the Deadline to Confirm noted in your offer letter.
You may confirm only one college and one program offer at a time.
You must confirm your offer by the Deadline to Confirm noted in your Offer of Admission letter or your seat may be given to another applicant.
When you confirm your Offer of Admission at Centennial College you are given access to your personal myCentennial account where you can check your email, grades, register for courses, pay tuition fees, and see your class timetable.
4. Pay Fees
Centennial fees statements are sent by email to your personal email account and to your myCentennial email account. Fees statements are not mailed.
You must make a minimum payment by the Fees Deadline noted in your Fees Statement or your seat may be given to another applicant.
Fall registration begins mid-July January registration begins mid-December May registration begins mid-April
Your web-registration will not open if:
You have not submitted your minimum fee payment by the deadline
You received a Conditional Offer of Admission and you have not met the conditions of your offer.
Once you have paid your fees or have made appropriate arrangements, register for your courses online through myCentennial.