Top Diploma Programs in Media

Online and social media marketing is evolving at an unprecedented pace, and many businesses are still getting to grips with how to maximize social media and online marketing to show tangible results.

Reeves College’s Online Marketing & Social Media program will provide students with the essential knowledge, skills, and tools to assist in running effective, successful online and social media marketing campaigns for businesses. Students will gain a solid understanding of the digital tools and techniques to promote brand visibility and increase traffic flow through search engine optimization, pay-per-click advertising, search engine optimization (SEO), content marketing and business analytics. Students will also learn about the social media practices that have emerged from the exponential growth of social media networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and Instagram. The program includes real world training with a work experience placement in the field before graduation.... [-]

This is a two-year course, designed to provide students with the knowledge & skills to progress to degree level study & thereafter employment in the animation, film & games industries.

• An awareness of different perspectives and approaches within the media sector.• Research, analyze and evaluate relevant information and ideas in order to develop creative solutions.• Understand, adapt and safely use appropriate and practical methods and skills for creative production.• Critically review the effectiveness and appropriateness of methods, actions, and results.• Use evaluative and reflective skills in order to take responsibility for own learning, development and decision making.• Take responsibility for the research, planning, time management and actions to access progression opportunities.• Effectively present themselves and their work to appropriate audiences.• Learn the initial principles of HTML coding through classes.• An awareness of health and safety rules through workshops.... [-]

Social media and online marketing are among the most effective ways to reach today's audiences. However, many businesses are struggling with how to use these approaches. The Social Media and Web Marketing diploma program will give you the tools, skills, and knowledge to assist in running campaigns that get results. In just over a year of study, you'll learn everything you need to know about key areas including content creation, top social media platforms, analytics, and much more. To solidify what you learn in the classroom, you'll also complete a six-week practicum placement in a real-world setting.

Students will learn about various aspects and techniques of graphic including its design application to packaging, corporate identity, publication design, environmental graphics, advertising design and digital graphics. The development of fundamental skills through Drawing and Principles of Design will be the main focus of learning in Year One, with the inclusion of Typography and Computer Graphics. In the following year, the syllabus will build on creative conceptual design solutions in packaging, publication, corporate identity and other areas. The final year includes practice in a real working environment within advertising agencies and design houses.

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The Media Design and Web Development diploma is a two-year program that uses the latest technology to enrich the students’ learning. Through studio projects that reflect today’s technological trends, students get hands-on experience applying design theories and principles.

This program enhances the student’s skills in various industry software to successfully design creative web media and to develop proficient web designs.

The second-year is the co-op experience where students will be working in the industry and gaining real-life experience, grounding and enhancing the academic concepts learned in class.

The Social Media and Web Marketing diploma at CDI College provides students with hands-on training to work in a wide variety of roles across the realm of marketing, branding, social media, and more. In the program, students receive training in traditional and digital marketing, business writing, statistics, social media marketing on multiple channels - Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and emerging platforms - search engine optimization (SEO), and search engine marketing (SEM), in addition to learning about analytics, strategic web design, digital strategy and planning, content creation and outreach, CRM & KPI reporting, and video and multimedia marketing. The program includes a practicum placement, and upon graduation, students will be prepared to start work in a variety of entry-level digital marketing, digital media, and social media marketing roles.... [-]

Know the theoretical framework of interactive communication on the Internet, as well as the techniques and best practices used in the industry, so that in the end you will be able to develop and evaluate effective digital strategies.

Graduates in communication sciences, marketing, advertising, public relations, administration. Professionals from the governmental and educational sector, as well as from the service industry.

The Diploma in Digital and Social Media Communication consists of six modules, which total 96 hours of study in total.... [-]

Learn everything there is to know about digital filmmaking from the Centre for Arts and Technology digital film school. At one of the leading digital film schools in Canada, our digital filmmaking program has established the reputation as “the filmmaker’s film school” allowing students to work with our industry pros while gaining valuable knowledge and industry insights. If you’ve always loved movies, and the idea of telling stories through the magic of filmmaking keeps you up at night, then the Centre for Arts and Technology digital film school is right for you. You know that a successful film production relies on much more than the director and talent under the spotlight. You understand that every crewmember, from grips to set decorators, plays an important role in the final product that hits the screen. Are you ready to dive into one of these exciting roles and say “Action!” to your career in film? Graduates of the Digital Filmmaking program from one of the leading digital film schools in Canada go on to careers locally and all around the world. You could launch your career as a:... [-]

Develop a folio and promote your personal brand in the digital workplace

As part of the Diploma of Screen and Media course, you will write webisodes and micro-blogs, keep active blogs, develop resources, scrapbooks and working tools, to help you define your working methods and brand. You will develop small business resilience and a creative versatility that will be an excellent resource for future freelance or entrepreneurial work.

In this practice led course you will be engaged in cycles of rapid development, production and publication of short media works. There is a strong emphasis on designing animation and digital effects, creating digital effects and shooting material for screen productions.... [-]

The 1st Level Academic Diploma in Multimedia Design , through a course that closely links theory and technique, aims to train designers and creatives able to create complex interaction systems in the digital system and to be able to replicate them even in a type system analog. The figure that the course will form is that of the Multimedia Designer. Its design culture must be transversal, covering theoretical aspects and more specific technical skills in the digital field. The goal is to give the multimedia designer all the skills necessary to work in the world of work, to know how to manage and solve problems inherent to his subject, making him able to understand and anticipate market needs, mediate them with company intentions and translate them in a concrete and feasible project.... [-]

Our Bachelor in Interactive Media is a three-year degree (or two-year accelerated program). In this degree, you will gain multi-disciplined and hands-on experience that is underpinned by theoretical knowledge.

You will become competent across many digital platforms, allowing you to combine a broad skill set designed to increase employment opportunities.

Whether you want to merge animation with traditional film-making by rendering large crowd scenes, or give smooth motion to immersive games, this course will give you a solid grounding in the very latest digital media tools.

Study that Bachelor and specialise in:

This qualification reflects the role of individuals who possess a sound theoretical knowledge base and use a range of specialised, technical or managerial competencies to plan, carry out and evaluate the work of self and/or team in the film, television, radio and digital media industries.

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The APIIT Diploma in Design and Media is designed to:

This two year, full-time course in Interactive Media and Digital Design covers a wide range of media and creative disciplines and includes video production, web authoring, art and design, photography, illustration, games design, information architecture, and animation. The course will also give students the opportunity to appreciate the work of other artists and designers and to learn about associated professional practice.

The course will give you a wide knowledge and understanding of interactive media and digital production which introduces learners to a range of conceptual and production processes, materials and technology, animation, interaction and game development, web authoring software and editing applications and techniques. The course is unit based: each unit has a credit value and assessments are made throughout the course. Additional learning and pastoral support is provided through the tutorial system.... [-]

This program is designed for students pursuing a career within the field of social media marketing. The coursework gives students an understanding of the processes and techniques required to execute a successful social media marketing campaign, and a 12-month Co-op provides valuable work experience in the industry.

This program is intended to prepare a student for a career in social media marketing. At the end of this program, students will have the tools required for the development and execution of a social media marketing campaign and will be able to demonstrate knowledge of management operations within the industry, including business law and business computer applications.... [-]