Coordinator: Jane Harrison

Program Length:
Three-Year Diploma

Career Opportunities:
A unique new three-year program has been developed to meet the rapidly expanding requirements of the Canadian television and new media industry. The key factors were identified by senior production personnel from major broadcasters and video production houses who make up the television advisory council. The wide variety of technology and high degree of specialization featured in this program prepares graduates for direct entry into one of the following sectors: broadcasting facilities, specialty channels, independent production, new media, digital editing, TV commercial production, video services, and other support services.

Program Description:
Students in the Television and New Media Production program acquire a strong generalist background in the industry, plus each develops a particular capability in an individual area of concentration.

In the first year, students have an opportunity to learn the basic techniques of television and new media, and to discover their own particular interests and talents.

In second year, students begin to specialize. By fourth semester, everything produced goes to air in Belleville, targeting a market of 35,000 homes. “Taste The County”, a cooking show co-produced by the television and hospitality programs at Loyalist, runs on broadcast television in Peterborough, Kingston and Oshawa and also welcomes an audience from the satellite feed.

Third year focuses on the student’s chosen specialization. Particular emphasis is placed on independent production and long-format production. Scripts written in first year, developed in second, come to life in the third year. The process culminates in the screening of these productions at Belleville’s Famous Players Theatre.

Approximate Costs (2003–2004):
Tuition: $2,358.00 (two semesters)
Books and Supplies: $900.00
Consumables Fee: $500.00
Students also need to budget for field placement (six weeks) in Semester Four and internship (eight weeks) in Semester Six.

Admission Requirements:
(a) Required academic preparation -
• OSSD/OSSGD or equivalent with courses at the general, advanced, (C), (U), (M) or (O) level with Grade 12 English
or
• mature applicant

Recommended academic preparation:
Computer literacy, basic photography, current events, history, geography and public speaking. Students must be prepared for an above-average commitment of time and intensity.

(b) Applicants will be asked to complete a goal statement that outlines their specific objectives and expectations
of the Television program and eventually the work place. They are also asked to submit a résumé. If the applicant has not yet found employment, they are requested to include voluntary positions and/or personal achievements. This package will be used to assist in confirming potential aptitude for the program.

Television and New Media Production Curriculum:
Course Descriptions