Journalism - St. Clair Colle

The St. Clair College Journalism program is a two-year Ontario College Diploma program that equips students with the knowledge and skills to work across all media platforms, including filmmaking, online, social media, print, television, and radio. The program's emphasis on hands-on learning and state-of-the-art facilities prepare students for careers in film, journalism, and social media storytelling. Graduates possess multi-platform journalism skills, making them highly marketable in various industries, including radio, television, print, film and documentary making, and marketing.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Journalism program at St. Clair College is a two-year Ontario College Diploma program designed for students interested in careers in film, journalism, and social media storytelling. The program is delivered at the MediaPlex, a state-of-the-art facility located in downtown Windsor, equipped with cutting-edge technology to support multi-platform storytelling and production.

Objectives:

The program aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to:

Produce "on-deadline" content for various media productions.
Adapt storytelling for multiple media deliveries.
Enhance stories with photography, audio, or video.
Work across all media platforms, including filmmaking, online, social media, print, television, and radio.
Create a movie from inception to completion, including pitching, screenwriting, casting, directing, producing, lighting, sound, shooting, and post-production editing.
Develop social media storytelling and strategic planning skills, including an understanding of each platform's technical tools and practical analytics.
Master multi-platform journalism skills, making them employable in 21st-century newsrooms.

Description:

The program emphasizes hands-on learning, requiring students to be self-starters and motivated to create content for various media. Successful applicants will have a strong interest in creative storytelling and media strategies, engaging in activities such as filmmaking, drone video and photography, podcasting, social media content creation, news, and documentary formats. They must possess above-average writing skills and the ability to meet deadlines under pressure.

Program Highlights:

The MediaPlex is the only one of its kind in Canada, equipped with state-of-the-art technology, allowing for opportunities such as live broadcasting and in-the-field reporting.
Students learn how to work across all media platforms, including filmmaking, online, social media, print, television, and radio.
Students will learn how to make a movie from inception to completion – including pitching, screenwriting, casting, directing, producing, lighting, sound, shooting, and post-production editing.
Social media storytelling and strategic planning will be a highlight of this program, along with an understanding of each platform's technical tools and practical analytics.
Multi-platform journalism is taught exclusively at this campus, providing students with employable skills for the newsrooms of the 21st century.
The curriculum will provide students with cutting-edge knowledge and skills making them highly marketable in multiple industries.

Careers:

Graduates will find opportunities in various fields, including:

Radio
Television
Print
Film and documentary making
Content creation
Marketing
Digital channel entrepreneurship
Video production and editing
Photography
Graphic design
Social media and brand management
Commercial communications, such as real estate - writing, drone video, and photography.
The program is open to students with an OSSD with the majority of courses at the College (C), University (U), University/College (M), or Open (O) level.
Students considering this program should have a sense of creativity and curiosity.