Pre-Media

*Domestic applicants include Canadian citizens, permanent residents, protected persons and Convention refugees.
Ignite your creativity during this one-year Ontario College Certificate program. Begin your introduction to various media industries through courses in visual media, storytelling, audio fundamentals, interactive media and design, communications, performance and collaborative media production.
Hands-on experiences throughout the program use industry-standard software in each field, and courses are taught by creative educators and media professionals.
By exploring different media fields and gaining industry skills, you’ll be equipped to choose the media career that’s right for you. Graduate with a solid foundation in media and communications and the tools to find your passion and follow it.
This preliminary year is intended to provide the student with the opportunity to sample from and discover the various aspects unique to each media program within the School of Contemporary Media. This will allow the student to gain a solid understanding in preparation for a more focused education within a specific media field.
Successful graduates of this program will have developed a solid foundation in the skills and knowledge of various media and communication fields. The goal is to give the student the tools to make a more educated and conscious choice for a career program best suited to reflect their interest and skill set.
Graduates may consider applying to the following programs: Journalism Broadcast, Broadcasting Radio & Media Production, Broadcasting Television & Film Production, Interactive Media Design, Music Industry Arts, Photography, Game Design and Game Development.
Fanshawe’s Pre-Media program provides graduates with entry-level media skills in the fields of audio and visual media, storytelling, performance and interactive media. By exploring different media and gaining industry skills, graduates will be better equipped to choose the media career that is best for them.
Did you know Fanshawe consistently ranks high in graduation employment rates among large colleges in Ontario?
Here are some examples of career opportunities for graduates of Fanshawe’s Pre-Media program:
Social Media Assistant
Schedule social media conversations with artists, community groups, target audiences. and community leaders.
Community Animator
Support outdoor movie nights, including set up and take down of technical equipment, safety equipment checks, photography, crowd engagement and promotion of neighbourhood programs.
Photo and Media Staff
Produce, edit and archive video and photography, updating social media with engaging content.
The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to
1. Apply common industry practices to written proposals and print documents, visual storyboards, and interactive presentations.
2. Present and report on research done about mass media and social media technologies.
3. Choose appropriate tools, techniques and applications to create media assets and presentations.
4. Develop a career plan and produce a portfolio of self-promotional materials for the chosen field.
5. Employ a variety of strategies, tools, and techniques to develop creative concepts and ideas to address the requirements of an audience, product or project.
6. Collaborate with a production team in the creation of media projects.
7. Utilize a variety of industry standard audio/video software applications and techniques in the creation of media for a wide range of platforms.
Brian Nuttall
Test | Score |
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TOEFL iBT | 79 |
IELTS Academic | Overall score of 6.0 with no score less than 5.5 in any of the four bands |
CAEL | Overall score of 60 with no score less than 50 in any of the four bands. score of 80 in listening |
PTE Academic | 53 |
Cambridge English | Overall score of 169 with no language skill less than 162 |
ESL4/GAP5 | Minimum grade of 80% in Level 8, 75% in Level 9, or 70% in Level 10 |
Duolingo | Overall score of 105, with no score lower than 85 |
Level 1 | ||||
Take all of the following Mandatory courses: | ||||
WRIT-1037 | Reason & Writing 1-Contemporary Media | 3 | ||
This course will introduce contemporary media students to essential principles of reading, writing, and reasoning at the postsecondary level. Students will identify, summarize, analyze, and evaluate multiple short readings and write persuasive response essays to develop their vocabulary, comprehension, grammar, and critical thinking. | ||||
DEVL-1041 | Careers in Contemporary Media 1 | 3 | ||
This course will explore the many different career options that exist in the Media industry. Topics will include guest lectures, industry and studio tours, research and information sessions, interviewing industry professionals, personal branding research. | ||||
MMED-1035 | Visual Media 1 | 3 | ||
This course will introduce students to the core concepts of image and audio capture. Key concepts will include: still image capture with use of DSLR cameras and set up hardware. | ||||
MMED-1039 | Audio Fundamentals | 3 | ||
This course will explore the processes of sound design. Key concepts will include: audio hardware and software, audio editing techniques, basic mixing, audio in digital environments, digital audio recording. | ||||
MMED-1037 | Interactive Media & Design 1 | 4 | ||
In this course, students will explore the processes of design for interactive media. Key concepts will include: design fundamentals of interactive media, basic photo manipulation practices, creating graphics for print, mobile, web use and core practices of video editing, adding graphics and audio to video to create a cohesive, creative, and professional final product. | ||||
MMED-1038 | Storytelling for Media | 3 | ||
This is an introductory course into the basic writing structures for a broad range of media. Writing for media, media formats, storyboard development, and storyboard and shoot focused video material are among the topics that will be covered. |
*Total program costs are approximate, subject to change and do not include the health and dental plan fee, bus pass fee or program general expenses.