NC Creative Industries Online Journalism
YOUR LOCAL COLLEGE
Where will I study?
This full-time course will be taught at your local centre.
What qualifications do I need to enrol on this course? Students should have achieved three Standard Grades, one of which should be English. All students will be expected to have a genuine interest in journalism and the media.
Will I receive a recognised qualification? Yes, upon completing the course you will achieve an SQA group award at Level 5.
How can I continue to develop my skills? When you have successfully completed the course you may progress to an HNC/D Level of study in visual communications or radio, television and practical journalism.
Why should I consider an NC level course in online journalism? Do you want to learn the skills involved in the many and varied disciplines of today’s online journalism medium? Do you want to enhance your employability skills and career prospects with a practical qualification that will incorporate the technical knowledge required to prepare for a career in the media? Do you want to work towards a qualification which will enable you to continue to study at HNC level and higher? If yes, then this course may well be the right course for you. Designed to reflect recent delivery developments in the cutting edge media world this course will provide students with an introduction to the practical journalistic skills that are immediately in demand in the workplace today.
The course will introduce the following areas: • Basic website development • Scriptwriting • Research and interview skills • Feature writing • Photography • Editing and publishing online • Radio journalism Students are also required to study the following mandatory units: Introduction to Creative Industries, The Creative Process, Creative Project, Skills Development, Social Networking and Working for Yourself. Candidates completing this course will be awarded the following National Progression Awards (NPAs):• NPA Digital Production Skills (level 5) • NPA Journalism (level 6) • NPA Skills for Work: Creative Industries (level 5)
Argyll College UHI Ltd is a Scottish Charity, SC 026685
Argyll College UHI At Argyll College UHI we apply stateof-the-art information technologies – including high-speed internet access and video conferencing facilities – to allow as many students as possible to study throughout Argyll’s dispersed communities. What’s more, as one of the 13 colleges and research institutions that make up the recently formed University of the Highlands and Islands, we can now offer our students even better access to a wide choice of undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses. This is in addition to our existing, prolific range of vocational, full and part-time further education courses. Argyll College UHI has 13 centres throughout the Argyll region and you can also look at studying many courses at home if you wish. You choose what you study and how you study it. All Argyll College UHI centres are fully accessible for those students with disabilities
To find out more about this course simply contact your nearest centre. Arran Tel: 01770 600 152 Cairndow Tel: 01546 600 070 Campbeltown Tel: 01631 559 670 Construction, Engineering and Renewables Centre Tel: 01631 559 830 Craignish Tel: 01546 600 070 Dunoon Tel: 01369 707 182 Fionnphort Tel: 01681 700 377 Islay Tel: 01496 810 130 Lochgilphead Tel: 01546 600 070 Oban Tel: 01631 559 500 Rothesay Tel: 01700 501 000 Tiree Tel: 01879 220 372 Tobermory Tel: 01688 302 801