Film & Media

Trent University

Canada, Abbotsford

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Trent University

Canada , Abbotsford

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Peterborough

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines8-Sep-2023

Apply to this program

Go to the official application for the university

Duration 4 year(s)

Tuition Fee

CAD 26,191 / year

Next Intake 8-Sep-2023

Film & Media

About

Media is constantly evolving. How do film, radio, television, popular culture, and social media influence culture? Gain insight into this question through hands-on workshops in game design, filmmaking, and podcasting, and by focusing on topics as varied as war photography, the concentration of the communications industry, and augmented reality. This specialization will help you develop your media literacy and prepare you for a variety of dynamic careers.

Courses

Students who have fulfilled the requirements for a single- or joint-major degree in Cultural Studies may graduate with a Specialization if they have successfully completed 4.0 CUST credits in the chosen Specialization category. The same course may not simultaneously count toward two or more Specializations.

CUST 1535H: Introduction to Media Studies
CUST 2035Y/2535H: Media and Society
CUST-WMST 2065Y: Sex / Sexuality / Sexual Difference
CUST 2186H: Workshop: Photography
CUST-WMST 2210H: Gender and Popular Culture
CUST 2236H: New Media Literacy
CUST 2551H: Popular Culture and Modern Thought: Ideology, Language
CUST 2552H: Popular Culture and Modern Thought: Gender, Globalization, and the Virtual
CUST 2581H: Introduction to Film I: What Is Cinema?
CUST 2582H: Introduction to Film II: Film Movements, Film History
CUST-CAST 3031H: Television in Canada
CUST 3087Y: Community-Based Research Project
CUST 3111Y: Workshop: Visual Arts Studio
"‹CUST 3133H: Workshop: Game Design
CUST 3139H: Workshop: Radio and Podcast
CUST 3184H: Workshop: Documentary Film
CUST 3186H: Workshop: Experimental Film
CUST-POST 3465H: Politics and Film
CUST-POST 3475H: Media of Politics
CUST 3515H: Modernism and the Avant-Garde
CUST 3531H: Mass Media and War
CUST-IDST 3532H/3032Y: Issues in Global Media
CUST 3533H: Game Studies
CUST 3535H: Television Studies
CUST 3538H: Radio Studies
CUST 3545H: Music and Media " An Archaeology
CUST 3580H/3080Y: Text and Image
CUST 3581H: World Cinema I: Experiment and Innovation
CUST 3582H: World Cinema II: Images of Globalization
CUST-ANTH 3748H: Anthropology of Animation
CUST 3900Y/3901H/3902H: Reading Course
CUST 4010Y/4020D: Honours Thesis
CUST 4035Y: Contemporary Topics in Media Studies
CUST 4041Y/4541H: Internship in Media and Cultural Studies
CUST-HIST 4090Y: American Visual Culture
CUST-FREN 4302H: Francophone Cinema
CUST 4523: Shapeshifters: Narrative Adaptations across Media
CUST-POST 4538H: Media Ecologies
CUST 4565H: Psychoanalysis and Cultural Studies
CUST 4580H/4080Y: Text and Image
CUST 4586H: Cinema in the Digital Age
CUST 4900Y/4901H/4902H: Reading Course

Push the limits of Film and Media by creating your own films, radio shows, and social media posts for academic credit.

Put your media literacy to the test with hands-on workshops in game creation as well as podcast and radio broadcasting
Use Super-8 and 16mm film to create your own experimental films

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Tawjihi (General Secondary Education Certificate) with a minimum overall mark of 75%.

Career

Featured

Communications Specialist

This unit group includes specialists in advertising, marketing and public relations who analyse, develop and implement communication and promotion strategies and information programs, analyse advertising needs and develop appropriate advertising and marketing plans, publicize activities and events, and maintain media relations on behalf of businesses, governments and other organizations, and for performers, athletes, writers and other talented individuals. They are employed by consulting firms, advertising agencies, corporations, associations, government, social agencies, museums, galleries, public interest groups, and cultural and other organizations, or they may be self-employed. Agents such as entertainment, literary and sports agents are included in this unit group.

$16.00-$47.18/hr

Salary Range

105,900

Jobs in Canada

36,200

10YR Job Outlook

Source: Government of Canada

Career Opportunities

TV and Radio Producer
Advertising and Marketing Executive
Author
Web Content Manager
Events Planner
Game Creator
Videographer
Communications Specialist
Journalist
Cultural Critic

Fee Information

Tuition Fee

CAD 26,191

How to Apply

You are encouraged to apply to Trent as early as possible as some programs have limited enrolment.

Ontario secondary students will use the OUAC 101 application form at www.ouac.on.ca/101
If you are not currently registered as an Ontario secondary student, please apply using the OUAC 105 application and refer to the special application instructions below. www.ouac.on.ca/ouac-105/
Domestic students (Canadian Citizens or Permanent Residents) not currently enrolled in an Ontario high school, and wishing to only apply to Trent University, can do so through the Trent direct application If you are an international applicant or are applying to multiple universities/programs, please apply at www.ouac.on.ca/ouac-105/

The OUAC website has many helpful resources such as Frequently Asked Questions, Video Tutorials and step-by-step guides.

Access Codes:

If you are currently enrolled in an Ontario secondary school, guidance counsellors will provide you with access codes (school number, student number, temporary PIN) to access the OUAC site and application process.

All other applicants will create user profiles on the OUAC site and will not require access codes.

Admissions Forms

Below you will find links to a variety of forms to support your application to Trent University.

Release of Information (Login to MyTrent)
Extenuating Circumstances - This form can be found under the 'Academics' tab on your myTrent portal.
Intention to Upgrade - This form can be found under the 'Academics' tab on your myTrent portal.
Mature Student Supplementary Application - The form can be found under the 'Academics' tab on your myTrent portal.
Reactivation Form - Please visit the Former Trent Students webpage for further details.
Indigenous Diploma Program Supplementary Application