Radio Production Foundation Degree

Course outline

Year 1 Semester 1

Introduction to Radio Production
Radio Forms and Contexts
Applied Practice 1

Year 1 Semester 2

Advanced Radio Production
Developing Critical Practice
Applied Practice 2

Year 2 Semester 1

Personal Development Planning
Applied Practice 3

Year 2 Semester 2

Professional Practice Portfolio/Placement

Tell me more about the Foundation Degree in Radio Production course

If you have a passion for making radio, Falmouth is the place for you. Our new Foundation Degree in Radio Production will equip you with the skills required to flourish in this rapidly evolving world, from audio recording, editing, mixing and producing through to research and scheduling. You'll also learn about the business of radio, from managing a station to the importance of ratings, marketing and advertising in an increasingly crowded market.

You'll balance the practical with the theoretical, studying the history of radio, its cultural importance and how this can inform your work. Studying this course will arm you with both the technical skills and ability to create top-quality content so you can contribute to radio's exciting future.  

By choosing to study for a Foundation Degree in Radio Production at Falmouth you will:

• Gain practical experience of working in a real-world broadcast environment from day one.
• Work with portable recording and live studio-based equipment in both educational and working environments.
• Learn how to edit and structure pre-recorded material, alongside the legal and regulatory constraints within which you are required to work.
• Examine how audiences can be considered and understood, and how they might be appropriately addressed through programme genres.
• Follow the production process, from initial research through to the creative use of multi-track techniques, to produce your own documentary or drama.
• Create links with partner institutions and develop your practice through a close working relationship with one, or more, professional broadcasters.
• Identify and pursue individual specialist roles and develop a portfolio that demonstrates your accomplishments to help gain long-term work placements in Level Two.
• Benefit from being taught by staff who are also practising professionals.
• Be based at the stunning Tremough Campus, which boasts industry standard media facilities.
• Have the opportunity to 'top up' your qualification on completion of the course by applying for the third year of BA(Hons) Digital Media.

How is the course taught?

Practical project work is supported by lectures, seminars, workshops, professional experience, tutorials and visiting speakers. Your progress is evaluated through continuous assessment with no formal examinations, and you'll be encouraged to develop peer and self-evaluation skills.

The cornerstone of the course is learning by doing, requiring you to think of yourself as a broadcaster and to judge yourself by professional standards.

Assessment

• Continuous assessment

Facilities

Our Media Centre and Learning Resources Centres include:

• Four radio control rooms and a large talk studio
• Dedicated newsroom with script-writing and editing software and live news feed
• Digital production suites with industry-standard software
• Audio post production suites with Pro Tools
• Video editing suites with AVID Media Composer
• Music recording studios
• Equipment store with a range of cameras, microphones, DVD players and PA systems
• 106-seat cinema
• On site borrowing from three libraries - giving you access to over 140,000 books
• A video/DVD/streaming library with over 17,000 titles

Answers and advice about the course

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For further information about the Foundation Degree in Radio Production at University College Falmouth, please email admissions@falmouth.ac.uk or telephone Admissions on 01326 255764. 

Career opportunities

Radio production graduates can look forward to developing a career across the radio industry:

• Radio production
• Programme presenting
• Programme research
• Documentary making
• Technical operation
• Studio management
• Station management
• Events management
• Promotion
• Further study

Entry requirements

A minimum of 160 UCAS points, equivalent Level 3 qualifications or relevant experience. All applicants will be invited to attend an interview.

Please see our How to Apply page for more information.

For further information about the Foundation Degree in Radio Production at University College Falmouth, please email admissions@falmouth.ac.uk or telephone Admissions on 01326 255764.

If you are returning to learning and for all other enquiries please contact Admissions to find out how to apply through UCAS. Students from outside the EU please contact international@falmouth.ac.uk

Interview and selection process

All applicants will be invited to an interview. For applicants who have attended an open day a telephone interview may be offered. Interviews will last approximately 20 minutes. There will also be an opportunity for a campus tour and course talk.

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 7 February 2012

Location: Tremough Campus