Course Summary
Course Category: PLC (Further Education - FET) Apply directly to College
The primary purpose of this award is to equip learners with the essential knowledge, skill, and competence required to operate confidently within a dynamic creative media setting. Balancing foundational marketing principles and media analysis with hands-on technical training, the course empowers students to develop their creative vision using modern computing tools and industry-standard software. The curriculum is deliberately structured to foster professional independence and individual initiative within a supported learning environment, establishing a robust dual pathway that prepares graduates for immediate entry-level media roles or seamless progression to advanced higher education and training programs.
Course Details
What will you study?
Progression to CAO Courses
The Student - Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Creative
Creative people are drawn to careers and activities that enable them to take responsibility for the design, layout or sensory impact of something (visual, auditory etc). They may be atrracted to the traditional artistic pursuits such as painting, sculpture, singing, or music. Or they may show more interest in design activities, such as architecture, animation, or craft areas, such as pottery and ceramics.
Creative people use their personal understanding of people and the world they live in to guide their work. Creative people like to work in unstructured workplaces, enjoy taking risks and prefer a minimum of routine.
Social
The Social person's interests focus on interacting with the people in their environment. In all cases, the Social person enjoys the personal contact with other people in preference to the impersonal dealings with things, data and ideas found in other groups.
Many will seek out positions where there is direct contact with the public in some advisory role, whether a receptionist or a counsellor. Social people are motivated by an interest in different types of people and like diversity in their work environments. Many are drawn towards careers in the caring professions and social welfare area, whilst others prefer teaching and other 'informing' roles.
