10:00 AM, 21 Jan 2019 - 5:00 PM, 25 Jan 2019, TBC

Radio Skills: Expressing Yourself Through Media

UCC in conjunction with CRAOL and Community Radio Youghal are running a Radio Skills course to coincide with Refugee Week, January 21 to 25^th 2019. The free course is available to those currently living in Direct Provision Accommodation Centres.

This course aims to empower learners to express themselves through broadcast media, including a practical introduction to the use of radio as a medium for expression and the importance of active engagement with media.

Learners will be able to:

• Identify the various media outlets available to them and the barriers to media expression;
• Understand the various techniques and production approaches that are used by the media;
• Use recording and IT equipment for media expression;
• Work in teams to prepare and record a short radio programme;
• Explore how audiences are targeted and use media

Duration, Time & Venue of the Course:

The course is 30 hours made up of workshops and homework. The emphasis throughout is on practical skills for media expression, with participants producing a number of pieces that reflect their learning.

Start Date:  21^st January

Each day six hours 10am-1pm and 2pm-5pm for five days. There may be one extra day in the radio station to make a radio programme for a radio show.

How is the Course Assessed?

The course is assessed by Portfolio containing 5 pieces of work carried out during the course.

Award:

This course is a nationally accredited course leading to a QQI Level 3 Media Expression (Minor Award) on the National Framework of Qualifications.

Contact for more details: Gertrude Cotter (gertrude.cotter@ucc.ie)

Free - will run subject to 12 participants. Organised by UCC in conjunction with CRAOL and Community Radio Youghal

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