HND Media and Communications

Course description

HND Media and Communications course is a stimulating, enjoyable and contemporary course which investigates all the latest developments in the world of media. Throughout your studies you will learn about film, television, radio, journalism, and broadcasting, including finding out how advertising agencies work, learning how to organise and manage events, and you'll become one of the few people who really know what public relations really means. The course is taught using a mix of theory and practical skills and you will benefit from learning in purpose built filming, editing and radio studios.

The course teaches you how to analyse film, introduces you to the skills needed for working in TV and radio, trains you to research, create and present in a radio studio and gives you the opportunity to manage and take responsibility for a live media and communications project such as the Scottish Student Journalism Awards. 

Course contents: 

• Advertising 
• Public relations 
• Digital video production and editing 
• Writing for the media 
• TV planning and production 
• Podcasting 
• Photography 
• Journalism 
• Oral presentation skills 
• Film theory 
• Editing and proofreading 
• Radio production and presenting 
• Media law 
• Campaigns for real clients 
• Research skills 
• Social Media 
• Graded Unit projects.

You will grow in confidence, maturity and self-belief as you immerse yourself in individual and group projects. Working in the media can be fun but hard work, this course prepares you for anything you might experience in a real media setting. 

Hear from alumni Rhona who is now working at BBC Scotland.

Hear from current student Molly Sheppard.

Hear from current student Erin.