Centre for Media Studies
Looking for a window to unlock your interest in Media? Come and visit the Centre for Media Studies located at SBCS's Port of Spain Campus. Unleash your potential and go behind the scenes and explore what you have envisioned as a dream. Take advantage of gaining hands on experience using our state of the art equipment in the comfort of the five training rooms, eight computer labs and complete sound and television studios provided to work at your best. We offer three main areas in your destined field which include Short Media Courses, HND Media and Communications and BA (Hons) Media and Communication Top-up (final year). Fulfill your dream of pursuing your career in Media, don't waste the opportunity, let us help in advancing your career and changing your lives.
Media
A Master's Course in Digital Audio Production and Engineering
The Digital Audio Production and Engineering programme covers the fundamentals of the recording studio environment. This Certificate programme is designed to aid the development of students' problem solving and critical thinking skills, so that they will be able to effectively...Read MoreA Master's Course in Digital Photography
A Master's Course in Digital Photography is designed for persons with basic camera ability who wishes to enhance their skills. The course introduces participants to the fundamental components of photography, then challenges, reinforces, and deepens technical understanding. Exciting practical exercises...Read MoreAdobe After Effects CS5 Fundamentals
This class is geared for those just starting out in digital video and would like to learn the basic concepts of Adobe After Effects. Learning Objectives:After taking this class you will be able to: * Create 2D Elements* Build a...Read MoreBTEC Higher National Diploma in Creative Media Production (formerly Media and Communications)
SBCS has been offering the BTEC Higher National Diploma in Media and Communications in collaboration with Edexcel since 2004. In 2011, this programme was upgraded the BTEC Higher National Diploma in Creative Media Production. Edexcel operates in over 110 countries,...Read MoreDelivering a Professional Media INTERVIEWEE Performance
This media training course is designed to provide the skills, knowledge and confidence required to give effective TV and radio interviews. Delegates will learn how to prepare for interviews, how to pitch a story to journalists, and they will also...Read MoreFundamentals of ADVERTISING and Promotions
This is an entry-level course aiming to introduce students to the various aspects of the advertising discipline. The course is primarily designed to expose students to some of the managerial decisions associated with advertising strategies and the relationships that exist...Read MoreFundamentals of CAMERAand LIGHTING Techniques for TV, Film and Theatre
At the end of this course, students will have a practical understanding of basic camera and lighting concepts utilized during effective video production.Read MoreFundamentals of VIDEO EDITING
This programme is designed to teach the participants the fundamentals of video editing skills. By the end of this course all participants will be able to perform basic edits for interviews, television commercials and news/narrative pieces. Premiere Pro CS3 will...Read MoreMaking Short Films: A Practical and Complete Guide from Script to Screen
The general objective of this programme is to provide students with basic technical and creative skills, complemented by the requisite knowledge and understanding of the techniques and disciplines of producing a short film.Read MoreBA (Hons) Media and Communications
SBCS in collaboration with the University of Greenwich is pleased to offer you a BA (Hons) degree in Media and Communications. This programme is the next step after completing the Edexcel HND in Media and Communications as stipulated in the...Read MoreProfessional Certificate in PUBLIC RELATIONS
This course is designed to outline the current public management environment and to create an awareness and sensitivity to the classic management function of planning in government and non-government contexts. Learners will view public relations within a theoretical framework, with...Read MoreProfessional Journalism - Getting It Write
This course is designed to introduce learners to the fundamental skills of the modern journalist. Participants will discuss the nature of journalistic responsibility and objectivity, and will develop their skills in writing and research for print and other media. The...Read MoreSchool of Business and Computer Science
A Master's Course in Digital Photography
A Master's Course in Digital Photography is designed for persons with basic camera ability who wishes to enhance their skills. The course introduces participants to the fundamental components of photography, then challenges, reinforces, and deepens technical understanding. Exciting practical exercises...Read MoreProfessional Journalism - Getting It Write
This course is designed to introduce learners to the fundamental skills of the modern journalist. Participants will discuss the nature of journalistic responsibility and objectivity, and will develop their skills in writing and research for print and other media. The...Read MoreA Master's Course in Digital Audio Production and Engineering
The Digital Audio Production and Engineering programme covers the fundamentals of the recording studio environment. This Certificate programme is designed to aid the development of students' problem solving and critical thinking skills, so that they will be able to effectively...Read MoreAdobe After Effects CS5 Fundamentals
This class is geared for those just starting out in digital video and would like to learn the basic concepts of Adobe After Effects. Learning Objectives:After taking this class you will be able to: * Create 2D Elements* Build a...Read MoreFundamentals of VIDEO EDITING
This programme is designed to teach the participants the fundamentals of video editing skills. By the end of this course all participants will be able to perform basic edits for interviews, television commercials and news/narrative pieces. Premiere Pro CS3 will...Read MoreFundamentals of ADVERTISING and Promotions
This is an entry-level course aiming to introduce students to the various aspects of the advertising discipline. The course is primarily designed to expose students to some of the managerial decisions associated with advertising strategies and the relationships that exist...Read MoreProfessional Certificate in PUBLIC RELATIONS
This course is designed to outline the current public management environment and to create an awareness and sensitivity to the classic management function of planning in government and non-government contexts. Learners will view public relations within a theoretical framework, with...Read MoreDelivering a Professional Media INTERVIEWEE Performance
This media training course is designed to provide the skills, knowledge and confidence required to give effective TV and radio interviews. Delegates will learn how to prepare for interviews, how to pitch a story to journalists, and they will also...Read MoreFundamentals of CAMERAand LIGHTING Techniques for TV, Film and Theatre
At the end of this course, students will have a practical understanding of basic camera and lighting concepts utilized during effective video production.Read MoreMaking Short Films: A Practical and Complete Guide from Script to Screen
The general objective of this programme is to provide students with basic technical and creative skills, complemented by the requisite knowledge and understanding of the techniques and disciplines of producing a short film.Read MoreUniversity of Greenwich School of Humanities and Social Sciences
BA (Hons) Media and Communications
SBCS in collaboration with the University of Greenwich is pleased to offer you a BA (Hons) degree in Media and Communications. This programme is the next step after completing the Edexcel HND in Media and Communications as stipulated in the...Read MoreEdexcel
Edexcel was the first of the three unitary awarding bodies to be established to offer both academic and vocational qualifications, follows the Stafford Review of exam standards in 1995. It was formed in 1996 by the merger of the Business & Technology Education Council (BTEC), the country’s leading provider of vocational qualifications, and the University of London Examinations & Assessment Council (ULEAC), one of the major exam boards for GCSEs and A Levels.
BTEC Higher National Diplomas
Qualifications are becoming ever more important in today’s fast-moving world. Students can no longer expect to pass examinations and walk straight into a job. Employers are looking for people with additional skills who can contribute to the workplace in a meaningful way.
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