Media Foundation
Program Overview
If you are new to post-secondary education, Humber's Media Foundation certificate program will help you to develop foundational knowledge and skills as preparation for further study in advanced media programs in Humber's Faculty of Media & Creative Arts.
You will use up-to-date, industry-standard software as you gain a broad understanding of what it’s like to work in different sectors of the media industry. Media Foundation is designed with input from industry partners and is taught by faculty with strong industry connections and experience who can give you valuable insights into the trends and realities of the media industry.
In the first semester, you will develop skills for successful post-secondary learning while you are introduced to visual literacy, film studies, media communications and digital design. In your second and final semester, you will consolidate your general theoretical knowledge by choosing five electives from Special Projects, Video Production, Script Writing, Audio and Video Editing, Television Studio Production, Image Capture, and Design for Media 2.
Pathways
This program offers transfer credits for a number of FMCA diploma programs and a block transfer that allows Media Foundation graduates to start in the second semester of the Media Communications diploma. As well, students who do not have University English, but who receive a 65% in their Writ course in the first semester of Media Foundation, will meet the requirements needed to apply to many degree programs at Humber.
Semester 1 |
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| MSFP 101: Success Foundations |
| MSFP 103: Design for Media 1 |
| MSFP 104: Film Survey |
| MSFP 105: Media Communications |
| MSFP 108: Visual Literacy |
| WRIT 100: College Reading and Writing Skills |
Semester 2 |
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| GNED 101: An Introduction to Arts and Sciences |
| Select 5 from the following courses |
| MSFP : Media Foundations Elective |
Upon successful completion of the program, a graduate will:
Develop concepts and ideas through ideation processes to form the foundation of creative projects
Employ appropriate media hardware and software applications and techniques to create and edit media content for a wide range of platforms
Create original and accessible photographs, designs, videos and audio files using various tools, techniques and processes
Write creative media content using various styles for an identified audience and purpose that meets industry standard
Present ideas, information and projects verbally to an audience
Research using current and relevant strategies to find information inspiration for projects
Incorporate researched information and opinions into presentations, reports and projects using consistent and complete citations
Analyze visual and written media content in context to determine meaning, effectiveness, audience and purpose
Reflect on one’s own knowledge, skills, attitudes and values to develop a personal educational and career plan that aligns with the practices of media industries in Canada
Collaborate within a media team to meet project goals, deadlines, industry standards and professional expectations
The Humber Advantage
Caleb Buys
Taking Media Foundations was one of the best decisions I ever made! The diversity of the program let me explore all the options I could possibly have in the industry and find what my calling in the media industry really was! I also learned so many valuable skills to help me along the way. I made lifelong friends in this program. Creative, smart, and caring people who I am better for having in my life.”
Nicoro Vassell
Meet Nicoro Vassell. After graduating from the one-year Media Foundation certificate, Nicoro is pursuing further study in Humber's Broadcast Television Videography diploma program.
Accessibility is a core value in the Media Foundation program, and all students learn the skills to create accessible media so that their stories can reach the largest audience.
In their reflective response to the online course Making Accessible Media (MAM), included as part of Media Foundation curriculum, Tate Smirle (2021-2022 cohort) recorded their response, wrote a transcript, uploaded a braille font to their computer, printed out the pages, and created the raised dots of braille on a sheet of paper by hand.
Expert Faculty
Joyce Grant
Joyce Grant, MA, is a freelance journalist and strategic marketing specialist. She co-founded a boutique ad agency and publishes an award-winning news website, TeachingKidsNews.com. She is the author of six children's books and she's a proud Humber grad!
Meelad Moaphi
Meelad Moaphi holds BFA (2010) and MFA (2019) degrees in film production from York University. His films combine interests in experimental and narrative cinema that expand definitions of dramatic filmmaking. As a trilingual with a genuinely global perspective, Meelad has directed pieces in English, Farsi, Spanish, Japanese and even Urdu. He has served as video editor on countless commercial projects and teaches filmmaking, screenwriting and editing at university and workshop levels. Meelad has been with Humber College since 2020.
Sheila Pohle
Nicola Winstanley
Following a career in publishing as a publicist and international rights agent, Nicola Winstanley began teaching as a partial-load instructor at Humber College in 2009 and became full-time faculty in 2012. She holds an MA (Hons.) in English from Auckland University and an MFA in creative writing from the University of British Columbia, for which she was a recipient of the Humber Union Scholarship. Nicola is the author of five picture books for children and has widely published poetry, fiction and comics for adults. In 2019, her picture book How to Give Your Cat a Bath was shortlisted for the Governor General’s Award. In 2018, Nicola was awarded the Humber President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. Presented to one faculty member at the institution each year, this award recognizes excellence in teaching practice, exemplary research and scholarship, implementing innovative instructional strategies in teaching and learning, and educational leadership.
Anne Zbitnew
Anne Zbitnew (she/her) is a Humber graduate and has been teaching in the Media Foundation program since 2000. She studied at Ryerson University in the Faculty of Disability Studies and has a Master's from York University in the Faculty of Environmental Studies. Anne was the Project Lead for Making Accessible Media (MAM), an open-access accessible online course that reaches over 5,000 Humber Faculty of Media & Creative Arts (FMCA) students and is the basis for collaborations around accessible media-making with industry leaders including the Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBC). She is also the Project Lead for Accessibility as Aesthetic in Broadcast Media, a media project that partners FMCA Broadcast Television and Videography (BRTV) students with disability-identified experts.
Your Career
A career in media can take you in many directions: video production, journalism, public relations, interactive media, advertising, and digital design and imaging. Our program allows you to experience all these possibilities and will help you decide where you want to go next.
In your second semester, you will choose electives that will provide you with more advanced training and help you prepare for your next step. We’ll help you apply to other programs that will lead you to your media career of choice. Our goal is to set you up for success.
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Media Foundation Program at Humber
The above video, about students' experience in the Media Foundation program, was directed and produced by Media Foundation students Bright Osei-Agyeman, Alisha Beauvais and Kodiac Bennett.
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