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undergraduate

Degree

Media Production Diploma

undergraduate

Degree

Media Production Diploma

Quick facts

  • Annual tuition (2022)

    $14,579 CAD

  • Application fee

    $150 CAD

  • Duration

    2 years

  • PGWP

    3 years

  • Min GPA

    50 out of 100

Highlights
Work Experience

These are mandatory and all come with course.

Deadlines

Term start& deadline Deadline
Fall-September 01-May-2023 2023-05-01

Overview

Media Production Diploma

Today’s media is all about content—stories, ideas, words, sounds, images, and designs. And with more media outlets than ever before, demand for people with the abilities to conceive, produce and deliver content is growing. 

Media Production offers cutting-edge training in the “how-to” of content creation. Learn how to bring ideas to life, how to operate production equipment, how to prepare presentations, and how to produce media programs.

Media Production is a two-year diploma program. The program is offered full-time at the Saskatchewan Polytechnic Saskatoon campus. In the first year of the program, you’ll learn the fundamentals of:

  • still imaging
  • formatting, manipulating and editing graphics
  • audio recording and production
  • scriptwriting
  • electronic publishing
  • basic video acquisition and editing
  • lighting techniques and design
  • presentation software and equipment
  • web authoring

 In the second year, you’ll build your skills through hands-on training in:

  • digital audio and video post-production
  • multi-camera video production
  • producing, post-production
  • project management and scheduling
  • live audio production
  • portrait and product photography
  • effective imagery
  • streaming media
  • motion graphics

In the second year, you’ll produce several original productions, including dramatic, corporate and documentary projects.

The program covers advanced production techniques and helps you develop management skills related to media production environments in video acquisition, post-production, sound recording and editing in computer-based, digital, and HDTV formats.

Estimate your cost

Residency
Count of person

$17,179

Total costs

yearly

Details


Cost of living 1 person $7,464
Accommodation 1 bed room $2,600
Tuition 1 person $14,579

Hourly wage

Min wage

14.00 CAD / 1 hour

in Canada every student can work 20 hour per week

Required documents

  • Academic/Official Transcripts
  • Language Proficiency Results
  • Passport or Visa Documents
  • Official translations of documents in a language other than English

Language requirements

GRE
not required
GMAT
not required

IELTS

6.5
5
listening
5
writing
5
speaking
5
reading

TOEFL

81
19
listening
19
writing
19
speaking
19
reading

PTE

63
50
listening
50
writing
50
speaking
50
reading

Cambridge

180
-
listening
-
writing
-
speaking
-
reading
Language pathway (conditional offer) is available
  • Duolingo English Test: 105

Applicants may be conditionally waitlisted and/or conditionally accepted where proof of registration in an English language Centre program is provided. 

Proof must include a specified date by which the individual is anticipated to meet the ELP requirement.

Successful completion of a Saskatchewan Polytechnic-recognized ESL program from a Canadian college or university, if it is considered equivalent to Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s required TOEFL iBT or IELTS admission requirements. 

Proficiency equivalents will be reviewed by Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s International Admissions Representative in consultation with the relevant program head. Registrar approval will be required.

Pre-EAP

If you are just starting to learn English with an IELTS score of less than 5.5, you can take Pre-EAP courses to improve your reading, writing, listening and speaking skills.

Course and IELTS levelCourse length and estimated costStart date and location
Pre-EAP (CW L1)
Below 4.0
8 weeks
$3,765
Six start dates per year
Online
Pre-EAP (CW L2)
4.0
8 weeks
$3,765
Six start dates per year
Online
Pre-EAP (CW L3)
4.5
8 weeks
$3,765
Six start dates per year
Online
Pre-EAP (CW L4)
5.0 (no band <4.5)
8 weeks
$3,765
Six start dates per year
Online

EAP 

Advance your social and academic English skills with these courses to achieve the IELTS level needed to begin your program study at Sask Polytech.

Course and IELTS levelCourse length and estimated costStart date and location
EAP 1
5.5
15 weeks
$4,500
January and May
Hybrid delivery in Saskatoon
EAP 2
6.0
15 weeks
$4,500
May and September
Hybrid delivery in Saskatoon

Find your level

 IELTSTOEFL iBTPTEDuolingo
Pre-EAP (CW L2)4.0282460
Pre-EAP (CW L3)4.5323070
(no band <50)
Pre-EAP (CW L4)5.0354080
(no band <60)
EAP 15.5464590
(no band <70)
EAP 26.0
(no band <5.5;
at least one band >6.0)
6250100 
(no band <80)

Academic background and requirement

  • Grade 12 with English Language Arts A30 and English Language Arts B30

Note:

To succeed in the program, we strongly recommend you have basic computer skills (word processing and spreadsheets)

Alternative Admission

Applicants who do not possess the academic qualifications for a program may be admitted if evidence of probable success can be established through an alternative admission assessment. 

Applicants are automatically considered for alternative admission. However, some specific admission requirements may still need to be met.

Career opportunities

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Camera Operator
  • Recording Technician

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