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Universities throughout the region offer a cadre of degrees in the arts but at least 9 offer Diplomas, Certi?cate, Associate and Bachelor Degrees related to audiovisual production. The ?lm programmes offered at the universities regionally are new; the St. Augustine Campus of the University of the West Indies is in its 5th year of teaching while the Cave Hill Campus in Barbados would soon celebrate the graduation of their ?rst class in October 2010. Film schools are located in Barbados, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and Trinidad and Tobago. The Media Technology Institute in Jamaica has a wide yet targeted set of diplomas and certi?cates for experienced and upcoming audiovisual producers. Video production and digital design are diploma programmes that are taught over the course of two (2) years. Students are also taught still photography, television directing, screen writing and animation. The Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC), also located in Jamaica at the University of the West Indies, allows students pursuing Bachelors in Digital Media Production to specialise in related areas such as multimedia, television and social marketing. Web page design and web development are also an integral feature of digital media production and undergraduates are given great insight into these areas. Producers interested in studying ?lm in the Spanish-speaking Caribbean have options in the Dominican Republic and Cuba. Located in the capital of the Santo Domingo, the Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo’s school for ?lm and television covers areas such as theory, makeup characterisation, set design for ?lm and television. The programme also offers students the opportunity to complete Spanish courses and become better acquainted with Dominican history.
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University of the West Indies: Cave Hill. The Errol Barrow Centre for Creative Imagination
Film Schools and Degrees Offered
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Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo: Escuela de Cine y Televisión de la AUASD University of the West Indies: Mona Caribbean Institute of Media and Communications (CARIMAC)
Bachelors of Fine Arts in Creative Arts - Drama Students chose 2 areas of focus - Film - Theatre Technical Photography and AV Media Motion Picture Arts Technician Audiovisual/Film Film and Television Audiovisual B.A. Digital Media Production - Multimedia Studen ts may specialise in - Radio these areas - Social marketing - Television ! - Print/online journalism B.A Television Production B.A Mass Communication Associate Degree in Mass Communication Associate Degree in Video Production Diploma in Digital Design B.A Programme in Film Specialities in film studies and film productions Music and Entertainment Technology (certificate) Stage Management and Production Management (Diploma) B.S.A Design Technology and Management Television production, photography, sound and recording engineer, television broadcasting, graphic design, Media and Communications (Higher National Diploma) Which leads into a B.A in Media and Communications from the University of Greenwich B.A Media and Communications Basic Audio Elements (certificate) Digital Photography (certificate)
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Northern Caribbean University Media Technology Institute The University of the West Indies: St. Augustine The University of Trinidad and Tobago: The Academy for the Performing Arts Institute of Broadcasting Careers School of Business and Computer Science Ltd.
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