Find your place in the media industry
Sheridan’s Media Fundamentals program has helped countless students launch their journeys in the media industry. Explore your creativity and passion for media while gaining the skills you need to be successful in a variety of media roles. This program will help you narrow down your interests and identify your strengths as you prepare for more advanced media studies.

Get hands-on experience with media technology
Set yourself up for a successful media career with transferrable skills in the following areas:

Computer technology
Sound and camera
Television and film production
Media history
Communications theory
Visual design
Radio
Learn from instructors with industry experience
Our faculty come to our classrooms with fresh industry experience. Each instructor has a successful career in the media field and brings their own approach to instruction. From art directors to graphic designers to visual artists, our faculty have the skills and knowledge to help you succeed in any media stream. They know first-hand what it takes to be successful in the industry.

Opportunities for further education
You’ll graduate from this program with a broad, foundational skillset that will prepare you for advanced educational opportunities in a variety of creative fields. Media Fundamentals will also help you refine academic skills such as research, writing, and preparing presentations, which will serve you no matter which area of media studies you choose to pursue.

Once you’ve successfully completed this program, you’ll be qualified to compete for entry into Sheridan programs such as the following:

Advertising and Marketing Communications
Interaction Design, Honours Bachelor of
Film and Television, Honours Bachelor of
Journalism
Photography, Honours Bachelor of
Visual and Creative Arts
Visual Merchandising Arts
Tune into Sheridan’s very own radio station, Sheridan Life Radio, where the station manager is a Media Fundamentals alumnus!

A Media Fundamentals certificate is a big first step on the journey towards a media career. After completing the program, you’ll be ready to thrive in whatever media studies discipline you choose to specialize in.

You'll be prepared to compete for entry into Sheridan programs such as:

Advertising Account Management
Advertising and Marketing Communications – Management
Bachelor of Film and Television
Technical Production for the Performing Arts Industry
Journalism
Visual Merchandising Arts