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Leeds Trinity & All Saints is an independent higher education institution, accredited by the University of Leeds. The college's campus is on the outskirts of Leeds with very good transport links. With just under 3,000 students, Leeds Trinity & All Saints has an excellent employment rate for its graduates of consistently above 95%.
Leeds Trinity Department of Media, Film and Culture pioneered media degree courses in the UK in the 1970s. This length of experience, coupled with the staff's wide range of practical, theoretical and professional expertise, gives the courses a well-deserved reputation for breadth of content and continuing innovative approach.
The college enjoys strong links with the BBC, ITV and independent media organisations throughout the region. Central to its degree programmes are professional work placements within the industry.
Leeds Trinity offers undergraduate degree courses in subjects including media (single or joint honours), writing for media, film studies, television and journalism with specialisms available in sport, business or PR.
Its postgraduate programmes in print, bimedia journalism (Radio & TV) are industry accredited and have been impressively successful in providing a very high level of vocational training and enhanced employment prospects for graduates. Added to this range of postgraduate diplomas and MAs, a course in Magazine journalism will be available from January 2009.
For more information on our programmes of study visit Leeds Trinity & All Saints website.
Media Training
A variety of training courses are offered to help equip people from a wide range of backgrounds to handle the different arms of the media. In the case of the business world, trainees are taught how to recognise the sort of story that will interest the media, and then how to attract media attention and generate publicity.
The media trainers are all practitioners in their respective media fields, as well as being members of Leeds Trinity staff.
Media Centre
The Media Centre at Leeds Trinity & All Saints offers radio, television and online production and training services. Studio facilities in the centre house a wide range of production equipment for professional broadcasting, recording and editing. Experienced academic and technical staff are available to advise, train and operate systems as required.
For more information on media training or the Media Centre contact Andrew Clifford.
Journalism
The dedicated Centre for Journalism teaches industry-accredited postgraduate diplomas in bi-media, radio and print journalism. These courses are specifically designed to equip people to find work in the industry, involving almost 42 weeks of intensive education and training in the knowledge and skills essential to professional journalism practice. Much of the tuition is workshop-based in the professionally equipped print, radio and television news rooms.
For more information on the diplomas on offer, accredited by the Broadcast Journalism Training Council and the National Council for the Training of Journalists, visit The Centre for Journalism
KnowledgeRICH
Leeds Trinity staff have expertise of particular relevance to media organisations and can provide consultancy for businesses in the region as part of the KnowledgeRICH programme led by Yorkshire Forward. For more information on how a KnowledgeRICH expert can help your project, contact Tania Clarke.
