University of the Witwatersrand: Advanced Radio Certificate

The University of the Witwatersrand’s Radio Academy invites applications for its Advanced Radio Certificate. The programme will take place at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.

The core offering of the academy, situated in the university’s journalism programme, will be the Wits Advanced Radio Certificate, aimed at people hoping to enter the field, as well as people already working who want to deepen their skills. Bursaries are available for students from community radio.

Seven two-week modules are planned, in areas such as:

• Radio Studies
• Local Radio Journalism
• Management
• Programming and Production
• Presentation
• Marketing and sales
• Radio goes Online

Students will have to complete five modules in order to obtain the advanced certificate. The modules can also be taken on their own.

Registration: Click here.

Enquiries: Franz Krüger, Senior lecturer in the Wits journalism programme, tel: 011 717 4028, mobile: 082 903 4196; email fkr@mweb.co.za /
journinfo@wits.ac.za / radio@journalism.co.za.

For more information and to register, click here. 

Closing date for applications: 30 April 2009