CAMP CAROLINA
July 9 - August 17, 2012
Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Camp Carolina is a six-week, intensive skills workshop designed to prepare incoming journalism and mass communications graduate students for advanced, graduate-level courses. The workshop is also designed to provide concentrated study for those individuals who hold a baccalaureate degree in another field and do not wish to pursue a graduate degree but seek to enhance their field of study with journalism and mass communications skills.

When you enter the job market, you will be competing for jobs against undergraduate degree recipients who have the vital skills employers are seeking. If you become a Camp Carolina student you will have a significant head start on acquiring those skills yourself.

Today an effective communicator requires a professional competency of the written word and an understanding of the theories and skills in visual communication. Your ability to deliver a powerful message in print, video and other media will improve the success of your career.

We call it "Camp Carolina" because it provides the kind of basic training that every mass communications practitioner will need now and in years to come. But it's not exactly boot camp. You'll be working with the latest Macintosh computers and telecommunications equipment in a professional setting. We'll even get together for a party or two!

There's a special bond that develops among Camp Carolina participants. That same bond develops between the "Campers" and their instructors because the students accomplish so much in so little time.

Schedule:

Weeks One and Two (July 9-20, 2012): Introduction

Introductory writing and computer skills in all areas of journalism and mass communications.

Weeks Three - Five (July 23-August 10, 2012): Specialized Training

Morning Session: Advanced Writing and Presentation Skills
After choosing one of the areas listed below for intensive study, you will continue to learn advanced skills in that area.

• Integrated Communication (Advertising/Public Relations/Marketing)
• Electronic Journalism
• Print Journalism

Afternoon Session: Visual Communications’ Theories, Practices and Skills including

• Theories: Images, color, typography and design
• Skills: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash and Dreamweaver
• Media: Print, presentation, audio, video, web and DVD

Week Six (August 13-17, 2012): Research Statistics

An opportunity to satisfy the statistics requirement for the graduate-level research methods course.

Cost:

$2,400 ($2,350 plus $50 non-refundable registration fee) for full six week course $475 for statistics week only (final week)

Students may enroll for various sessions during the first five weeks (e.g., visual communications). The cost will be pro-rated depending upon sessions attended.

Camp Carolina provides intense trainging for graduate program's "rookie recruits"

Camp Carolina Registration Form
Requires Acrobat, complete all questions, and mail, with registration fee to the address at the bottom of the form.

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