Undergraduate Prospectus 2013 - University of Winchester
Undergraduate Prospectus 2013 - University of Winchester
Undergraduate Prospectus 2013 - University of Winchester
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Focus on<br />
Multimedia Centre<br />
The creative industries are becoming an ever more technology-led sector,<br />
and the Multimedia Centre at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Winchester</strong> is home to<br />
industry-standard equipment and some <strong>of</strong> the most up-to-date facilities<br />
available in higher education, creating a vibrant and dynamic environment for<br />
all students.<br />
The centre has three Apple iMac labs, with nearly 100 iMacs hosting the latest<br />
Apple and Adobe s<strong>of</strong>tware. It is an Apple Authorised Training Centre managed<br />
by Apple and Adobe Certified staff, and both Adobe and Apple accredited<br />
courses are <strong>of</strong>fered.<br />
Our recently extended and refurbished audio facilities accommodate a new<br />
digital radio suite with two master control rooms and five sound booths all<br />
equipped with laptops hosting ‘Audition’ and ‘Logic’. There is a Foley voiceover<br />
dubbing studio and a newsroom with 20 Final Cut Pro enabled iMacs.<br />
The Multimedia Centre is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It has Wi-Fi<br />
Internet access throughout and a team <strong>of</strong> dedicated technical support staff to<br />
<strong>of</strong>fer assistance, advice and bespoke technical training. A large common area<br />
allows students to take time out and relax with a c<strong>of</strong>fee.<br />
The extensive Loan Counter hosts equipment for every task you will ever be<br />
required to undertake, from jibs and dollies to HD video and DSLR cameras,<br />
lighting and audio kits and MacBook Pros to camera stabiliser mounts.<br />
The TV Studio includes a full-spec HD three-camera studio, an extensive<br />
lighting grid, a gallery capable <strong>of</strong> interjecting live outside broadcasts from<br />
inside the Multimedia Centre and around the King Alfred Campus, and a 360°<br />
‘green screen’.<br />
Focus on<br />
Ranked top in England<br />
In the 2011 National Student<br />
Survey (NSS), Journalism at<br />
<strong>Winchester</strong> was ranked top in<br />
England for academic support and<br />
learning resources.<br />
In addition, it ranked in the top<br />
five in England for satisfaction with<br />
teaching, assessment and feedback,<br />
and organisation and management,<br />
and is in the top three for overall<br />
satisfaction.<br />
Also, in 2011 Journalism won a<br />
top industry training award from<br />
the Broadcast Journalism Training<br />
Council (BJTC). The win was for the<br />
highly coveted ‘UK Course <strong>of</strong> the Year<br />
Award for Innovation in Journalism<br />
Education’, and <strong>Winchester</strong> won it<br />
for the second year running.<br />
<strong>Undergraduate</strong> <strong>Prospectus</strong> <strong>2013</strong> 73
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