Radio and TV Department

2 years at Kinmen + 2 years in Taiwan Joint Degree Program

Established in 1999, the mission of Radio and TV Department is to cultivate outstanding talents in the field of radio and TV, with the educational goals of: 1. Strive for teaching excellence, cultivate talents in the field of radio and TV who are equipped with information technology application ability and creative and research ability; 2. Cultivate professional talents for radio and TV project planning and production; 3. Cultivate professional talents with global vision.

Features

Since its establishment, the Department has adhered to the education focus of “Integrated Communication” in the School of Communication by recruiting professional faculty in radio, TV and relevant fields to provide high quality instruction and at the same time enhance the resource integration within the School and continue to establish a complete and comprehensive system for the department.

Regarding visual images, our courses focus on MV, micro film, documentary, drama, while extended courses include script writing, storyboard, and practical filming, editing and post-production. For programs, we introduce courses in online streaming using the lartist system and the Eight claw dragon (BaChuaRong) system and set these as the competitive teaching focus of the department. For sound, aside from traditional radio show production and broadcasts, we put equal focus on sounds, sound effects, and Fukien dialect broadcasting. A feature worth mentioning is that the pop music course taught by faculty from the industry has become one of our featured courses and has cultivated many talents in related fields each year.

The most distinctive feature of Radio and TV Department is that internship system that is adopted in the practice radio station and TV station. During the four years of study, students can learn to use the facility to record, film, edit, plan, host and simulate for producing programs, as well as how to maintain and repair the equipment from the basic level to advanced level. Moreover, we cooperate with School of Communication to promote the “Digital Multi-media Experiment Platform” to implement six goals including diversification, multimedia, multi-channel, digitalization, professionalism and integration for advancing the areas of integrating and reformatting.

The Department emphasizes students’ mobility. Each year, many students participate in exchange programs with educational institutes overseas or 895 and 211 universities in China. Meanwhile, students from Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, China, Hong Kong and Macau are studying alongside of domestic students in the department. Over time, students’ vision and cross-cultural communication abilities are enhanced.

Future Prospects

TV News Division: News anchor, news reporter, news editor
TV Sales Division: TV station market analyst, TV station sales rep
Radio station News Division: Radio news reporter, radio editor
Further Study: The university provides a “4+1” program which allows students to take master’s courses in their 3rd and 4th year of university. After students are admitted to the Master's Programs in New Media and Communication, they can complete their thesis or work report in one year and pass the oral examination to earn a master’s degree.

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The Digital Multi-media Experimental Platform was established to break the old operational mode of primarily focusing on media and adopting information technology type as the new definition. The training implemented emphasizes the integration of different types of information technology, allows students to effectively use digital technology and at the same time cultivate their ability to work as a team and elevate their employment competitiveness.

Media News began on November 1, 1982 and set its motto as “the news among all news, the medium among all mediums,” and serve to “monitor” the media. Deep investigation, comparisons, interviews and analysis of relevant media-related incidents in important news allow readers to gain a deeper understanding about current media developments and direction. Positive reviews and recognitions are received from media, industry, government and academia.

Founded in November 1985, MC TV was the first cable television station operated by a higher education institution in Taiwan and was also one of the earliest campus TV stations transformed to Internet TV. MC TV strives to provide the most advanced learning environment for students in the School of Communication. Professionals from the industry are invited to convey professional experiences for students to become familiar with the complete procedures for TV production to cultivate future talents for production. In 2005, School of Communication upgraded the original studio to a virtual studio system. The upgraded virtual studio breaks the boundaries of space and allows students to further use their creativity.

Kinmen Location campus radio “Voice of MC Kinmen” FM88.3 officially started broadcasting on March 18, 2017. Listeners can tune in to the radio station by connecting online via cellphone or computer at http://radio.km.mcu.edu.tw Aside from being a platform for teaching and internship of radio-related courses at Kinmen Location, “Voice of MC Kinmen” also plays a public welfare function for English teaching and government propaganda in the community. We introduce quality English radio programs so children from disadvantaged family can access learning resources and thus achieve the goal for promoting public welfare. Another main focus is the programs produced by our students by using their creativity and abilities; these programs covers themes such as movies, music, life, people and household matters which display students’ learning outcomes.

The Center focuses on the interactive relationship with the media industry. Through various collaborations, students may have the chance to interact with the industry and gain deeper understanding of its updates and trends. In the promotion of industry-academia collaboration, the Center organized the 2004-2006 AY “Master Teacher Workplace Experiential Project,” selected outstanding students to be interns in industry CEOs’ offices. During the Beijing Olympics, the office cooperated with ELTA Technology Co., Ltd and selected students to assist with live broadcasting affairs in Beijing. This earned high affirmation by the industry.

Established in 2002, the goal of the Center is to assist all units under the School in the establishment, maintenance and management of hardware and Internet connections. From the establishment of the Center, is has been assisting the School to carry out a series of digitalization projects. In July 2003, practical media courses were formally introduced to cooperate with Digital Multi-media Experimental Platform and assist in the teaching and internship in all practice media and Centers.

Radio and TV Department

2 years at Kinmen + 2 years in Taiwan Joint Degree Program

Features

Future Prospects

Resources

Campus

Taipei - 250 Zhong Shan N. Rd., Sec. 5, Taipei 111 | +8862 2882-4564

Taoyuan - 5 De Ming Rd., Gui Shan District, Taoyuan County 333 | +886 3 350-7001

Jihe - 3F-8F, No.130, Jihe Rd., Shihlin District, Taipei City 111 | +886 2 2882-4564

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Michigan Location:Gilbertson Hall, Saginaw Valley State University, 7400 Bay Road, Saginaw, MI 48710 U.S.A. Telephone: 1-989-964-2497 (U.S.); +886 2 2882-4564 (Taiwan)