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EMU True Crime Podcasting in London and Cardiff (Outgoing Program)

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  • Locations: London, United Kingdom
  • Program Terms: Winter Intersession
  • Budget Sheets: Winter Intersession
  • This program is currently not accepting applications.
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Language of Instruction: English Click here for a definition of this term Program Type: Faculty-Led Abroad
Field of Study: All Majors, Communication Technology, Communication, Media, and Theatre Arts Comprehensive, Communications, Criminology and Criminal Justice
Program Description:

True Crime Podcasting in London and Cardiff
 London, Thames, UK

Course(s): CTAT 379
Credits: Three (3)
Eligibility: Open to all EMU students in good academic standing and guest students. Must be at least 18 years old at the time of travel.
 
Program Overview
Podcasting and audio journalism is an exciting medium for immersive and informative storytelling. In this intensive course students will learn the basics of every aspect of narrative podcasting. From  audio interviewing techniques, workflow and organization, construction and structuring episodes, script writing, and post production mixing, scoring, and critical review. Students will leave this class  understanding the mechanics of audio storytelling and how to approach and evaluate pitches. This course is a hands-on workshop, and students can expect to end this course with a completed 25 to 30 minute podcast on a crime in London.

Program Highlights
  • BBC Cymru Tour
  • Cardiff Castle
  • Jack the Ripper tour
  • Tower of London 
  • Shakespeare Crime Tour
Instructor Information
Sadaf Ali is a Professor of Electronic Media and Film Studies in the School of Communication, Media and Theatre Arts. She is a former television and radio news reporter and has worked for mainstream and ethnic media in Ohio and Michigan. Sadaf earned her MA in Broadcast Journalism from Columbia College-Chicago in 2002, examining capital punishment and the ensuing moratorium in Illinois. She has a Ph.D. (2014) in Communication from the Department of Communication at Wayne State University focusing on risk/crisis information, securitization, race and audience attitudes towards messages originating from traditional and social media sources. Sadaf is a quantitative researcher, who favors content analysis and experimental design as her methodologies of choice. Dr. Shanna Gilkeson is  an Assistant Professor in the School of Communication, Media & Theatre.

On-Campus Class Meetings
This program will have at least one mandatory class meeting during Winter semester prior to departure. Meeting date will be determined and announced to students accepted into the program. 

Financial Aid and Scholarships
Financial aid and many EMU scholarships may be applied to the tuition and fees for this approved program. Visit the Office of Financial Aid for more information on how to use your financial aid and scholarships to help cover the costs of studying abroad. Find information on national and EMU scholarships specifically for students that wish to study abroad at emich.edu/abroad/financialaid/scholarships.

 


This program is currently not accepting applications.