Radio and Podcast
Certificate of Achievement Film, Journalism, and Media Production · San Diego City College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Summary
The Certificate of Achievement in Radio and Podcast offers hands-on training and experience in the fundamentals of radio and podcast production principles, using new and emerging multimedia tools and technologies in our state-of-the-art facilities. The program emphasis is placed on production, writing, on-air skills, and audio storytelling. Other topics addressed include voiceover performance, audio editing, and radio station and podcast marketing. Students can contribute to the City Times Media platform and CT Sound, the award-winning student radio station broadcast on 88.3 KSDS HD-2. This program is designed for students interested in enhancing their skills and knowledge of radio and podcast production, students majoring in Radio and Podcast, and for those seeking entry-level employment in related industries.
The skills acquired with this certificate may lead to employment, freelance work or business ownership. These jobs include, but are not limited to, multimedia producers, directors, radio and podcast hosts, writers, reporters, program managers, sound board operators, sound designers, sound technicians, audio editors, and broadcast news analysts.
Learning Outcome(s): Students who complete the Radio and Podcast Program will be able to:
- Apply tools and technologies appropriate for the media professions in which they work.
- Write in forms and styles appropriate for media professions, audiences, and purposes they serve.
- Conduct research and evaluate information by methods appropriate to the media professions in which they work.
- Apply principles of diversity, equity, and media law and ethics.
Requirements
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| COURSES REQUIRED FOR THE MAJOR: | 12 | |
| FJMP 112 | Introduction to Audio Production | 3 |
| FJMP 120 | Introduction to Screenwriting | 3 |
| orFJMP 130 | Newswriting for Multiplatform Journalism | 3 |
| DRAM 106 | Voice-Over Performance | 3 |
| FJMP 142 | Radio and Podcast Production | 3 |
| orFJMP 132 | Multiplatform Journalism Production | 3 |
| Complete six (6) units from the following: | 6 | |
| FJMP 131 | Multimedia Journalism Reporting | 3 |
| FJMP 141 | Audio Storytelling for Radio and Podcast | 3 |
| FJMP 242A | Radio and Podcast Workshop I | 3 |
| FJMP 242B | Radio and Podcast Workshop II | 3 |