Career and Portfolio Development

Catalog description

This course prepares students for professional life after graduation by focusing on how to build and present themselves as media professionals. Students will clarify their strengths, shape a distinctive professional identity, and learn how to showcase creative work in ways that connect to specific roles and career goals. Topics include portfolio development, personal branding, professional pitching, client communication, platform etiquette, freelancing, and media entrepreneurship. Through hands-on projects, students leave the course with a set of practical, finished materials ready to use as they begin applying for jobs, seeking freelance clients, or pursuing entrepreneurial opportunities in the media industry.