The school's Professional Education Program is dedicated to providing journalists and communication professionals with the most up-to-date knowledge needed to succeed in an increasingly competitive market. Practical workshops and thought-provoking seminars offer advanced training in all areas taught in the school, including:

• Print, broadcast and online journalism
• Visual communications, including photography, multimedia and Web design
• Advertising, public relations and marketing

Programs feature J-school faculty as well as experts from leading media organizations, communications firms and research groups. Programs range from weeklong workshops to one-day seminars, usually offered on Fridays, in the state-of-the-art Freedom Forum Conference Center in Carroll Hall.

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Upcoming programs

2012 Multimedia Bootcamp, May 2012

This workshop is designed for professionals who want to explore the various forms of multimedia storytelling. The intensive, weeklong multimedia training program includes sessions on project planning, audio and video collection and editing, and Flash animation, production and workflow. if you would like to be put on an interest list to be notified when further information about the Bootcamp is available, please This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Past programs

A full list of past programs is available at http://www.jomc.unc.edu/professional-education-content-items/past-seminars-lectures.

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