EF Advanced Diploma in English for Media & Art

Imagination, expression and innovation meet high-level English language studies. Earn a US university transfer credit while pushing the limit on creativity. 

Program Profile:

Secure US university transfer credit for future studies
Take all required Hult-credit courses during your nine-month program and earn up to 15 university transfer credits. On the six-month program, you'll earn up to 9 transfer credits by completing all the Hult-approved courses.

Study on a university affiliated program
Challenge your English by taking subject courses that are offered at the first-year university level. Benefit from a professional program of study that draws on the distinguished experience of Hult International Business School, which was named by the Financial Times to the list of 100 Top Business Schools in 2011.

Earn an EF Advanced Diploma or Advanced Certificate
The EF Advanced Diploma is awarded to students following a nine-month or 11-month program.
The EF Advanced Certificate is awarded to students following a six-month program.

At a glance

• Six or nine-month program
• Welcome package and orientation
• Call from an EF Language Coach before and after program
• 32 lessons per week in General & Special Interest English
• Twin room in a homestay (single room for a supplement)
• Breakfast and dinner Monday-Friday, all meals on the weekends in a homestay
• Portfolio of academic credentials, including the DEMA Diploma and EFCELT Report
• Preparation for an internationally recognized English exam
• Part-time internship

General English Studies
At the basis of every EF Advanced Diploma Program is a solid course of ongoing General English study at the student's individual level of language placement. This course develops students' English proficiency to promote independent communication, confidence, and critical thinking. This is a required course.

Introduction to Media & Art Studies
This is a required foundation course for the EF Advanced Diploma Program. It is offered during the first term. Valuable tools will be taught to develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills for communicating in the world of media. Lessons will be taught in the context of a long-term media & arts project and will survey valuable academic, professional and international topics.

Key Concepts of Media & Art
Providing students with the initial tools to understand and engage with the barrage of media messages that surround us, this required, first-term course encourages students to add their own voices to the world of media. Students will be exposed to a wide range of media and will become versed in how these diverse elements interact in the real world.

Introduction to Film Studies and Production
The main focus of this course is to introduce students to the study of film. Through the systematic study of the stages of film production, students will address creativity, language, organization and teamwork through the task of designing, creating and making a short film. Students will be involved in all aspects of the creative process.

Journalism and Media Studies
This course is designed to build both a theoretical and practical foundation in professional journalism skills. The curriculum is designed to enhance all four language skills - reading, writing, listening and speaking - so that students become more effective consumers and communicators of mass communication.

Graphic Design
Introducing fundamental design principles and concepts of visual communication, this course provides essential theory paired with a balance of practical application. Beginning layout techniques and combining of text, symbol and image will strengthen students' conceputal thinking and problem solving. Basic skills in Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign will be applied.

Introduction to Photography
This course is designed to build student confidence in using their digital cameras, understanding the principles of composition and working in Photoshop. With an emphasis on visual awareness, students will experiment and expand their knowledge of photography both in a historical and contemporary context through a variety of projects.

Sample final projects

Previous student internships

Admissions  

Placement test
Before being accepted to the program, you will be required to take an admissions placement test. You will need to test into the Common European Framework for Language Reference (CEFR) Level B2 for the Media & Art Program.

High School Diploma or equivalent
In order to be eligible for US university transfer credit, you will need to submit a copy of your high school diploma equivalent.