The RTA School of Media at Ryerson University is:
- built on a 60-year history of being Canada’s leading school of broadcasting
- a network of an estimated 2,000 industry professionals and executives in all aspects of media
- a faculty with diverse academic and professional backgrounds made up of highly regarded creative practitioners, innovators and researchers, all committed to the education of tomorrow’s industry leaders
- an academically rigorous and creative school that attracts and nurtures innovative, creative, and entrepreneurial students
Established in the 1950′s as the School of Radio & Television Arts (RTA), the RTA School of Media is Canada’s preeminent school of broadcasting and media production.
Your Voice
If you have a passion for telling stories, find your voice at the RTA School of Media at Ryerson University.
Canada’s leading undergraduate university program for broadcast education and research, RTA is the place to make it happen.
Learn to create, pitch and broadcast productions in a creative, high energy environment.
You’ll learn to tell and sell your stories across multiple media–sound, visual, mobile, web, etc. RTA delivers the freedom to explore, practice and create under the guidance of some of Canada’s best storytellers and media practitioners.
State-of-the-Art Media Production Facilities
RTA is housed in the Rogers Communications Centre – an exceptional, unique learning facility dedicated to the study and research of communications and electronic media. There’s a comprehensive, continuously updated array of facilities and equipment including high-definition cameras and editing equipment, fully equipped television studios, computer labs with the latest image-manipulation and creation software, multi-track audio production and post-production studios, fully equipped radio production control rooms, 5.1 surround sound mixing studio, camcorder production systems with lighting and audio equipment, portable on-location video production packages and facilities for broadband Internet multicasts.
Strong Connections with the Broadcast & Media Industry
RTA regularly consults with senior media executives who represent a cross section of Canada’s broadcast industry. Their input helps ensure that what you learn in RTA reflects best practices. Established and successful media practitioners appear as guest speakers, providing you with current and relevant industry information. Their presence will also help you to build a network of contacts while still in school.
RTA is ideally located in the heart of Toronto’s communications community, putting you literally on the doorstep of countless internship, networking and career opportunities.
In addition to their ongoing research, faculty are often actively involved in a wide range of communications projects and therefore able to provide practical advice and supervision as well as give you a ‘heads up’ on industry developments and trends.
Strong Support Networks
‘An extended family,’ is how faculty and students describe RTA. It is this sense of mutual support and collaboration that nurtures the high calibre of student work. RTA graduates are part of our extended family who, along with major media organizations, help support student scholarships and grants. The professors are really here to help – sharing their knowledge, experience, wisdom and contacts – something RTA students often stress as a major plus in their learning experiences at Ryerson.
Your Future
Whatever your career goals, as a graduate you will join the ranks of a long and distinguished list of broadcast media professionals who have built RTA’s reputation as one of the finest broadcasting schools in North America.
Hundreds of RTA graduates are employed throughout the broadcasting, advertising, public relations, multimedia, education and communications industries. They include CEOs, producers, directors, script writers, radio and talk show hosts, news anchors and reporters, production personnel such as camera operators, audio recordists and audio engineers, and marketing specialists.
