CIE's distance learning Broadcast Engineering course was designed to provide the specialized knowledge required for a career as a broadcast engineering technician at an AM or FM radio station or at a TV station.
Learn about emerging technologies in broadcast engineering and get started on a new and exciting career path!
After you complete this program you'll receive a nationally accredited Diploma with the opportunity to obtain two professional trade certifications. (SBE and CET)
This course is also valuable for the cable television technician who must maintain and repair studio equipment.
New! High-Definition Video Lessons
CIE's instruction staff updated Broadcast Engineering to include lessons on High-Definition Video Filmmaking and the change to digital broadcasting that was mandated by the Federal Government.
Master the basics of High-Definition Video Filmmaking and then move on to more advanced topics such as how to install and configure an HDV editing system, lighting for HDV, how to edit and mix audio and how to use 3D images and animations in your work.
What You Will Learn
Broadcast Engineering (course 2) starts with electronics technology and then moves on to topics that include:
AC and DC circuit theory
Identifying Components
Working with Printed Circuit Boards
Systematic Troubleshooting
Radio-Frequency Circuits
Satellite Communications
High-Definition Video Filmmaking
HDV Post-Production Techniques
Digital Broadcasting
Cellular Radio
Terrestrial Microwave Communication Systems
Digital Data Communications
Television Fiber Optics and more
Enroll for only $25!
Enroll
on-line in Course 2 - Broadcast
Engineering for only $25 down while saving 25% off tuition during the Winter Special.
Finance your tuition ($1,347) with new lower monthly payments of $50.
CIE accepts credit card, PayPal, Western Union, money order or check. Call a CIE Guidance Counselor at (800) 243-6446 with any questions or e-mail us.
No Risk Trial Period - Money Back Pledge
You can enroll with confidience because CIE will refund any money paid if you're not completely 100% satisfied with this course - no questions asked.
You have 30 days or 5 lessons to determine if CIE is the right school for you. If not, we'll promptly refund your money.
How Does The Program Work?
Broadcast Engineering contains 95 self-paced lessons. When you finish a lesson you can take your exam on-line on CIE's e-grade Web site anytime you want - day or night! Your test will be processed and your score emailed back to you.
This program was created specifically for the distance learning student. Experience a step-by-step method of learning that allows you to complete each lesson at your own pace when it's convenient for you.
Instructor support is included with tuition. Our instructors work directly with you one-on-one to answer your questions and provide you with technical assistance when needed - even if it's on a Saturday!
Earn an Accredited Diploma
Students graduate with a Nationally Accredited Diploma in Broadcast Engineering.
CIE is an Accredited Member of the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC) located in Washington, DC.
The DETC is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency.
Course 2 graduates may continue their education with CIE and receive full academic and tuition credit that can be applied towards CIE's more advanced programs like courses 11, 14B, and the A.A.S. Degree Program.
In fact, this course contains 20 credit hours towards CIE's accredited Associate Degree in Electronics Engineering Technology.
Study Guide for CET Exam
Broadcast Engineering also includes a study guide on how to prepare for the Associate-Level Certified Electronics Technician (CET) exam. This test is administered by the International Society of Certified Electronics Technicians and has over 46,000 certified technicians across the globe!
The Society of Broadcast Engineers Certification
Broadcast Engineering graduates are eligible to earn a Certified Broadcast Technologist certification (CBT) from the Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE).
SBE is the only organization devoted to the advancement of all levels and types of broadcast engineering. Some of the benefits of joining SBE are listed below.
Professional Recognition
Certification enhances your value to your employer, or if you are self-employed, preparing you to meet the changing needs of your clients.
Educational Opportunities
To help keep broadcast engineers up-to-date on emerging technologies and important industry issues, SBE sponsors Ennes Workshops and educational programs at your local SBE chapter.
Industry Links
Whether you’re looking to find or fill a broadcast engineering position, SBE JobsOnline and the SBE ResumeBank should be the first place you go.
Personal Resources
Life, health, business and professional liability insurance programs are available to members at competitive rates. In addition, a free sample contract is available for contract engineers along with discounts on books, car rentals and industry event registrations.
With more than 5,000 members and more than 100 local chapters, SBE provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and the sharing of information to help you keep pace with our rapidly changing industry.
Separate yourself from the rest of the pack!
A CIE diploma combined with these two professional certifications enable employers to separate knowledgeable job applicants from those with less training and skills.
Another big advantage of enrolling in CIE is that you can study at your own pace and CIE's open enrollment policy means you can start this program at anytime.
Some students go through the program slowly, others at an accelerated level so we can accommodate almost any arrangement that suits you best. With our generous time allotment of 24 months for Course 2 you can be assured to have enough time to complete your program.
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95 lessons
• Completion Time Allowed: 24 Months
• 20 Credit Hours Toward CIE's
A.A.S. Degree
• Preparation for FCC License &
CET Exam
What is Distance Learning?
Distance Learning or Distance Education is when the instructor and the student are in separate locations.
This curriculum is specifically designed to educate students who live at a distance from a college.
Distance learning allows students to complete each lesson at their own pace and in their own home. Questions about course material can be answered though CIE's qualified instructors via e-mail, chat room, telephone or mail.
Distance learning is quickly becoming the new way to earn a degree. With convenient class schedules, students are in control of their time and place of study.
Prerequisites
Broadcast Engineering explores important theories and principles related specifically to broadcasting, but because it does not contain any laboratory work, it is best suited to those students who already have some previous education or practical experience in electronics.
CIE Bookstore has a Basic Electronics course that can provide the electronics foundation needed for this program. Call CIE Bookstore at (800) 321-2155 and ask for course 03-introb or visit CIE Bookstore on the web.
Student Textbook Responsibilities
Students are responsible for purchasing a limited number of textbooks for this course that are not included in tuition.
Please call a Guidance Counselor at (800) 243-6446 if you
have any questions.
Textbook Buyback Program
Some lesson modules in this course include textbooks that would qualify for our Textbook Buyback Program.
CIE’s Textbook Buyback Program enables you to sell your textbooks back to CIE for tuition credit once you are finished with your learning module. They must be in a like-new appearance with no marks, tears or folds.
You are under no obligation to use this service but if you don’t want to keep your textbooks for reference we’ll be happy to buy them back and give you tuition credit. You can start this program at any time during your course.
CIE has a Bookstore too!
CIE Bookstore has a complete line of self-paced electronics tutorials and lab experiments! Basic through advanced topics are covered.
Electronics tutorials start at $28.95.
