The graduate certificate in Digital Communication provides both continuing education for professionals in communication fields such as advertising, journalism, media studies, and public relations, and also skills training in contemporary digital technology for communication professionals. This six course (24 credit hour) interdisciplinary certificate will help students understand how digital technology has affected communication practices across a range of subjects and disciplines, develop new technological practices that reflect changes in the field across a range of communication subjects, identify ethical perspectives and evaluate the ethical dimensions of digital technology and practice, and evaluate professional-level communication skills and technological practices in order to become better communicators in digital environments.
Course Requirements
Course List
Course |
Title |
Quarter Hours |
CMNS 570 | INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL CMN | 4 |
| 12 |
JOUR 503 | REPORTING FOR CONVERGED NEWSROOMS | |
JOUR 504 | MULTIMEDIA NEWS PRODUCTION | |
JOUR 507 | VISUAL COMMUNICATION | |
JOUR 520 | DATA JOURNALISM | |
JOUR 522 | MULTI-PLATFORM NEWS EDITING | |
JOUR 529 | ONLINE NEWS BUREAU | |
JOUR 531 | JOURNALISM BY NUMBERS | |
JOUR 533 | JOURNALISM & FREEDOM OF INFORMATION | |
JOUR 537 | FROM FRANKLIN TO THE INTERNET: A HISTORY OF AMERICAN JOURNALISM | |
JOUR 538 | MASS COMMUNICATION IN THE DIGITAL AGE | |
JOUR 542 | SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE NEWS | |
MCS 520 | TOPICS IN MEDIA STUDIES 1 | |
MCS 530 | NEW MEDIA AND CULTURE | |
MCS 550 | FANDOM AND ACTIVE AUDIENCES | |
MCS 575 | DIGITAL MEDIA ETHICS | |
PRAD 595 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN PUBLIC RELATIONS & ADVERTISING 1 | |
| 4 |
DMA 410 | DESIGN WORKSHOP | |
DMA 415 | AUDIO WORKSHOP | |
DMA 425 | STILL IMAGE WORKSHOP | |
DMA 475 | MOVING IMAGE WORKSHOP | |
DMA 480 | WEB/MEDIA DELIVERY WORKSHOP | |
DMA 525 | FOUNDATION OF DIGITAL MEDIA | |
DMA 527 | CREATIVE PROCESS AND STRATEGY | |
| 4 |
ENG 477 | TOPICS IN PUBLISHING | |
WRD 525 | WRITING FOR THE WEB | |
WRD 530 | TOPICS IN PROFESSIONAL AND DIGITAL WRITING | |
WRD 531 | DIGITAL STORYTELLING | |
WRD 532 | CONTENT STRATEGY | |
WRD 533 | WRITING ACROSS MEDIA | |
This graduate certificate program is approved as a Gainful Employment Program through the U.S. Department of Education and is, therefore, eligible for Federal Student Aid.
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