Digital Communication (Certificate)

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
Select three digital technology focused courses among offerings in Journalism (JOUR), Media and Cinema Studies (MCS), and Public Relations and Advertising (PRAD). Pre-approved courses include:		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
Select one Digital Media Arts (DMA) course from the College of Computing and Digital Media's School of Design. Pre-approved courses include:		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
Select one additional elective course from the digital technology focused courses in JOUR, MCS or PRAD, DMA courses in the School of Design, or pre-approved courses in allied fields.² Pre-approved allied field courses include:		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

Topics must be approved by graduate program director.

With prior approval of the graduate program director, the additional elective course may come from other areas within the College of Communication, the College of Computing and Digital Media, or from relevant areas in other colleges at DePaul.

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This graduate certificate program is approved as a Gainful Employment Program through the US Department of Education and is, therefore, eligible for Federal Student Aid. See the Gainful Employment Disclosure for more information.