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 506 | NEWSCAST PRODUCING | |
JOUR 507 | VISUAL COMMUNICATION | |
JOUR 509 | JOURNALISM LAW AND ETHICS | |
JOUR 515 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN JOURNALISM 1 | |
JOUR 520 | DATA JOURNALISM | |
JOUR 521 | SPORTS PRODUCING | |
JOUR 522 | MULTI-PLATFORM NEWS EDITING | |
JOUR 523 | ONLINE SPORTS REPORTING | |
JOUR 529 | ONLINE NEWS BUREAU | |
JOUR 531 | JOURNALISM BY NUMBERS | |
JOUR 533 | JOURNALISM & FREEDOM OF INFORMATION | |
JOUR 536 | SPORTS BLOGGING | |
JOUR 537 | FROM FRANKLIN TO THE INTERNET: A HISTORY OF AMERICAN JOURNALISM | |
JOUR 538 | MASS COMMUNICATION IN THE DIGITAL AGE | |
JOUR 540 | THE INTERNET, TECHNOLOGY, AND POLITICS | |
JOUR 542 | SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE NEWS | |
JOUR 544 | ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNALISM | |
JOUR 588 | REPORTING FOR 14 EAST MAGAZINE | |
MCS 520 | TOPICS IN MEDIA STUDIES 1 | |
MCS 530 | NEW MEDIA AND CULTURE | |
MCS 541 | AUDIO DOCUMENTARY | |
MCS 542 | TOPICS IN PRODUCTION | |
MCS 550 | FANDOM AND ACTIVE AUDIENCES | |
MCS 575 | DIGITAL MEDIA ETHICS | |
PRAD 521 | PUBLIC RELATIONS MEASUREMENT AND DATA ANALYTICS | |
PRAD 550 | INTEGRATED COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGNS | |
PRAD 562 | MEDIA RELATIONS | |
PRAD 563 | MEDIA PLANNING | |
PRAD 595 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN PUBLIC RELATIONS & ADVERTISING 1 | |
| 4 |
DMA 402 | INTRO TO VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS PRINCIPLES | |
DMA 405 | INTRO TO VISUAL COMMUNICATION TOOLS | |
DMA 410 | DESIGN WORKSHOP | |
DMA 445 | 360 VIDEO PRODUCTION | |
DMA 475 | MOVING IMAGE WORKSHOP | |
DMA 480 | WEB/MEDIA DELIVERY WORKSHOP | |
DMA 490 | PORTFOLIO | |
DMA 525 | FOUNDATION OF DIGITAL MEDIA | |
DMA 527 | CREATIVE PROCESS AND STRATEGY | |
DMA 530 | DESIGN THINKING AND STORYTELLING | |
DMA 535 | STORYTELLING ACROSS MEDIA | |
| 4 |
WRD 524 | DOCUMENT DESIGN | |
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 | |
WRD 580 | MARKUP AND TEXT ENCODING IN THE HUMANITIES | |
ART 405 | ADVANCED ART STUDIO | |
ART 427 | DIGITAL ART | |
ART 460 | WEB ART AND DESIGN | |
ART 461 | PHOTOGRAPHY AND MEDIA ART | |
ART 489 | VIDEO ART | |
ART 490 | ADVANCED TOPICS IN ART, MEDIA AND DESIGN | |
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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