Digital Media Literacy Post-Baccalaureate Certificate
The media landscape is undergoing a profound change that requires new competencies to access, analyze, create, reflect and engage using digital tools. The digital media literacy post-baccalaureate certificate, offered by the Department of Mass Communications, provides the skills to:
- Use digital media technology
- Spot misinformation
- Distinguish facts from opinion
- Deconstruct media representations
- Reflect on media consumption
- Create digital content
- Understand media law
- Evaluate the social, cultural and historical impact of media
- Become a well-informed member of society
The program is ideal for educators, librarians and media professionals who want to address questions about the impact of media in their work or curriculum. Students will learn how digital media can help or harm an audience while developing knowledge and skills to create digital content that has a positive impact.
Required Credit Hours/Tuition and Fees
- 9
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Certificate Format
Students can complete the certificate fully online in one summer. Students may choose to complete the certificate in two or three summers. Some courses may be available on campus or online in fall and spring semesters.
Please note that international students are not eligible to receive a student visa for this program.
Admission
This post-baccalaureate certificate application requires evidence of your ability to do graduate-level coursework. Admission requirements include:
- Proof of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university
- Resume or Curriculum Vitae
- Personal statement
Curriculum
Core Courses (6 hours):
MC 503 Cultural Studies in Media
MC 505 Propaganda in the Digital Age
Elective Courses (3 hours)
Select one course from the following electives:
MC 401 Media Law and Policy
MC 455 Media Ethics
MC 456 Identity and Emerging Media
MC 472 Media and Health
Exit Requirements
The student must successfully complete the required program of study with at least a grade of B in each course. The certificate must be completed within three years.
Courses taken as part of this certificate can be applied towards the media studies graduate degree program if application is made within three years of the completion of the certificate.
Enrollment in this program does not qualify for federal financial aid.
