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Digital Media Studies Certificate
Program type:
Certification
Format:
On Campus
Est. time to complete:
2-3 semesters
Credit Hours:
15
Learn effective digital communication techniques for every platform using the latest
technologies with a Digital Media Studies Certificate.
In this 15-hour interdicisplinary certificate program, students learn to utilize and
analyze a variety of digital media tools for the purposes of communication, collaboration
and research, and to develop social, political, academic and professional networks.
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Request More InfoWhy Earn a Digital Media Studies Certificate?
Businesses and media organizations today must create, produce, and manage content for multiple platforms, from print and broadcast to online. Whether you’re an emerging media professional or work in the marketing or communications department of a business or nonprofit organization, you can benefit from training in digital media.
The 15-credit digital media certificate program introduces you to the power of multimedia content — written, audio, and visual — and how it can be used to communicate with and persuade audiences. You’ll choose from a variety of courses in communications, journalism, and technical communication, and others under the guidance of your advisor.
Digital Media Studies Certificate Highlights
You'll have access to and gain experience with equipment and software similar to tools
used by industry professionals.
Our faculty members are internationally recognized scholars, seasoned media professionals
and award-winning documentary producers. Their books are used in university courses
throughout the world, and faculty-produced films and programs have aired on network
television and at international media festivals.
Faculty members also work for and have been recognized by the Broadcast Education
Association, the National Association of Broadcasters, the Television Academy Foundation
and the Society of Professional Journalists, among other organizations.
You can hone your skills by working at one of our two award-winning student media
outlets. Our radio station (KNTU-FM) and cable television station (ntTV) have won
awards on the local, state and national levels.
The Youth Media Lab (YML) at UNT is an innovative and unique collaboration that is
comprised of Media Arts faculty and students who invest in innovative research, service
learning, community partnerships, and learner-centered education to serve our communities
through the use of media literacy and production
Courses are designed to provide students with ample and unique opportunities to learn
from and work with expert faculty members committed to preparing students for future
careers in media.
Digital Media Studies Certificate Courses You Could Take
Digital Media and Society (3 hrs)
Overview of development, organization and operation of different digital media technologies,
platforms and industries. Analyzes broader concepts related to identity, community,
and privacy.
New Media Experience (3 hrs)
Discovering how new media, including blogs, wikis, Facebook, Twitter, and Second Life,
have evolved into useful forms of communication to help learning as a college student.
Communications and Virtual Gaming (3 hrs)
Exploration of fundamental concepts related to games and gamers from socio-cultural,
psychological and technological viewpoints. Explores the role of gaming technologies
in communication, focusing on how they change the nature of communication and their
impacts on people’s lives and on society, and develops analytical abilities for examining
games and gaming technology.
Media Entrepreneurship and Innovation (3 hrs)
Course provides an overview of the current and future state of media and what it takes
to become an entrepreneur. Students will learn how to start a business in media, find
customers and pitch a business idea.
Content Development for Digital Media (3 hrs)
Advanced production of news and informational content for radio, television and the
Internet. Project-oriented curriculum giving advanced students experience creating
podcasts, marketing videos, mini-docs and other digital content for cross-platform
distribution.
Communication and New Technology (3 hrs)
Examination of communication in technologically mediated environments. Emphasis on
how these environments affect impression formation and management, deception and trust,
attraction and relationship formation, group dynamics, social support and networking,
community building, etc.
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