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Digital Media Studies Certificate
Undergraduate Certificate
Program type:
Certificate
Format:
On Campus
Est. time to complete:
1-2 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 interdisciplinary certificate program, students learn to utilize and
analyze a variety of digital media tools for 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 Certification?
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, or others under the guidance of your advisor.
To earn a certificate, you only need to complete five courses with a grade of B or
higher. Talk to your major advisor about adding the certification to your degree audit.
Digital Media Studies Certificate Highlights
Learning by Doing is for media arts students to learn about the filmmaking process
by creating their own TV pilot.
"Digital Literacies and Social Activism" course (MRTS 4450) had the opportunity to
collaborate with the Division of Institutional Equity and Inclusion in ways that were
mutually beneficial to the students and the university. In the course, students critically
consider how they can use media as a tool to advocate for social change and justice.
The Freedman Town 2.0 app went from a University of North Texas Department of Media
Arts class project to an exhibition held in early 2018 at UNT on the Square.
Students and faculty won a total of six awards and six honorable mentions at the BEA's
2016 Festival of Media Art.
Students from ntTV earned four Lone Star Emmy Student Production Awards.
Media Arts Career Kickstarter is held throughout the academic year, giving students
the chance to hear from and meet industry leaders.
Digital Media Studies Certificate Courses You Could Take
New Media Experience (3 hrs)
Provides an overview of the user experience design and development process: How people
in the technology industry work together to ideate, validate, develop, and sell digital
media products; what job roles are involved in the process; and what avenues students
can choose to pursue those roles.
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.
Social Media Perspectives (3 hrs)
Examination of how emerging communication tools and technologies change the nature
of human communication. Provides a socio-historical understanding of the changing
nature of media technology and the rise of social media as well as an exploration
of driving factors and future trends in social media technology development.
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.
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.
Media Entrepreneurship and Innovation (3 hrs)
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.
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