Digital Media Certificate

This 15-credit certificate is open to graduate students who are interested in acquiring or expanding skills in Digital Media, a field that encompasses video and audio production, graphic design and digital publishing, and multimedia and website communication. The certificate emphasizes both skill proficiency and integration in a multimedia environment. Transfer credits may not be applied to this certificate.

The employment market for this certificate includes:

Working professionals who wish to acquire or expand skills in a variety of digital modalities in order to adapt to market changes (examples: journalism, sports administration, marketing, nonprofit management, arts and entertainment administration, information technology, and education).
Working professionals whose organizations ask them to contract for services in digital media, or to supervise creative projects. The certificate can also help anyone to become a better consumer and critic of digital media.

Benefits to students:

Coursework offers hands-on opportunities for students to build a multimedia portfolio and to produce work for actual
clients.
Faculty in Digital Media range from working professionals in the industry to academics with unique areas of specialization. Strong industry connections expose students to current issues in real-time to socialize students to the professional workplace, while a critical-cultural perspective on historic and contemporary practices promotes critical thinking and lifelong learning.
Students have access to high-definition video and audio production studios and field equipment, and post-production labs.

Certificate Requirements

Required Courses: 6 Cr.

CVA 500 - Graduate Digital Media Credits: 3

One Course From The Following Options:

CVA 596 - Cinema Production Credits: 3
CVA 598 - Visual Communication Credits: 3

Electives: 9 Cr.

Three Additional Courses From The Following Options:

CVA 596 - Cinema Production Credits: 3
CVA 597 - Audio Production Credits: 3
CVA 598 - Visual Communication Credits: 3
CVA 599 - Web Design Credits: 3

One Course From The Following Options:

CVA 687 - Internship in Digital Media Credits: 1
CVA 700 - Graduate Project I in Digital Media Credits: 3

Communication Elective (As Approved By The Program Director)

Total: 15 Cr.

Note: CVA 687 can be taken either as 1 credit in one semester and 2 credits in the following semester, or students can complete the 3 credit hour requirements in one semester. Note that 80 hours of work are required for each credit hour.