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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 Title Quarter Hours
CMNS 570INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL CMN4
Select three digital technology focused courses among offerings in Journalism (JOUR), Media and Popular Culture (MPOP), and Public Relations and Advertising (PRAD). Pre-approved courses include:12
REPORTING FOR CONVERGED NEWSROOMS
MULTIMEDIA NEWS PRODUCTION
NEWSCAST PRODUCING
VISUAL COMMUNICATION
JOURNALISM LAW AND ETHICS
SPECIAL TOPICS IN JOURNALISM 1
DATA JOURNALISM
SPORTS PRODUCING
MULTI-PLATFORM NEWS EDITING
ONLINE SPORTS REPORTING
ONLINE NEWS BUREAU
JOURNALISM BY NUMBERS
JOURNALISM & FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
SPORTS BLOGGING
FROM FRANKLIN TO THE INTERNET: A HISTORY OF AMERICAN JOURNALISM
MASS COMMUNICATION IN THE DIGITAL AGE
THE INTERNET, TECHNOLOGY, AND POLITICS
SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE NEWS
ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNALISM
REPORTING FOR 14 EAST MAGAZINE
TOPICS IN MEDIA STUDIES
NEW MEDIA AND CULTURE
AUDIO DOCUMENTARY
TOPICS IN PRODUCTION
FANDOM AND ACTIVE AUDIENCES
DIGITAL MEDIA ETHICS
PUBLIC RELATIONS MEASUREMENT AND DATA ANALYTICS
INTEGRATED COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGNS
MEDIA RELATIONS
MEDIA PLANNING
SPECIAL TOPICS IN PUBLIC RELATIONS & ADVERTISING 1
Select one Digital Media Arts (DMA) course from the College of Computing and Digital Media's School of Design. Pre-approved courses include:4
INTRO TO VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS PRINCIPLES
INTRO TO VISUAL COMMUNICATION TOOLS
DESIGN WORKSHOP
360 VIDEO PRODUCTION
MOVING IMAGE WORKSHOP
WEB/MEDIA DELIVERY WORKSHOP
PORTFOLIO
FOUNDATION OF DIGITAL MEDIA
CREATIVE PROCESS AND STRATEGY
DESIGN THINKING AND STORYTELLING
STORYTELLING ACROSS MEDIA
Select one additional elective course from the digital technology focused courses in JOUR, MCS or PRAD, DMA courses in the School of Design, or pre-approved courses in allied fields.2 Example pre-approved allied field courses include:4
DOCUMENT DESIGN
WRITING FOR THE WEB
TOPICS IN PROFESSIONAL AND DIGITAL WRITING
DIGITAL STORYTELLING
CONTENT STRATEGY
WRITING ACROSS MEDIA
MARKUP AND TEXT ENCODING IN THE HUMANITIES
ADVANCED ART STUDIO
DIGITAL ART
WEB ART AND DESIGN
PHOTOGRAPHY AND MEDIA ART
VIDEO ART
ADVANCED TOPICS IN ART, MEDIA AND DESIGN
1

Topics must be approved by graduate program director.

2

With prior approval of the graduate program director, the additional elective course may come from other areas within the College of Communication, the College of Computing and Digital Media, or from relevant areas in other colleges at DePaul.

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.