Media Arts and Technology Certificate

In our 18-credit (six-course) certificate in media arts and technology, you, as a working professional, will stay current in the fast-paced, evolving field in which media, design and technology intersect.

The certificate affords you opportunities to explore and research careers in media, design and production, and technology. The curriculum allows you to build a focused program of study, concentrating in creative & strategic media or interactive design. 
 
The creative and strategic media program focuses on effective multimedia storytelling and visual communication approaches utilized in journalism, public relations, advertising, publishing and digital media production.  
 
The interactive design program focuses on designing interactive media products (e.g., websites, apps, augmented reality, immersive media experiences), user experience (UX) design and research, usability and technology.

What you'll learn with a Media Arts and Technology Certificate

With a media arts and technology certificate, you will have the skills needed to achieve your bigger goals, regardless of industry or area of expertise within the media arts and technology realm and will be able to:

  • Understand how media, design and technology intersect, and explore careers in media, design and production, and technology.
  • Study media law, media ethics or media research methods through a required course in the creative and strategic media concentration.
  • Apply media design and graphic design processes to visual communication used in journalism, public relations, advertising, publishing and digital media production.
  • Design interactive media products, including websites, apps, augmented reality and immersive experiences, using user experience (UX) design and research.
  • Create multimedia stories or interactive media products through a focused concentration in creative and strategic media or interactive design.

 

Degree

Certificate

School

McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts

Academic Department

Media

Duration

1-year

Required Credit Hours

18

Modality

In-Person

Certificate Requirements

Students concentrating in creative & strategic media must take the following courses:

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  • DMA 501 Introduction to Media Design (3 credits)
  • DMA 505 Graphic Design Process (3 credits)

And one of the following courses:

  • MDIA 582 Legal Issues in Media OR (3 credits)
  • ADPR 567 Research Methods OR (3 credits)
  • MDIA 565 Ethical Issues in Media (3 credits)

Three additional graduate courses from the Department of Media selected after consultation with the graduate director. 

Students concentrating in interactive design must take:

  • DMA 545 Interactive Design Studio (Methods) (3 credits)
  • DMA 562 Elements of User Experience (UX) Design (3 credits)
  • DMA 564 Human Computer Interaction (3 credits)
  • DMA 572 Development Studio (3 credits)

Two additional graduate courses from the Department of Media selected after consultation with the graduate director.

Courses may be transferred to the M.F.A. program provided the request is made prior to your last course. At that time, you must provide three letters of reference.