Mid-Career New Media Certificates

Upgrade your career with the latest skills in digital marketing and communications

Add a credential to your resume and a practical set of digital media skills to your career. A two-semester Certificate of Proficiency is available for each track:

Digital Journalism
Digital Media Production
Digital Marketing & Design

Or select courses and electives to meet your personal or business needs.

New Media Program Curriculum

Associate of Applied Science in New Media – 63 credits

General Education Requirements (required for all program tracks) – 21 credits

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
ENG-121	English Comp I	3
ENG-122	English Comp II	3
COM-115	Public Speaking	3
or COM-125	Interpersonal Communications
MAT-135 -	Statistics	3
or MAT-107	Career Math
or MAT-120	Math for the Liberal Arts
JOU-105	Intro to Mass Media	3
History or Political Science Elective		3
Recommend HIS-247	20th Century World History
or POS-205	International Relations
PHI-112	Ethics	3
or PHI-218	Environmental Ethics

New Media Core Courses (required for all tracks) – 24 credits

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
JOU-225	Internet Media	3
JOU-106	Fundamentals of Reporting	3
BUS-102	Entrepreneurial Operations	3
BUS-120	Intro to E-Commerce	3
MGD-102	Intro to Multimedia	3
MGD-101	Intro to Computer Graphics	3
RTV-278	Electronic Media Portfolio	3
JOU-280	Internship	3

In addition to the General Education and New Media Core courses listed above, students choose one of the following program tracks to complete their degree requirements.

Digital Media Production Track – 18 credits;

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
FVM-250	Writing for Broadcast Media	3
RTV-210	Audio Mixing	3
RTV-269	Video Field Production	3
MGD-251	Multimedia Motion & Sound	3
RTV-106	Radio Program Production I	3
Elective	Choose additional course from approved list of electives	3
Electives List:
MGD-141	Web Design I	3
PHO-XXX (new)	New Media Storytelling	3
JOU-121	Photojournalism	3
JOU-215	Publication, Production, and Design	3
CWB-142	Multimedia Authorship	3

Earn a Certificate of Proficiency in Digital Media Production only, without obtaining the AAS degree, by adding the additional credits below to the program track requirements (24 total).

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
JOU-280	Internship	3
JOU-225	Internet Media	3

Digital Marketing & Design Track – 18 credits

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
MAR-216	Principles of Marketing	3
MAR-217	E-Commerce Marketing	3
MGD-141	Web Design I	3
CWB-142	Multimedia Authorship	3
PHO-XXX (new course)	New Media Storytelling	3
Elective	Choose additional course from approved list of electives
Electives List:
FVM-250	Writing for Broadcast Media	3
MGD-241	Web Design II	3
MGD-251	Multimedia Motion & Sound	3
JOU-231	Introduction to Public Relations	3
JOU-111	Principles of Advertising	3

JOU-215	Publication, Production, and Design	3

Earn a Certificate of Proficiency in Digital Marketing & Design only, without obtaining the AAS degree, by adding the additional credits below to the program track requirements (24 total).

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
JOU-280	Internship	3
JOU-225	Internet Media	3

Digital Journalism Track – 18 credits

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
JOU-121	Photojournalism	3
JOU-102	Intro to Editing for Media	3
JOU-206	Intermediate Newswriting & Editing	3
JOU-215	Publication, Production, and Design	3
JOU-241	Feature and Magazine Article Writing	3
JOU-231	Introduction to Public Relations	3
or JOU-111	Principles of Advertising	3

Earn a Certificate of Proficiency in Digital Journalism only, without obtaining the AAS degree, by adding the additional credits below to the program track requirements (24 total).

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
JOU-280	Internship	3
JOU-225	Internet Media	3