The courses in the certificate program can be taken in any order. Completion of all three courses fulfills the program requirements. Up to two courses may be taken each semester, making it possible to complete the certificate program in one year. Please note, however, that not all courses are offered each semester.

JOMC 711: “Writing for Digital Media”
New technologies have changed communication, creating new meanings and new media. This course aims to foster effective communication in digital and online environments by studying the audience(s); by examining how different media work, as well as the unique limits and possibilities of these new media; and by learning how to develop content for different formats and environments. See sample syllabus. (Fall, Brabham)

JOMC 712: “Visual Communication and Multimedia”
This course provides an in-depth, critical understanding of current visual communication and multimedia storytelling theories and practices.  Students will gain knowledge of the history of visual and multimedia communication in the journalism and mass communication industries by reading and viewing scholarly and professional publications. Students also will examine projects and critique past current media work in these disciplines. A final project will include the creation of an original written article or multimedia presentation that adds to the knowledge base in this area. See sample syllabus. (Spring, Floyd)

JOMC 714: “Database and Web Research: Strategies for Finding Information Online”
This course introduces free and commercial online tools for conducting research. It examines current search engine and database technologies, the process of conducting research and evaluating results, techniques and commands for conducting advanced searching, tools for finding multimedia, book content, and online conversations as well as information that has been modified or removed, and ways in which to trap information as it is created. It ends with an introduction to the highly-specialized area of public records research. See sample syllabus. (Fall, Tyburski)