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Certificate in New Media Technologies

Requirements

This certificate program in New Media Technologies requires a minimum of 18 credit hours. The certificate in New Media Technologies has been designed to assist students in becoming competent, employable professionals, capable of making a significant contribution to the field. The graduate curriculum provides its students with exposure to a wide range of emerging technologies, while still ensuring the basic competencies required of all practitioners. In this way, the program directly addresses the rapidly accelerating changes in the field of new media technologies.

Admission

All applicants to the program should have previously earned a bachelor’s degree. Applicants wishing to pursue a Master’s degree in Educational Foundations emphasizing Instruction Technology must apply to the Graduate School for admission into the program. Applicants wishing to pursue only the certificate program must apply to the graduate school for admission as a special non-degree student.

Program Requirements (choose 18 hours from the following)

Course Number Course Title Credits
5100:590 Workshop: Instructional Technology* 3
5100:631 Instructional Design 3
5100:632 Web-based Learning Systems 3
5100:633 Hypermedia 3
5100:634 Visual Literacy 3
5100:635 Emerging Technologies 3
5100:630 Topical Seminar: Advanced Multimedia* 3
5500:575 Instructional Technology Applications 3
7100:590 Workshops in Art* 3
7500:590 Workshops in Music Technology* 3
7500:553 Music Software Survey and Use 3
7600:516 New Media Writing 3
7600:517 New Media Production 3
7600:568 Non-linear editing 3
7600:590 Workshops in Communication* 3

Total hours required: 18
*Note: Workshops may be repeated for a total of 6 credit hours
 

Certificate in e-Learning

Requirements

This certificate program in e-Learning requires a minimum of 16 credit hours. The certificate in e-Learning Technologies has been designed to assist students in becoming competent, employable professionals, capable of making a significant contribution in the fields of education and training. The graduate curriculum provides its students with exposure to a wide range of distance learning technologies, while still ensuring the basic competencies required of all practitioners. In this way, the program directly addresses the rapidly accelerating changes in distance learning technologies. Courses are delivered in online, face-to-face, and blended formats that model e-Learning delivery modes.

Admission

All applicants to the program should have previously earned a bachelor’s degree. Applicants wishing to pursue a Master’s degree in Educational Foundations emphasizing Instruction Technology must apply to the Graduate School for admission into the program. Applicants wishing to pursue only the certificate program must apply to the graduate school for admission as a special non-degree student.

Program Requirements (16 credit hours)

Course Number Course Name Credits
5100:631 Instructional Design 3
5100:633 Hypermedia 3
5100:632 Web-based Learning Systems 3
5100:639 Strategies for Online Teaching 3
5100:696 Technology Project 3

Total hours required: 16


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