Program Overview

Digital Studies, Undergraduate Certificate

Interdisciplinary Studies

The Digital Studies Undergraduate Certificate is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of digital skills and knowledge. This certification can be earned in addition to a baccalaureate degree by completing 12 additional credit hours.

Program Highlights

• Additional Certificate: Earn an impressive certification with just 12 additional hours, and become more marketable in your career.
• Get Noticed: Courses and certification will appear on your official undergraduate transcript and will be seen by employers or other schools.
• Open Doors: Gain skills valuable to employers, like web design, video production, database management, and data visualization.
• Designed by You: Build your program from more than 35 courses from engineering, information and mass communications, and arts and sciences.

What You’ll Study

A variety of courses are available. Learn to identify methods, concepts, and tools to effectively evaluate, visualize, or summarize digital information. Apply your digital literacy knowledge, skills, and abilities, and create solutions within your field or future career. Certification is awarded at the same time as your baccalaureate.

Building Skills

Gain the professional and personal intelligence it takes to have a successful career.

• Data Analysis: Examining and interpreting information to uncover insights and inform decision-making
• Graphic Design: Creating visual content to communicate messages effectively
• Network Analysis: Studying and understanding the structure and behavior of complex networks
• System Design: Creating or improving complex systems to meet specific requirements
• Systems Analysis: Studying and improving complex systems to optimize performance and efficiency
• User Experience Design: Designing and optimizing digital interfaces to enhance user satisfaction and engagement

Using Your Degree

Make your college experience the foundation for a successful future.

Potential Careers

• Web Designer
• Videographer
• Database Manager
• Social Media Content Manager
• Data Analyst
• Digital Technologist

Workplace Settings

• Information Technology
• Communications
• Media Arts
• Journalism
• Government
• Engineering

Advanced Degrees

Advance your career or options with post-graduate education.

• Master's
  • Journalism and Mass Communications, M.A. (College of Information and Communications)
  • Media Arts, M.A. (McCausland College of Arts and Sciences)
  • Information Technology, M.S. (Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing)
  • Geography, M.A. (McCausland College of Arts and Sciences)

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