Curriculum

The Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Digital Communication at Meredith College is an interdisciplinary program consisting of 16 semester hours of coursework: four 3-credit courses, a one-credit portfolio, and three hours of elective credit.

Students are also required to participate in a 2-3 hour on-campus orientation that includes program information, technology training, tips for effective studying at the graduate level, and more.

If admitted students have previously earned undergraduate credit for any of the core courses required for the certificate they must take an elective approved by the director in place of each course they completed as an undergraduate. No electives taken for undergraduate credit, whether at Meredith or another accredited institution, may be used for credit toward the certificate.

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Required Coursework

Core Curriculum (13 credits)
IDS – 203: Principles of Digital Communication (3 cr.)
ART – 180: Computer Literacy for Design (3 cr.)
COM – 365: Digital Media Convergence (3 cr.)
ENG – 358: Professional Writing (3 cr.)
IDS – 403: Digital Communication Portfolio (1 cr.)

Electives (3 credits)
ART – 131: Digital Photography I (3 cr.)
BUS – 250: Applied Data Analysis for Business Decisions (3 cr.)
BUS – 303: Management and Organizational Behavior (3 cr.)
BUS – 305: Management Information Systems (3 cr.)
BUS – 360: Principles of Marketing (3 cr.)
COM – 316: PR Techniques (3 cr.)
COM – 350: Business and Professional Communication (3 cr.)
COM – 380: Interactive & Social Media (3 cr.)
COM – 480: Communication Internship (0, varied course cr.)
CS – 110: Ethics and Information Technology (1 cr.)
CS – 120: Spreadsheets (1 cr.)
CS – 140: Databases (1 cr.)
CS – 156: Web Site Design & Management (3 cr.)
ENG – 245: Introduction to Journalism (3 cr.)
ENG – 247: Publishing and Editing (3 cr.)
ENG – 250: Text and Image (3 cr.)
GEO – 203: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) (3 cr.)