Digital Studies Undergraduate Certificate
General Requirements
Students must satisfy all requirements as outlined below and by the department offering the certificate.
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Certificate Requirements
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Students must complete a minimum of 12 credits of required courses chosen from the approved courses in each cluster: one course (three credits) from each of the three clusters (for a total of nine credits), plus the remaining three credits from any one of the three clusters.
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Students must complete a minimum of six upper division (3000-level and above) credits, taken from the approved courses below.
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Students must earn a minimum grade of B (3.0) in all courses that apply to the certificate and must achieve a minimum cumulative certificate GPA of 3.0. Courses taken using P+/P/F or S/U grading cannot apply to certificate requirements.
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Students must complete all credits applied to the certificate with CU Denver faculty.
Certificate Restriction, Allowances and Recommendations
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The certificate will be awarded when a student graduates with the bachelor's degree.
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Co-curricular requirement: Students must attend at least three Career Center sessions, which can include events, workshops, or one-on-one appointments.
Digital Studies Certificate Course Clusters
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Theory and Analysis: Courses in this cluster focus on theorizing, explaining, and describing the relationships between digital, media, and communication technologies and society. They enable students to critically assess and analyze digital media and information, such as understanding the biases in seemingly neutral Google search results or examining how people use Twitter to build social movements
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Digital Media Production: Courses in this cluster focus on developing hands-on skills in the use of digital, media, and communication technologies. They provide opportunities for students to develop their skills with a variety of digital tools, such as digital photography, mapping, and social media management.
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Integration: Courses in this cluster bring together both understanding and using digital, media, and communication technologies.
Other courses may apply to each cluster with the approval of the Director of Digital Initiatives certificate advisor.
| Code | Title | Hours |
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| Complete one course (three credits) from each of the three clusters (for a total of nine credits), plus three elective credits from any one of the three clusters. | ||
| Courses must come from at least two different subject codes. | ||
| Complete one of the following Theory and Analysis cluster courses: | 3 | |
| Global Storytelling Cultures | ||
| Information Systems Strategy | ||
| Media and Society | ||
| Communication, Media, and Sex | ||
| Queer Media Studies | ||
| New Media and Society | ||
| Introduction to Writing & Digital Studies | ||
| Technology and Culture | ||
ENTP 6022 | ||
| Video Games, Story and Society | ||
| The Power of Maps: Introduction to Geospatial Sciences | ||
| Digital Teaching and Learning | ||
| Games and Learning | ||
| Technology In Business | ||
| Music and Entertainment Business in the Digital Age | ||
| Philosophy of Media and Technology | ||
| From Killer Apps to Killer Bots: Technology and Social Change | ||
| Complete one of the following Digital Media Production cluster courses: | 3 | |
| New Media Production and Management | ||
| Media Writing Skills | ||
| Digital Writing and Storytelling | ||
| Technical Writing | ||
| Multimedia in the Community | ||
| Digital 3D Foundations | ||
| Animation Foundations | ||
| Introduction to Digital Photography | ||
| Introduction to Digital Design | ||
| Introduction to Digital Art & Imaging | ||
| Designing for Web and Mobile Apps | ||
| Digital Painting | ||
| Introduction to GIS | ||
| Cartography | ||
| Learning with Digital Stories | ||
| Developing Self-Paced Online Modules | ||
| Producing Media for Learning | ||
| Fundamentals of Computational Innovation | ||
| Digital Music Techniques | ||
| Complete one of the following Integration cluster courses: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Strategic Communication | ||
| Social Media for Social Change | ||
| Digital Health Narratives | ||
| Principles of Advertising | ||
| Advanced Topics in Writing, Rhetoric, & Linguistics (topic must be pre-approved by director) | ||
| Technologies of Writing | ||
| Introduction to Digital Studies | ||
| Working With Data | ||
| Creative Designs for Instructional Materials | ||
| Business Problem Solving Tools | ||
| Human-Centered Design, Innovation and Prototyping | ||
| Inworks: Choose Your Own Adventure: Experiences in Design, Innovation and Prototyping | ||
| Data Science for Innovators | ||
| Innovation and Society | ||
| Complete one additional course from any one of the three course clusters. | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 12 | |
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