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Multimedia Storytelling Certificate (23MT)

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Award Type

Certificate

Catalog Description

The certificate in multimedia storytelling is designed for those who want to develop storytelling skills using contemporary technology and digital platforms. Blending creative writing, communication studies, professional writing, and digital media and design, this certificate offers a hands-on, interdisciplinary pathway for students who want to develop powerful, audience-centered stories in multiple modalities. Students will learn how to create compelling content incorporating multiple forms of media, including text, pictures, graphics, audio and video. The certificate emphasizes the technical expertise needed to create multimedia projects along with the narrative skills needed to engage, inform and inspire audiences.

This certificate is ideal for students pursuing careers as corporate storytellers, content creators, social media managers, game and interactive fiction writers, multimedia journalists, instructional designers, and communication specialists. Through practice-based coursework and project-based assignments, students will develop the creative, technical, and strategic communication skills needed to succeed in today’s storytelling-driven media environment. Whether students aim to elevate organizational messaging, design dynamic narrative experiences, or craft stories that resonate across digital platforms, the Multimedia Storytelling Certificate provides a flexible, industry-aligned foundation for a wide range of creative and professional careers.

Once the program has been completed, students should be able to:

Apply contemporary, multimodal storytelling strategies to engage, inform, and inspire audiences

Produce professional, audience-centered content that demonstrates clarity, purpose, and effective communication techniques for diverse contexts and industries

Create and publish content for multiple modalities, such as the web, social media, and other emerging platforms, using the tools and technologies used in multimedia storytelling

Integrate storytelling, design principles, and digital media tools to develop polished multimedia projects, including digital stories, social content, interactive narratives, and visual communication pieces

Demonstrate ethical and culturally responsive communication, ensuring that multimedia projects reflect diverse perspectives and adhere to professional standards of accuracy, accessibility, and representation

Evaluate storytelling practices across media, including how narrative, design, and technology intersect to shape user experience and audience engagement

The certificate in Multimedia Storytelling & Communication is designed for those who want to develop storytelling skills using contemporary technology and digital platforms. Students will learn how to create compelling content incorporating multiple forms of media, including text, pictures, graphics, audio and video. The certificate emphasizes the technical expertise needed to create multimedia projects along with the narrative skills needed to engage, inform and inspire audiences.

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    other Writing Elective (ENG 124, 230, 231, 232, or 233) (Generic)(3 cr)
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    other DMD Elective (ART 149, BUS 239, DMD 111, 116, 117, 121, 157, 170, or 173) (Generic)(3 cr)
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    other Writing Elective (ENG 222, 230, 231, 232, or 233) (Generic)(3 cr)
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    other Communication Elective (CMM 127, 142, or ENG 123) (Generic)(3 cr)
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    other DMD Elective (BUS 239, DMD 111, 116, 117, 121, 127, 157, 170, or 173) (Generic)(3 cr)

Total Hours for Completion

32

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