Certificate in Digital Media-Design & Production

(Vienna only)

This certificate enables students from all backgrounds to acquire skills needed to engage into the expanding field of digital media. It is designed to serve students who have no previous experience in the design and production of digital media and who seek to enlarge upon concepts, technical aspects, theories and their application in practical work in this sector. Proficiencies gained in this program are already more than auxiliary in almost every profession but are surely of growing importance in international communication, management business, creative-industries and arts. The broad spectrum of possible practical work allows students to choose a personal emphasis in their applied studies.  This certificate is only being offered at our Vienna campus.

Learning Outcomes

Successful recipients of the certificate program will be able to:

• understand the basic aesthetics, concepts and technologies of convergent media.
• apply and practice the principles necessary for effective design and efficient production.
• analyze and compare existing and self-created media projects.
• incorporate professional feedback into advanced work.
• evaluate the quality of solutions in digital media.

Requirements

This certificate consists of 24 required credit hours taken at Webster University

Required Courses

An additional 12 credit hours are to be chosen from the following:

EPMD 1000 Introduction to Media Production (3)

Beginning students of all communications disciplines learn a certain level of media production literacy. EPMD 1000 incorporates a combination of applied media aesthetics, theory and hands-on production experience in photography, filmmaking, audio and video production. As a core class, EPMD 1000 is a preparation for subsequent theory and production courses in the School of Communications. 

INTM 1600 Introduction to Interactive Digital Media (3)

A practical introduction to interactive media. Students learn the concept, information and interactive design, production strategies, technical aspects of production and publication, and practical applications of interactive media in educational, commercial, and public environments. Students create formal design documents that include flowcharts, treatments, scripts, and storyboards. Prerequisite: EPMD 1000 OR permission of instructor.

PHOT 1010 Digital Basic Photography (3)

This course covers basic concepts and practice of digital photography, including understanding and use of the camera, lenses, and other basic photographic equipment. The course will address aesthetic principles as they relate to composition, space, exposure, light and color. Technological requirements of digital formats will be addressed, such as formats and resolution. Basic digital manipulations of images will be taught in preparation for creating a photo portfolio of images. This course may not count towards the BA in photography electives.

MEDC 1500 Applied Media Aesthetics (3)

Students learn the basic aesthetic principles involved in the production of visual media by analyzing the various audio and visual stimuli that become elements of photography, video, or film forms; their nature; how these elements function individually and together; how they may be used creatively; and how a viewer may perceive them. Students learn the aesthetics of light, color, space, time, motion, and sound. Prerequisite: EPMD 1000.   (No longer offered at Webster Groves campus.)