What is the Digital Studies Certificate?
- Take courses that explore the relationship between technology and society
- Develop marketable skills like web design, media production, and data analysis
- Showcase your talents to employers and graduate schools
- Boost your transcript and resume with an extra university certification
How does it work?
- Take 4 courses (12 credit-hours) across 3 categories: Theory and Analysis, Digital Media Production, Integration
- Choose from more than 50 courses across 12 departments and 5 schools/colleges - check now, you may already be halfway to the certificate!
- Courses can be any format (in-person, online, etc.)
- Credits are "stackable" - courses taken for your major, Core, etc. can also go towards the certificate
What will I learn how to do?
Certificate classes cover a range of skills and topics. Student projects in these classes include:
- Make a promotional video for an outdoor recreational group
- Publish a data analysis article on the history of HIV/AIDS epidemic in Denver
- Write a map-based multimedia narrative of historic Black American sites in Colorado
- Record a podcast episode on fast fashion
- Build an interactive data visualization of a museum's photograph collection
How will the certificate help me?
Recent receipients of the Digital Studies Certificate have gone on to a wide array of jobs and career paths including:
- User Experience (UX) Researcher
- Graduate school in Journalism
- Health Science Specialist for Veteran's Affairs
- Legislative Auditor for Colorado
- Marketing & Communications Professional
Who is eligible?
- Undergraduate: Students from any CU Denver school or college
- Graduate: Students from any CU Denver school or college + non-degree seeking students with a bachelor’s degree
How do I apply?
- Email the CLAS Director of Digital Initiatives, Prof. Cameron Blevins (cameron.blevins@ucdenver.edu)