Advanced New Media Production
Advanced New Media Production
18 Hours
This program offered by School of Communications
Program Description
The certificate in advanced new media production provides
students with a mastery of techniques appropriate to achieve
success in the varied multi-platform universe of today's modern
workplace. This certificate is stackable with the certificate in the
fundamentals of multimedia production. The certificate in the
fundamentals of multimedia production must be completed before
this program can be undertaken. Completion of both of these
certificates would provide a student with two certificates that
also equal the master of arts (MA) in new media production. The
advanced new media production certificate provides students with
the mastery of production basics in website construction, audio
and video production and an integration of multimedia projects
with social networking.
• NPRO 5650 Special Topics in New Media Production (3
hours)
Admission
Students who are interested in applying to this certificate program
should see the Admission Section of this catalog for general
requirements.
Send all admission materials to:
Office of Admissions
Webster University
470 E. Lockwood Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63119
This program is offered at the St. Louis home campus.
Learning Outcomes
Graduate Certificates
• Students will demonstrate proficiency on multiple digital
platforms and possess multiple digital skill sets as part of a
modern production process and should be able to perform
those skills in a professional environment.
• Students will develop proficiency in using various media
platforms as part of the storytelling process.
• Students will demonstrate a mastery of storytelling
techniques.
• Students will demonstrate knowledge of various approaches
to employing multimedia storytelling to the social media
environment.
Requirements
Students must complete the certificate in the fundamentals of
multimedia production before work may begin on this certificate
program.
Students must complete 18 credit hours of course work, including
all of the following courses:
• NPRO 5900 New Media Project Production (3 hours)
• NPRO 6000 New Media Thesis Project (6 hours)
• Electives (9 hours)
Electives
Students must take nine credit hours of elective courses as part
of the overall requirement for 18 credit hours of course work. The
nine hours of course work may come only from the following list of
approved electives. No elective courses used in the completion of
the certificate in the fundamentals of multimedia production may
be used by students to complete this certificate program.
• MEDC 5600 Introduction to Interactive Communication (3
hours)
• FTVP 5330 Digital Graphics & Motion Graphics Production (3
hours)
• AUDI 5220 Podcast Production & Promotion (3 hours)
• FTVP 5310 Fundamentals of Video Cameras & Lighting (3
hours)
• PHOT 5060 Digital Images & Storytelling (3 hours)
• FTVP 5331 Video Editing & Webisode Creation (3 hours)
• INTM 5630 Digital Design & Information Graphic
Production (3 hours)
• INTM 5640 Multimedia Production for Websites & Mobile
Applications (3 hours)
Webster University 2016-2017 Graduate Studies Catalog DRAFT
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