Program Overview
Learn the skills, concepts, and strategies needed for digital storytelling across digital and online media platforms with the Graduate Certificate in Multimedia Journalism (GC-Multimedia Journalism). With the continual expansion of the connected world, the key to navigating this landscape is not only understanding the tools of storytelling, but applying journalism’s time-tested editorial, ethical and legal principles to digital media contexts. Gain the knowledge and insights to apply your new skill set immediately to your profession.
The GC - Multimedia Journalism is offered through the Phillip Merrill College of Journalism. Focusing particularly on the Internet and mobile devices, the program helps you stay current with trends and software, building skills that are in demand in news organizations, businesses and nonprofit organizations. Designed for working professionals, students can earn a University of Maryland graduate certificate while continuing to work full-time with minimal disruption to personal and professional life. Students with specific academic questions may contact:
- Christine D. Harvey, Principal Lecturer and Program Director, via email: charvey@umd.edu
- Serap Rada, Associate Director of Graduate Studies, via email: sdrada@umd.edu
Graduate Certificate in Multimedia Journalism
Designed for professional communicators, the program focuses on the skills and concepts needed for digital storytelling across media platforms, particularly the Internet and mobile devices. Learn more.