Communicating with Emerging Media Certificate

Use a variety of emerging media and investigate how these communication technologies are changing our workplaces, classrooms and social lives. 
Degree Type Certificate
Careers & Salaries Certificate Outcomes
Delivery Online

Note: Admission to the Communicating with Emerging Media Certificate has been suspended. Questions may be directed to Greg Schneider-Bateman, schneider-batemang@uwstout.edu.

Certificate Overview:

Professional development certificates will be awarded to those students who are on Full Academic Standing per Graduate School Policies 2.2.3 (cumulative GPA of 3.0) and have met the certificate requirements. The Graduate School and the certificate program director will certify that all requirements have been met. A student who successfully completes the professional development certificate will have the credit transcripted and will receive a printed certificate from the UW-Stout Registrar.

Admission Requirements and Application Materials

To apply to the certificate program, please complete the online application form.

Additionally, the following program-specific materials are required at the time of application:

  • Official transcripts submitted to Graduate School
  • Provide a 500-word statement that addresses your academic history, employment history, and professional goals.  Include a discussion of your expectations for online learning and examples of your readiness to participate in an online learning environment.

Tuition & Fees

Customized Instruction at UW Stout can be described as programs that are designed with the adult learner in mind. If you're comparing UW-Stout's customized instruction tuition to our competitors, keep in mind:

  • Customized instruction tuition rate includes the textbook rental fee.
  • There are no additional university-based semester or technology fees.
  • Students in customized instruction programs pay the same rate of tuition regardless if Wisconsin residents, out-of-state or international participants.

Value for Your Money

There’s more to value than just tuition. UW Stout also provides:

  • Program Director – faculty with discipline expertise.
  • Student Services adviser – one point of contact, providing support to students for each program.
  • Course sequences and matrices – know what courses are offered when so you can plan ahead.
  • Courses and programs may be stackable for use in another program.
  • Courses are flexible and convenient for working professionals.

Other universities will present costs and value differently - make sure you're comparing apples to apples.

Certificate Requirements

The certificate is an alternative credential for individuals seeking to obtain new knowledge and skills.*

*Review the MS TPC Course Planner to see when courses are tentatively planned to be offered.

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