Requirements & Courses
The Digital Studies Certificate is open to all undergraduates at the University of Wisconsin – Madison.
Here are a few tips as you plan out which courses you want to take to satisfy the certificate requirements:
- Check the course listing in Guide for information on when each course was last taught.
- Start with a CORE course, if possible.
- Pay close attention to course pre-requisites.
- Each area course may only satisfy ONE requirement.
Declared students: Find the syllabi for all courses in the Digital Studies Canvas Course.
Course Lists
Requirements
Core Course
Take one of the following courses:
- Communication Arts 200: Introduction to Digital Communication
- Journalism 175: Digital Media Fluency
- Library & Information Studies 201: The Information Society
Area Courses
Take one course in each area (Find the full list of courses that count toward these requirements in Guide):
- Digital Practice – learning how to use digital tools to produce better digital content
- Digital Media – learning how to assess digital media to better understand digital cultures
- Digital Information – learning how we use and produce digital archives, databases, and other digital information tools
- Digital Forms – learning how design impacts the ways we interpret and produce digital content
Com Arts 605: Digital Studies Capstone
Integrate the material learned and created through the Digital Studies Certificate program into an online portfolio and explore opportunities for professional and personal growth.
To enroll in the capstone course, you must:
- Be a senior and
- Have completed all other Digital Studies coursework OR be enrolling in the remaining requirements in the same semester you take the capstone course.
Tailor Your Courses
If you are interested in focusing on a specific topic while completing your Digital Studies requirements, check out these course groupings:
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- Digital Practice: Journalism 449: Account Planning & Strategy
- Digital Media: Marketing 355: Marketing in a Digital Age
- Digital Information: Life Sciences Communication 460: Social Media Analytics
- Digital Forms: Communication Arts 522: Digital Storytelling for Social Media
- Digital Practice: Computer Sciences 102: Introduction to Computing OR Computer Sciences 200: Programming I OR Computer Sciences 220: Data Programming I
- Digital Media: Life Sciences Communication 460: Social Media Analytics
- Digital Information: Library & Information Studies 440: Navigating the Data Revolution: Concepts of Data & Information Science
- Digital Forms: Journalism 677: Concepts and Tools for Data Analysis & Visualization
- Digital Practice: Journalism 463: Digital Media Strategies
- Digital Media: Life Sciences Communication 440: Digital Media & Science Communication OR Journalism 622: Impact of Emerging Media
- Digital Information: Communication Arts 345: Online Communication & Personal Relationships
- Digital Forms: Communication Arts 155: Introduction to Digital Media Production
- Digital Practice: Library & Information Studies 351: Introduction to Digital Information
- Digital Media: Library & Information Studies 517: Digital Health
- Digital Information: Journalism 617: Health Communication in the Information Age
- Digital Forms: Life Sciences Communication 350: Visualizing Science & Technology
- Digital Practice: Life Sciences Communication 332: Print & Electronic Media Design
- Digital Media: Life Sciences Communication 350: Visualizing Science & Technology
- Digital Information: Geography 572: Graphic Design in Cartography
- Digital Forms: Art 107: Intro to Digital Forms OR Geography 370: Intro to Cartography
- Digital Practice: Life Sciences Communication 432: Social Media for the Sciences
- Digital Media: Journalism 465: Social Media Marketing Communications
- Digital Information: Life Sciences Communication 460: Social Media Analytics OR Communication Arts 344: Social Media & Well-Being
- Digital Forms: Communication Arts 335: Social Media as Literature OR Communication Arts 522: Digital Storytelling for Social Media
- Digital Practice: Art 107: Introduction to Digital Forms OR LIS 102: Intro to Computing OR Computer Sciences 200: Programming I
- Digital Media: Library & Information Studies 510: Human Factors in Information Security
- Digital Information: Library & Information Studies 500: Code & Power
- Digital Forms: Life Sciences Communication 532: Web Design for the Sciences
- Digital Practice: Life Sciences Communication 314: Introduction to Digital Media & Video Production
- Digital Media: Communication Arts 330: Music Industries & Pop Culture OR Communication Arts 449: Sound Cultures: Podcasting & Music
- Digital Information: Curriculum 209: Digital Media & Literacy
- Digital Forms: Communication Arts 355: Introduction to Media Production