NEW YORK
METROPOLITAN
UNIVERSITY

Undergraduate Certificate in Social Sciences in Mass Communication

  • Eligibility Criteria

    High school diploma, GED or equiv. International Education

  • Credit Hours

    18

  • Courses Offered

    3

  • Course Duration

    2 Months (Self-Paced) Program

  • Estimated Fee

    $2,340

Courses Offered

An undergraduate certificate offered by NYMU guarantees endless opportunities that will secure your path of career elevation. The certifications allow you to expand your skill set and increases prospects of growth in your career.

Mass Communication Research (MAC-121)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Introduction To The Research Culture
     Asking Questions About Communication
     Finding, Reading, And Using Research
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Observing And Measuring Communication Variables
     Designing Valid Communication Research
     Research Ethics And Politics
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Experimental Research
     Survey Research
     Textual Analysis
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Naturalistic Inquiry
     Describing Quantitative Data
     Inferring From Data: Estimation And Significance Testing
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Analyzing Differences Between Groups
     Analyzing Relationships Between Variables

Introduction To Visual Communication (VSC-265)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Getting The Big Picture
     Defining And Solving Design Problems
     Formulating A Design Problem
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Concept Design
     Selecting Materials: Medium Of Advertisement
     Selecting Manufacturing Processes
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Configuration Design
     Parametric Design
     Building And Testing Prototypes
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Design For X: Failure, Safety, Tolerances, Environment
     Human Factors/Ergonomics
     Introduction To Engineering Economics
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Detail Design
     Projects, Teamwork And Ethics

Introduction To Mass Communication (MAC-303)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     We The People: Media And Communication
     Journalism: Information And Society
     Public Relations
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Advertising
     Books
     Newspapers
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Magazines
     The Movies
     Radio
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Television
     Music And The Recording Industry
     Computers And The Internet Highway
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Ethics
     Regulation
     Mass Communication Research: From Content To Effects

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