Professional Social Media, Certificate

Certificate in Professional Social Media (C60108C)

The Professional Social Media Certificate is open to students of any major, as well as professionals. It serves as formal training and evidence of your preparation in the subject.

You will learn to generate content, use analytics to measure success, and create a complete social media campaign for a real client as your final project for the course, Advanced Strategic Social Media, giving you a hands-on experiential learning opportunity.

“The number of jobs that request or require skills and knowledge in social media is continuously growing, yet there are still very few educational credentials available to help students demonstrate a mastery of this expertise that organizations need. This certificate is a concrete way for current students and professionals already in the field to obtain formal training in social media, as well as gain evidence of their preparation.”

Julie Cajigas, Associate Professor of Practice in the School of Communication

Program Contact
Julie A Cajigas
Associate Professor of Practice,
School of Communication
330-972-6914
julieca@uakron.edu

The following information has official approval of The School of Communication and The Buchtel College of Arts & Sciences, but is intended only as a guide. Completion of this certificate is contingent upon many factors, including but not limited to: class availability, total number of required credits, work schedule, finances, family, course drops/withdrawals, successfully passing courses, prerequisites, among others.

The following courses constitute a “Certificate in Professional Social Media” and must be completed with a minimum grade point average of 2.0 overall for the certificate to be noted on the student’s record.

Summary

Required Courses12
Total Hours12

Required Courses

COMM 307Principles of Social Media3
COMM 210Multiplatform Production3
COMM 429Advanced Strategic Social Media3
COMM 410Digital Content Creation3
Total Hours12