Certificate
Part-Time Only
Spring I
Online
About the New Media Certificate at Loyola
With the expansion of digital media, the need for communication and marketing professionals in new media has never been greater. Loyola's New Media Communication Certificate prepares you to meet this demand, offering training in communication skills, social media communication, online content production, and more.
Whether you're new to the field or looking to remain relevant in an evolving media landscape, you'll gain the knowledge and skills you need to gain a competitive edge in this fast-paced field.
Program Structure
The New Media Communication Certificate is offered fully online in 8-week sessions with evening synchronous meetings. It can be taken as a standalone certificate or in partnership with another degree from the School of Continuing and Professional Studies.
Why Choose Loyola for Your New Media Communication Certificate?
In the new media certificate program, you'll gain a comprehensive understanding of the communication field and digital media, including social media communications, digital media production, content creation, and marketing principles.
The digital media certificate prepares you to utilize various technologies while challenging you to look at communication through a critical, historical, and theoretical lens.
- A flexible, accelerated program
- A highly-relevant communication certificate
- Combining theory with practice
- Faculty with industry experience
- Lasting connections inside and outside the classroom
Complete your New Media Communication Certificate online in just one year. Requiring only three courses and featuring both asynchronous work and synchronous sessions, our new media certificate works well for working professionals or students balancing other commitments.
Communication careers increasingly call for digital media literacy and content creation. Learn concepts and skills you can immediately apply in your current role or gain practice for careers in new media.
Learn communication theory and history, digital media ethics, social media communication, and the basics of digital media production. Then, apply what you've learned in your own digital media projects.
Learn from professors who are working professionals in the PR, marketing, advocacy, and digital media worlds, meaning they can draw upon real-world experiences, share wisdom relevant to today, and create networking opportunities with other industry professionals.
Small course sizes allow you to network with classmates, master course content, and connect meaningfully with your professors.
Meet the Faculty
Loyola is proud to have talented and nationally-recognized scholar-teachers as part of our diverse community of exceptional faculty, students and staff. Loyola faculty are known for their commitment to teaching, the dissemination of knowledge through innovative and interdisciplinary scholarly research, and a commitment to social justice and cura personalis, or care for the whole person. Visit the School of Continuing and Professional Studies faculty and staff directory to learn more about the teachers and mentors involved with the Certificate: New Media Communication program.
Faculty and StaffNew Media: Career Connections
Businesses and organizations in nearly every industry must produce digital content and execute a social media communication strategy to succeed and stay relevant. That means communication careers in new media are always growing.
Our New Media Communication Certificate graduates work in marketing, PR, nonprofit organizations, journalism, web development, and the sciences. Many also work as independent contractors.
Specific job options include:
- Digital media strategist
- Digital media production
- Social media manager
- Social media content manager
Because Loyola is a member of the Jesuit network of 27 colleges and universities nationwide, our graduates can access career advising services, resume and interviewing assistance, career fairs and events, and employment listings in our Career Services center, as well as at career centers at other U.S. Jesuit colleges and universities.
Job Outlook
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Outlook Handbook is a good place to start exploring the job outlook and pay potential for specific careers and fields that interest you.
Curriculum and Program Outcomes
While courses for the Certificate: New Media Communication program may vary from semester to semester, Loyola’s extensive Academic Catalog will always house the official listing of courses, programs of study, academic policies, degree requirements, and specialization or concentration options.
Additionally, this resource will provide Certificate: New Media Communication learning outcomes, showcasing the commitment to specific skills and growth graduates can expect to achieve following completion of the program.
2024-2025 Catalog
Browse Academic CatalogNew Media Communication Certificate Results and Skills
After completing your certificate in digital media at Loyola, you'll be able to:
- Understand how technology affects communication
- Use audio, visual, and video tools to conduct research and produce content
- Understand how social media can contribute to business and personal success
- Use digital and social media effectively and ethically
- Create internet-optimized audiovisual work, writing, and social media posts for the promotion of your business, nonprofit, or personal projects
- Understand strategies & best practices for developing a digital outreach campaign
Costs, Scholarships, and Aid
Loyola University Chicago is committed to making your return to school a reality. Our Cost & Financial Aid page can help better inform you about the costs and potential funding opportunities through scholarships, loans, and aid for graduate and professional education.
If you are a current Loyola undergraduate or alum, you may be eligible for a Returning Rambler discount. Learn more and see if you qualify on our Returning Rambler Scholarship page.
Tuition and Costs
The estimated tuition and fees for the Certificate: New Media Communication totals $7425.00, or 9 credit hours at a cost of $825.00 per credit hour. Please note that tuition and fees for all of Loyola's academic programs are subject to change.
For more detailed information about tuition and fees, and a breakdown of how these costs are calculated on a yearly basis, please visit Tuition and Fees from the Office of the Bursar.
Certificate: New Media Communication Scholarships
For detailed information about tuition, costs, and aid, please visit the SCPS Tuition & Financial Aid page.
Appointments and Events
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Application Process
Application Deadlines
The available start terms and corresponding application deadlines for the Certificate: New Media Communication are listed below. Please keep in mind that both the application and the required materials must be submitted by the specified deadline.
Fall I: & Spring I: Rolling admission
Application Requirements
Application requirements for the Certificate: New Media Communication include:
Official transcripts from all institutions attended
Completed Application
Official Documents
Applicants must submit official transcripts from all institutions attended. Official transcripts are those that are sent directly by the college/university to Loyola University Chicago. Transcripts (with U.S. educational credentials) sent by the student to Loyola are considered unofficial documents, and while they may be utilized for initial review of your application, official transcripts are still required. Official documents should be sent by the institution to gradapp@luc.edu.
International Applicant Requirements
An official English language proficiency exam is required for international applicants whose native language is not English. If you have non-U.S. educational credentials, you are required to submit an official transcript evaluation. The transcript evaluation cannot be waived, and unofficial transcripts will not be accepted for international applicants.
Please visit our International Applicant Requirements page for specific information regarding the application process for international students.
Start Your Application
Applying online to the Certificate: New Media Communication program is a swift, uncomplicated, and cost-free process. After submission, you can proceed to send and upload any additional requirements.
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