Certificate in Strategic Internet Communications
Create the ultimate Internet presence for competitive advantage in your industry. This certificate program is ideal not only for planning staff and business executives looking to expand their existing marketing experience, but also for creators and designers looking to add insights on marketing strategy and project management to their current experience.
Courses will cover the diverse topics of digital marketing, including application of corporate strategy, utilization of online blogs and communities for effective viral marketing, emerging trends in social media, web analytics and search engine optimization (SEO).
Certificate Options:
For those that wish to focus their Strategic Internet Communications skills in a specific field, we offer two path specific variations on the standard certificate described.
1. Strategic Internet Communications: Creative Path Certificate
Four core courses and any two electives from WPD101, FLA101, and PIF101.
2. Strategic Internet Communications: Professional Path Certificate
Four core courses and any two electives from ADV101, SMP101, BRB101, PRE101, and PRE102.
Requirements
12 CEUs (Four core courses and two electives from below)
Core Courses
- Introduction to Project Management (BPM101)
- Principles of Business Management (BUS101), or
Principles of Business Management (BUS101-S) - International Business Management (BUS200)
- Social Media Strategies (SMS101)
Electives
- Advertising and Promotional Strategies (ADV101)
- Brands and Branding (BRB101)
- Image Making (IMA101)
- Photoshop and Illustrator Fundamentals - Introductory (Two-day Workshop) (PIF102-SP13)
- Photoshop and Illustrator Fundamentals - Introductory (Two-day Workshop) (PIF102-SU13)
- Public Relations 1: Marketing Communications (8 Weeks) (PRE101)
- Public Relations 2: Executive Communications (Two-day Workshop) (PRE201-SP13)
- Public Relations 2: Executive Communications (Two-day Workshop) (PRE201-SU13)
- Web Page Design - Introductory (WPD101)
- Web Page Design: Introduction to Javascript (WPJ101)