Enhance Your Media Literacy at Boise State University
The Certificate in Digital Media Literacy is designed for all students who want to enhance their media literacy and gain knowledge and skills that are vital to navigating the complex problems of the 21st century. Students explore media products and practices and their influence on American life. Students will have opportunities to engage with local organizations to conduct media literacy outreach and help support community information needs.
What We Do
• Analyze the accuracy and authenticity of media messages and products
• Examine the news and information landscape and the influence of media representations
• Explore the connections between media, culture, society, and democracy
• Develop critical thinking and communication skills valuable for any career path
Our world today can only be understood with access to complete and accurate information and knowledge. In this program, students will learn to assess the accuracy and completeness of news and information, and to examine gaps between media representations and reality. Students gain a holistic understanding of media production, distribution, and consumption with attention to the social and cultural forces that influence media products and practices.
In addition to studying the structural and institutional factors that shape the media environment, students will also learn about and raise awareness of the relationships between media, technology, economics, politics, policy, and power through an interdisciplinary lens drawing on sociology, psychology, political science, and other relevant fields. Students develop lifelong media literacy skills, research skills, and practical communication skills, and learn to engage in civic life and democratic society.
How it Works
View the program requirements and course descriptions in the Boise State Academic Catalog.
Questions? Contact Dr. Seth Ashley, Digital Media Literacy Certificate Coordinator, at sethashley@boisestate.edu.