New Media Certificate
New Media Certificate
Overview
The New Media Institute houses the University of Georgia’s largest certificate program. The New Media Certificate supplements any undergraduate or graduate degree and is a credential that demonstrates a student is technowledgeable: the understanding of new media technologies and their application in a chosen field. Certificate students have access to hands-on classroom environments, innovative technologies and networking opportunities that lead to jobs.
The New Media Certificate provides students with an array of skills and experiences that form a competitive advantage in today’s job market, no matter the career path. Classes focusing on user experience design, web development, digital storytelling and emerging technologies, among others, are offered for certificate students. And long after graduation, certificate alumni have endless opportunities to stay involved and access to a robust alumni network.
NMI students learn the skills to create digital design projects for clients including:
- App development
- Website design
- AI and VR technologies
- Podcast creation
New media institute
New media institute
The New Media Certificate program is offered by the New Media Institute to equip students with the skills to create digital solutions for tomorrow’s media landscape.
FACULTY
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Olivia Carino
Part-time Instructor
Olivia Carino (AB ’18, MA ’21) graduated in December 2018 with a degree in Communication Studies and a Minor in Sociology. In July 2019, she discovered her passion for web […]
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Chris Gerlach
Academic Professional
About: With an educational background in integrated marketing communications, a passion in technology, and experience in interactive digital media, Chris Gerlach brings an unorthodox background and unique perspective to the […]
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Tyler Mazurek
New Media Certificate Faculty Advisor
Tyler was first acquainted with the New Media Institute as an Entertainment and Media Studies student. In order to explore his growing interest in user experience design, development, and all […]
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Leah Spalding
Part-Time Instructor
Leah Moss serves as the Emerging Media faculty advisor in the New Media Institute. An alumna of the first cohort of the Emerging Media Master’s concentration, Moss now leads the […]
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Kyla Sterling
Emerging Media Masters Faculty Advisor, New Media Institute
Kyla Sterling began her New Media Institute journey in 2018 as an Emerging Media Master’s student. Now, as faculty advisor for the New Media Certificate program, she oversees students’ journeys […]
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Megan Ward
Administrative Director
About: Originally from Jupiter, Florida, Megan Ward fled the gator state to be a double-dawg, earning both her Bachelors and Masters in Public Relations from Grady College. An NMI alumna herself, […]
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John Weatherford
Principal Lecturer
About: View Curriculum Vitae Experience John Weatherford serves on the faculty of the New Media Institute in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia. […]
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Dayne Young
Program Coordinator
Dayne Young (ABJ ’11) is the program coordinator for the Carmical Sports Media Institute and the New Media Institute, a role he began in 2022. He graduated from the University […]
Questions about the NMI Certificate?
Tyler Mazurek, New Media Certificate Faculty Advisor
nmi@uga.edu
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Applications for NMIX classes are open every year in the fall and spring. Visit the New Media Certificate page for application dates and details.