Digital Media

Overview

The specialization in Digital Media aims to prepare graduates equipped with the knowledge and skills that enable them to compete in the job market, due to the increasing demand for specialists in this field, as it has become the main host for all media.
The Digital Media specialization provides the student with theoretical and practical knowledge related to digital culture and modern media, as well as the industrial, social and political infrastructure that mediates digital interactions. It also enables the student theoretically and practically to acquire the foundations required for creating websites, techniques of working on social media networks, in addition to training them on the writing techniques specific to websites, electronic production, news publishing, and adapting news stories to the appropriate electronic platforms.
In this specialization, the student is also subjected to field training under the supervision of specialists in the field of electronic media, where they acquire the necessary experience to practice the required activities at work, which helps them acquire the necessary skills and experiences to form a professional personality.

Courses of the Curricula

University Requirements (13 Credits)

Course Code

Course Name

Prerequisite

Credits

ENGL201

English Communication Skills I

Placement Test

3 

ENGL202

English Communication Skills II

ENGL201

3 

ARAB201

Arabic Communication Skills I

مهارات التواصل باللغة العربية 1

Placement Test

3 

ARAB202

Arabic Communication Skills II

مهارات التواصل باللغة العربية 2

ARAB 201

3 

GENR201

Religion And Public Life

 

1 

Core Courses (50 Credits)

Course Code

Course Name

Prerequisite

Credits

COMM210

Journalistic Writing 1

ARAB201

3

COMM211

Introduction to Mass Communication

 

3 

COMM215

Journalistic Writing 2

COMM210

3

COMM212

Media Theories

 

3

COMM213

Interpersonal Communication

 

3

COMM310

Journalistic investigation

COMM210

3

COMM311

Visual Semiotics

 

3

COMM312

Introduction to Public Relations and Advertising

 

3

COMM313

Media Psychology

 

3

COMM314

Introduction to Electronic media

 

3

COMM315

Media, Ethics and Responsibility

 

3

COMM316

Internship

90 cr.

3

COMM317

Media sociology

 

3

COMM411

Research Methods in Media Studies

 

3

COMM412

Management of Media Organizations

 

3

COMM206

Photography& Videography

 

 

3

COMM207

Video Production

 

3

Major/Concentration Courses (30 Credits)

Course Code

Course name

Prerequisite

Credits

CODM310

Media studio

 

3 

CODM314

Digital Media and E-journalism

 

3 

CODM410

Television and Digital Media production

 

3 

CODM411

Digital Design

 

3 

CODM412

Web Design

 

3 

CODM413

Journalism Graphic Design

 

3 

CODM414

Writing for Digital Media

COMM210

3 

CODM415

Digital Marketing Strategies

 

3 

CODM416

Social Media

 

3 

CODM490

Final Project

90 cr.

3 

Scholarship Programs

At USAL, we provide accessible funding and resources that help alleviate the cost of education, ensuring that all individuals have the opportunity to pursue their academic and career aspirations.

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