CMT
Concentration and Certificate Program
The
Concentration and Certificate in Community Media and Technology
are designed to provide students with the key competencies
they need to incorporate a range of multi-media tools into
their primary responsibilities, be they labor activists, community
organizers, or agency professionals. Our offerings in Community
Media and Technology are being developed in coordination with
university-wide initiatives in information technology and
distance learning as well as related campus programs and community-based
media and technology partnerships.
CMT
Concentration
(to be combined with existing CPCS majors) |
Freestanding
CMT Certificate
(for students with BA degrees) |
| 1.Media
& Community Building
2. Analyzing
Media
3
& 4. Do any two:
. Digital
Video Production
. Multimedia
Authoring
. Developing
a Media/
Technology Strategy
|
1.
Media Literacy
2-4.
Do any Three:
. Media
& Community Building
.
Analyzing Media
. Digital
Video Production
. Multimedia
Authoring 5.
Developing a Media/Technology Strategy
6.
Public and Community Action III
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o
Media
Literacy
Can
read, view, and/or listen to a range of mass media critically
in orderto determine how words, sounds, and images are used
to convey meaning and/or to persuade, and can use this knowledge
to describe how the media shape our perceptions of others
and influence our understanding of the social events and phenomena
that comprise our daily lives.
o
Media
& Community Building
Compare
and contrast a range of existing models and best practices
in the use of media and communication technologies as tools
for community building, and discuss their application to community
projects and/or organizations.
o
Analyzing
Media
Demonstrate
a systematic knowledge of the workings of a selected range
of media and communication technologies and critically analyze
how they shape perceptions of social issues, public policies,
and cultural groups.
o
Digital
Video Production
o
Multimedia
Authoring
Can
demonstrate technical proficiency in multimedia applications
and
utilize such skills in a project related to public and community
service.
o
Developing
a Media/Technology Strategy
Develop a media/technology strategy designed to achieve the
goals of a public agency or community-based organization working
on a social issue.
o
Public
and Community Action III
Can
make a well-conceived proposal for participating in a social
change project; can participate and report on one’s
participation in that project; and can assess the effectiveness
of the project, including the effectiveness of one’s
own participation.
For
more information, contact:
Fred Johnson
College of Public and Community Service
University of Massachusetts Boston
100 Morrissey Blvd.
Boston, MA 02125
Phone: 617-287-7174
Fax: 617-287-7274
fred.johnson@umb.edu
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