Media Literacy – associate certificate

Quick Facts

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Credential:
Certificate

Duration:
One semester

How to apply

Start date:
January, May, September 

Location:
Abbotsford campus

Cost:
Tuition and fees

Features:

  • Shows employers that you have the ability to critically assess content for use in traditional or digital media.

Program Description

Media literacy is an essential skill for employment and citizenship in Canada. This is why UFV offers a three-course, nine-credit Media Literacy associate certificate to teach you to ask the right questions about the media you consume.

  • Find out how communication technologies are shaping your world.
  • Examine how the media affects individuals, societies, and cultures.
  • Learn how mass media function, how messages are selected and distributed, and what are the effects of these messages.
  • Learn about media and popular culture, music and society, and cultural industries in Canada. 

View the Media Literacy associate certificate's program outline in the UFV Academic Calendar.

Career Expectations

Once upon a time, reading, writing, and arithmetic were the basic skills necessary for most jobs. But now, media literacy has become the new literacy.

With the growth of digital technologies, more people than ever are required to create and share media as part of their job. Media and communications skills are becoming essential for an increasingly wide-range of roles in human resources, sales, customer service, hospitality, education, business, marketing, and more.

Showcasing a Media Literacy associate certificate on your résumé can help you stand out if you apply for a job that requires the ability to critically assess content for use in traditional or digital media. Completing a Media Literacy associate certificate can also be an excellent professional development opportunity if you are a teacher or instructor.

Entrance Requirements

View Media Literacy associate certificate's entrance requirements in the UFV Academic Calendar.

 

International Student Admissions

This program is open for international students.

Upgrading Options

Students who do not meet the entrance requirements may complete upgrading to meet prerequisites for university-level courses. 

Prospective students should contact the Future Students office to learn more about upgrading options. 

Current or returning students should connect with the appropriate advising area based on the level of upgrading required:  

 

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