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Data Journalism

Graduate Certificate

Course Delivery
100% Online
Total Credits
12
In-State Tuition Per Credit
$418.03
Out of State Tuition Per Credit
$1330.51

Data Journalism

Graduate Certificate

The Graduate Certificate in Data Journalism offers instruction in coding, data visualization, ethics, interviewing, journalistic research methods, machine learning, and web scraping.

Expand your skills and knowledge with this interdisciplinary certificate offered in a collaboration between The Media School and the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering. Learn to analyze data to tell stories comprehensively and ethically. Boost your watchdog credentials. Prepare to enter newsrooms and other creative spaces with data science literacy, strong writing skills, and visual communication skills.

Your Graduate Certificate in Data Journalism gives you a foundation for such careers as:

Data analyst
Interactive designer
Investigative journalist or reporter
High school journalism teacher
Documentary filmmaker
Television anchor

Certificate Requirements

To earn the Graduate Certificate in Data Journalism, you must complete 12 credit hours. You work with faculty to select your courses.

This certificate can be applied toward a data journalism concentration in the media school’s Master of Science in Media.

See courses you can take and find course descriptions with our Search Schedule of Classes/Courses tool.

Admissions

To be accepted to this program, you must have:

A bachelor’s degree
Minimum 3.0 GPA over the last two years of an undergraduate program

To apply to this program, complete an online application that includes:

CV or resume
Statement of professional goals
Writing sample or portfolio
A letter of recommendation

Application Dates

Fall 2022 semester: Jul 22

Spring 2023 semester: Dec 9

Fall 2023 semester: Jul 21

Spring 2024 semester: Dec 8

Faculty Profiles

Tuition & Fees

Cost for Indiana Residents

Per Credit Hour
Tuition: $418.03

3 Credit Hours
Tuition: $1254.09

Note:

Additional fees will apply.

Cost for Out of State Residents

Per Credit Hour
Tuition: $1330.51

3 Credit Hours
Tuition: $3991.53

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Data Journalism

Graduate Certificate

Admissions

To be accepted to this program, you must have:

To apply to this program, complete an online application that includes:

Application Dates

Faculty Profiles

Tuition & Fees

Cost for Indiana Residents

Per Credit Hour

3 Credit Hours

Cost for Out of State Residents

Per Credit Hour

3 Credit Hours

What's it like to be an IU Online Student?

Earn an IU education from wherever you are

Get the support you need to succeed

Reap the rewards for decades to come

Take the first step toward a more rewarding future

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