Welcome to the web page of the Scripps College of Communication Social Media Certificate, which is housed in the School of Media Arts and Studies.
Here you’ll find blogs, activities by students, contact information, and a description of our program with requirements (PDF).
About 180 students have enrolled in the Scripps College of Communication Social Media Certificate Program. Why so many? Students who sign up say having this credential on a resumé will provide a vital edge in the competitive job market our new graduates enter today.
We hope you'll come by often and check what our students are up to. Certificate students will learn essential skills, achieve social media literacy, stay abreast of current events here and more.
The Social Media Certificate program is offered through the School of Media Arts & Studies. For more information, contact Coordinator Viktoria Marinova marinovav@ohio.edu.
April 19, 2022
Lindsay Wielonski is a senior from Cincinnati, Ohio, majoring in journalism news and information, minoring in theater, and pursuing a certificate in social media. Lindsay has used her experience from the social media certificate, specifically Ohio University’s strategic social media course, to advance her social media skills and land two internships this summer.
April 14, 2022
Senior Natalie Artz has combined a media arts production major with a social media certificate, participation in the OHIO-in-LA program, minors and extracurriculars.
April 6, 2022
Senior journalism major Nia Dumas landed a job for post-graduation at WKYC Studios in Cleveland, Ohio, as a part of TEGNA's Producer-In-Residence (PIR) program.
March 29, 2022
Dalton Teasley, a graduating senior from Wellston, Ohio, is an involved student in the music production and recording industry major. Currently, he acts as the publicity director of Brick City Records, Ohio University’s student-run record label. Teasley spends his time practicing photography, graphic design, and voice recording for on-campus projects.
March 1, 2022
This year we celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Communication and Development Studies program, or CommDev. The program focuses on using communication to promote social change. Look into what this program has to offer and from the eyes of those in it.
February 22, 2022
After graduating in 2020 and moving to North Carolina, Madeline Priebe has started a successful Etsy shop, created her own oracle card deck, and found employment at Epic Games in her post-grad adventures.
February 16, 2022
Lyric Albert is a current senior at Ohio University who is set to graduate at the end of this semester. She is pursuing a major in communication studies, minors in marketing and advertising/PR and certificates in social media and diversity studies. She shares her experience in the social media industry, including working with companies like CLE Cotton Candy, Curology, and the Ohio University Black Student Union.
February 10, 2022
Despite the challenges brought on by the past couple of years, Ph.D. candidate Laura Harbert is working harder than ever. Harbert is studying for her doctorate from the MDIA school while also sharing her knowledge of audio storytelling with students.
December 8, 2021
Junior strategic communication major Olivia Strauss discusses the certificate in social media and her campus involvement in Ohio University's Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society chapter, Scripps Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA), and 1804 Communication.
December 2, 2021
Since graduating in 2017 from the School of Media Arts and Studies with a degree in integrated media, Michelle House has moved to Los Angeles and learned a lot about the industry through working with Disney, Marvel Studios, Amazon, and Netflix.
November 16, 2021
In life there can be that one moment or experience that drives a person to want to fix the world's problems and change them for the better. Deniza Mulaj, a third-year Ph.D. candidate in the Media Arts and Studies program from Kosova, focuses on the intersectionality of media, political violence, and ethnicity.
November 3, 2021
Daniel Warmke, a Ph.D. student in the School of Media Arts and Studies and an instructor in the J. Warren McClure School of Emerging Communication Technologies, is an applied ludologist and studies the actual rules of games. He is currently conducting research on video games and, more specifically, emergent game play.
September 8, 2021
Ohio University senior Sarah Donaldson has a passion for politics and public affairs, which has led to internships with the Columbus Dispatch, the Athens News, and now ABC News in Washington D.C.
April 28, 2021
The social media storytelling project began as a way to both market the School of Media Arts & Studies on online platforms and provide advanced social media certificate students with an internship-like experience to develop skills necessary to succeed in an ever-growing realm of media platforms.
April 19, 2021
A social media certificate student on how the program has helped her find a full-time marketing position.
March 4, 2021
Michael Smoley is a senior in strategic communication with a specialization in marketing. Find out how Michael is using his social media certificate to lead accounts for our own Bobcat Esports Club.
February 11, 2021
Read how the social media certificate has helped one graduating senior navigate the job market.
March 3, 2020
MDIA Student Megan Shahroozi sharpened her social media skills in her internship at an LA media company.
February 12, 2020
MDIA Junior Faith Lucas brought together her social media knowledge with her other media skills in a recent internship with Dow Jones.