Launching fall 2025: Fast-track your creative career with graduate-level microcredentials in multimedia storytelling based at the University of Oregon in Portland. Not ready for a full master’s degree? These 12-credit professional certifications let you specialize in:
Each program is just 12 credits and earns you a UO-backed professional certification—perfect for your resume and creative portfolio. Plus, all credits can count toward our full Multimedia Storytelling Master’s if you choose to continue.
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Video Production Microcredential
Master the art of visual storytelling with this 12-credit graduate certification. Designed for journalists, content creators, and nonprofit professionals, this program builds foundational and advanced skills in:
- Camera operation
- Lighting
- Video shooting and editing
- Documentary and visual storytelling
Whether you're in a newsroom, a creative agency, or launching your own project, this microcredential gives you practical, portfolio-worthy experience.
How It Works
Earn your Video Production Microcredential by completing 12 credits from the UO Multimedia Storytelling Master’s program in Portland. Courses start in the fall and can be:
- Completed in 9 months (Sept–June)
or - Spread out to fit your schedule
Best of all, your credits can fully transfer toward a Master’s in Multimedia Storytelling from the UO School of Journalism and Communication.
Courses begin fall 2025. Fill out the form linked below to be the first to know when applications open!
Required Courses (8 Credits)
You’ll take all three of these courses:
- JCOM 627 Video Production I (2 credits, fall)
- JCOM 628 Video Production II (2 credits, fall)
- JCOM 632 Story Production (4 credits, winter)
Elective Options (Choose 4 Credits)
Pick an additional 4 credits from these choices:
- JCOM 540 Motion Graphics (2 credits, fall term)
- JCOM 540 Audio I (2 credits, fall term)
- JCOM 540 360 Video (2 credits, term TBD)
- JCOM 523 Law and Business for Documentary and Journalism (4 credits, spring term)
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Community Podcasting Microcredential
Audio storytelling is more powerful than ever. This 12-credit, graduate-level certification helps you build professional skills in podcasting, interviewing, and audio production to tell meaningful community stories.
Ideal for:
- Journalists
- Educators
- NGO and nonprofit professionals
- Agency creatives
- Aspiring podcasters and community storytellers
You’ll learn how to create and publish impactful audio content designed to elevate underrepresented voices.
How It Works
Complete just 12 credits from the UO School of Journalism and Communication's Multimedia Storytelling Master's program in Portland to earn your certification. All courses can be:
- Taken over one academic year (September–June)
or - Spread out to fit your availability
All 12 credits apply directly to the Master’s in Multimedia Storytelling if you continue your studies.
Courses begin fall 2025. Fill out the form linked below to be the first to know when applications open!
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Required Courses (8 Credits)
You’ll complete all four of these courses:
- JCOM 540 Topics: Audio I (2 credits, fall term)
- JCOM 540 Topics: Audio II (4 credits, winter term)
- JCOM 544/JCOM 608 Community Listening (2 credits, winter term)
- JCOM 549/JCOM 610 Community Voices (4 credits, spring term)
There are no electives for this track—every course is designed to build a robust, hands-on podcasting portfolio.