UC Clermont Launches Digital Media Communications Program

For students interested in communications professions — advertising, journalism and public relations — the path to success now starts closer to home than ever.  

UC Clermont College recently announced that it would begin offering an associate’s degree in Digital Media Communications this fall. The two-year program is designed to help students transition seamlessly into the communications bachelor’s degree program in UC’s College of Arts and Sciences to complete their studies. 

“This is a great opportunity for local students to begin their studies in their own backyard and become acclimated to college courses and a collegiate environment,” said Andy Curran, professor of digital media communications. “It’s also a more affordable path to a bachelor’s degree in communications, while still offering the full UC experience.”

Curran, who worked in radio and TV for 25 years, also emphasized the unique academic approach of the UC Clermont program. Courses will provide students with the media production skills they’ll need to succeed in the communications field. Classes will cover the basics of digital media production, such as video, audio, photography, animation, illustration and web application skills, as well as a range of communication disciplines. 

“With these tools available to everyone now, communications professionals — whether you’re a journalist for a TV station or work in corporate public relations — need to understand how to produce quality video, audio and photos,” Curran said. “It’s all part of being able to effectively tell a story. And employers expect graduates to have these skills from the first day on the job. They will learn these basic skills at UC Clermont and apply them in their studies in the Communication program.”

To learn more about UC Clermont’s Digital Media Communications program, contact Curran at andy.curran@uc.edu or 513-732-8971.

UC Clermont College is located in the center of Clermont County on 91 beautiful wooded acres in Batavia Township.  The college is an accredited, open-access college offering more than 50 programs and degrees. UC East, a Clermont County expansion in the former Ford plant in Batavia Township, opened in the fall of 2010. It is home to UC Clermont's Allied Health programs. The college is part of the nationally recognized University of Cincinnati.  For more information, call 513-732-5200 or visit www.ucclermont.edu