https://communication.northwestern.edu/academics/communication-studies/undergraduate-programs/mci-certificate.html

All Northwestern undergraduate students are eligible to apply to the Management of Creative Industries Certificate program. Visit the School of Communication's MCI webpage for more details.

Certificate coursework must include at least 4 units that are NOT counted toward a student’s major, minor, or other certificate requirements.  However, certificate coursework may count toward distribution or elective requirements.

Students are required to have a combined 3.0 average among all Certificate Program prerequisite courses in order to be eligible for application. It is acceptable to receive below a “B” in any individual prerequisite course, but the average of these courses must be 3.0 or higher to be considered for admission. Certificate Program students will typically receive a “B” or better in their prerequisite and related courses, and courses used toward the certificate may not be taken P/N.

Certificate Requirements (9 units)

Prerequisites (3 units)

All prerequisites must be completed prior to enrollment in MCI 301-0. However, one prerequisite may be taken during the Fall quarter that the student applies to the program.

¹ For COMM_ST 295-0, only topics approved by the Program may be used. 

Core Courses (4 units)

Electives (2 units)

Two electives from the list below. Additional courses may count toward electives pending approval by the Program.