If you choose to specialize in the IInformation Integrity track, you will learn how to verify and create textual and visual information, digital and otherwise. You will also gain an understanding of the psychological and social factors that contribute to the sharing of false information.
You will build the following skills:
- Search logics and strategies
- Reverse image searching
- Critical analysis of audiovisual content
- Metadata
- Public policy review and analysis
- Critical thinking
- Data literacy
- Social searching
- Research
- Ethical, data-informed decision-making
Courses
- Information Literacy and Technology
- Media Literacy
- News Literacy: Battling Misinformation, Deepfakes, and Conspiracy Theories
- Data Visualization
Jobs
- Intellectual Property Paralegal at BWX Technologies: $48,000-$72,000/year
- Data Collection and Research Analyst Lead at State of Nebraska: $3,860/month