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Students develop skills in illustration and the creation of comic narrative, and also exercise a critical and scholarly understanding of comics media as a dynamic, pervasive, and economically significant genre in contemporary society.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"heavy-man\">Completed your requirements and ready to collect your badge?<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/A5kAZGG1j4Zyf3Z5A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apply to receive your micro-credential badge here.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Required Courses<\/h3>\n<p>COMM 218 \u2013 Comics: Culture &amp; Politics<br \/>\nART 349 \u2013 Comics and Picture Book Methods<br \/>\nCOMM 460E \u2013 Visual Communication<\/p>\n<h3>Learning Outcomes\/Competencies<\/h3>\n<p class=\"heavy-man dig-4\">Students who complete the Comic Studies Micro-Credential will be able to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create illustrations suitable for use in comic books and graphic novels (ART349)<\/li>\n<li>Write and storyboard comic and graphic novel narratives 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