Available Concentrations

Customize Your Program with Concentrations

Add customization to your Professional Certificate program by selecting concentrations. Concentrations help you build additional skills and portfolio pieces and are available in a range of print design, Web design, multimedia, and visual arts topics.

Choose from the 13 available concentrations below or create your own custom concentrations to suit your individual learning needs. Concentrations begin when you complete the Professional Certificate and typically consist of three or four courses, enabling you to explore a specific field of design or visual arts in depth. Whether you want to learn the ins and outs of Flash animation, produce and edit videos, or master digital photography, there's a concentration for you.

If you're looking to fully customize your coursework, the Freelance concentration is perfect for you. The Freelance concentration allows you to select from the entire Sessions certificate course catalog to build a concentration. Learn more about the Freelance concentration below.

Not sure which concentrations to take? Visit the Advanced Certificate page for the program of your choice to view our recommended concentrations or contact an Admissions Advisor.

Notices and Deadlines

Choose Your Concentrations

Customize your program with one or more concentrations from the options below. To view details on an individual course in a concentration, such as required software or objectives, visit the individual courses page.

  • Graphic Design

  • 4226 illustrator basics
  • 4228 indesign basics
  • 4013 graphic design I

  • Web Design

  • 5229 html and css essentials
  • 5300 dreamweaver I
  • 5013 web design I

  • Print Design

  • 4301 print production
  • 4302 advanced typography (or 4335 advanced graphic design)
  • 4305 advanced packaging design

  • Brand Identity

  • 4225 advanced logo design
  • 4016 advertising design
  • 4014 branding and identity

  • Advanced Software

  • 4240 photoshop advanced (or 7015 digital photography with lightroom)
  • 4227 illustrator advanced
  • 4232 indesign advanced

  • Digital Photography

  • 7002 digital photography I (or 7004 digital photography ii)
  • 4242 color correction
  • 7015 digital photography with lightroom

  • Advanced Web Design

  • 5302 dreamweaver II
  • 5440 e-commerce
  • 5415 advanced css layouts
  • 5410 web accessibility design

  • Flash Design

  • 5500 flash basics
  • 5520 flash animation
  • 5513 actionscript 3 for designers (or 5512 flash actionscript game design)

  • Illustration

  • 4501 drawing i (or 4502 figure drawing)
  • 4227 illustrator advanced
  • 4222 digital illustration advanced

  • Digital Video

  • 8040 digital video production
  • 6225 digital video editing I
  • 6010 after effects I

  • Game Art

  • 8060 intro to game development
  • 8095 photoshop for game artists
  • 8025 maya basics (or 8050 tiling textures)

  • Advanced Game Art

  • 4240 figure drawing
  • 8090 character setup and rigging
  • 4227 game design documents
  • 4232 maya advanced

  • Fine Arts

  • 4501 drawing i (or 4800 history of art)
  • 4502 figure drawing
  • 4700 painting i

Build a Freelance Concentration

The Freelance concentration is a great option for students who wish to customize their certificate programs with specific course selections. Work with your Admissions Advisor and select from available courses to build your Freelance concentration. A Freelance concentration is typically three or four courses in length.

Concentration Tuition

When you enroll in an Advanced Certificate program, you can select your courses and take advantage of reduced tuition for concentrations. If you are already enrolled in a certificate program and wish to add one or more concentrations, a program upgrade fee applies. Visit the Certificate Tuition and Fees page for full details.

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