Professional Certificate

Digital Arts Professional Certificate Program

Are you looking to make your mark in the digital arts? Digital Arts professional certification programs can prepare you for work in digital illustration and design.

Program Overview

The Digital Arts Professional Certificate at Sessions College provides hands-on experience in fundamental technical and creative skills in digital imaging, traditional drawing, and digital illustration. You will master the intricacies of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, build your understanding of color, and explore the representation of form through vector illustration and drawing. At the end of the program, you will have compiled a portfolio that demonstrates your digital imaging, drawing, and illustration skills. Review the goals of the program.

How It Works

The Digital Arts Professional Certificate program includes seven core classes and you can complete in nine months or less.

Certificate Catalog
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Curriculum

Students are required to complete seven courses:

  • Level 1

  • 4218 photoshop basics
  • 4017 color theory
  • 4226 illustrator basics
  • 4018 intro to drawing (or 4220 digital illustration basics)

  • Level 2

  • 4227 illustrator advanced
  • 4501 drawing I
  • 4222 digital illustration advanced

View a syllabus for any of the courses listed in the above Digital Arts professional certification curriculum by visiting the Certificate Courses page, and explore how course materials and instruction work on our Course Tours page.

Do you already have some design experience? You may be able to customize your Digital Arts Professional Certificate program by substituting courses with others from the same subject area. For example, you may be able to take Photoshop Advanced in place of Photoshop Basics. Your advisor can help you make the best course selections.

Want to take this program further? Look into the Advanced Professional Certificate in Digital Arts.

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