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Advanced Marketing Design Certificate Program

Looking to step up your small business marketing design or work with bigger and better clients? The advanced Marketing Design certificate programs position you for work in print or Web marketing and help you build a top-notch portfolio.

Program Overview

Advanced Professional Certificates in Marketing Design start with core skills in marketing and branding design, before you take one or more concentrations focused on print design, photography, or other visual design areas. You will work with thought-provoking hands-on projects that challenge you to build a portfolio of successful marketing work.

You can add one or more concentrations to a Marketing Design Professional Certificate to build your Advanced Certificate. Recommended concentrations for the Digital Arts program are shown below, but you may choose from our complete list or build your own custom concentration.

How It Works

The advanced Marketing Design certificate program begins with seven core classes. You then complete one or more concentrations, which typically consist of three or four courses. At the end of your program, you'll participate in a faculty-led portfolio review that carefully examines your marketing design work against your career goals.

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Core Curriculum

The core program consists of nine required courses:

• Level 1

• 4218 photoshop basics
• 4017 color theory
• 4226 illustrator basics
• 4221 fundamentals of typography

• Level 2

• 6011 intro to marketing
• 4211 fundamentals of logo design
• 4016 advertising design
• 4014 branding and identity

Recommended Concentrations

Sessions College certificate students choose from a wide range of available concentrations. The following concentrations are recommended for Marketing Design students. Explore all available concentrations, or consider building your own concentration from our individual courses.

• Graphic Design

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

• Digital Photography

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

• Advanced Software

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

View a syllabus for any of the courses listed in the above advanced Marketing Design certificate program 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 advanced Marketing Design 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.

Need a shorter program? Look into the Professional Certificate in Marketing Design.