Professional Certificate

Marketing Design Professional Certificate Program

Looking to design marketing or identity pieces for your small business or for clients? Professional Marketing Design certification programs can prepare you for a career in designing identities and campaigns.

Program Overview

The Marketing Design Professional Certificate at Sessions College introduces the in-demand software that a marketing designer needs to know: Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. You will build a skill set in digital image preparation and vector illustration while applying foundation design concepts in color, typography, and identity design. Your portfolio at the end of the program will contain a wide range of identity and marketing campaign pieces. Review the overall goals of the program you will meet as you work through the courses.

How It Works

The Marketing Design Professional Certificate program includes eight core classes and you can complete in nine months or less.

Certificate Catalog
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Curriculum

Students are required to complete eight 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

View a syllabus for any of the courses listed in the above professional Marketing Design 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 Marketing Design 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 Certificates in Marketing Design.

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