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Advanced Certificate

Advanced Multimedia Arts Certificate Program

Ready to start your career Web-based multimedia? The advanced Multimedia Arts certificate program guides you through the complex world of motion graphics and video for the Web and beyond and helps you build a media-rich portfolio.

Program Overview

Advanced Certificates in Multimedia Arts start by training you in the core video, design, and graphics techniques that lay a foundation for multimedia on the Web. From there, you will choose a concentration to focus on specific media, art, or design topics and projects. Hands-on work in your concentration, combined with your core skills, makes for sophisticated portfolio of design, motion, and interactivity.

You can add one or more concentrations to a Multimedia Arts 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 Multimedia Arts 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 multimedia arts work against your career goals.

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Core Curriculum

The core program consists of seven required courses:

• Level 1

• 4218 photoshop basics
• 4017 color theory
• 5229 html and css essentials
• 4221 fundamentals of typography

• Level 2

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

Recommended Concentrations

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

• Flash Design

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

• Digital Photography

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

• Game Art

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

View a syllabus for any of the courses listed in the above advanced Multimedia Arts certificate program curriculum by visiting the online 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 Multimedia Arts 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 Multimedia Arts.