Part-time Certificate Programs

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Choose a flexible part-time certificate program to build a strong foundation in your chosen discipline through diverse studio-based courses and conceptual exploration. Explore a creative practice, create a portfolio of work or to enhance your professional skill set with our certificate programs – browse our programs below now.?

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Drawing

Drawing is a fundamental skill within any visual art, design or professional practice. Students will learn essential drawing techniques and become comfortable with diverse tools, surfaces and materials. Traditional approaches such as pen, ink, and collage meet contemporary and experimental applications through a variety of courses, allowing students to develop a comprehensive portfolio. Suitable for individuals interested in getting back to basics with fundamental visual art and design skills, or those wanting to expand their existing practice through new drawing-based explorations.

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Illustration

Explore compositional and creative techniques for commercial, editorial, and picture book illustration projects, guided by industry professionals with active illustration practices. ?Students will learn to visually represent ideas and communicate concepts using traditional materials and digital tools. In developing their individual style, and a comprehensive professional skill set, students will cultivate an illustration practice ready for a variety of projects, while remaining responsive to industry standards and trends. Suitable for individuals interested in entering a new professional creative industry, or integrating illustration skills into an existing art or design practice.

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Painting

Discover traditional and experimental painting methods through the mediums of acrylic, oil, and watercolour. Students will learn introductory skills such as colour theory, paint mixing, and application skills while engaging increasingly technical and conceptually complex painting projects. With opportunities to explore intermediate painting skills in a chosen medium, students can develop a portfolio of diverse paintings to demonstrate a range of contemporary compositions, experimental approaches, and a realized individual style. Suitable for individuals interested in exploring a timeless medium, or deepening an existing contemporary painting practice.

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Fine Art

Develop introductory skills in drawing, illustration, painting and photography, composition and modelling, colour theory and more in this dynamic and multidisciplinary certificate program. With flexible elective options, students can explore diverse creative disciplines, and experience a variety of materials and tools, to develop a multifaceted fine art portfolio. Suitable for individuals new to fine art, or those interested in discovering adaptable approaches to creative practice.

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Photography

Whether for documentation, editorial, or commercial applications, photography skills are beneficial to any creative practice. ?Students will gain fundamental skills in film and digital photography, technical skills such as studio lighting, editing, and file management, and creative composition approaches through diverse subjects such as portraiture and architectural photography. Through a comprehensive suite of courses, students can build a portfolio that demonstrates industry-standard photography, as well as creative, experimental lens-based work. Suitable for individuals interested in supporting an existing creative practice using photography, discovering photography as a creative pursuit, or exploring a professional photography career.

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UX/UI Design

The UX/UI Design Certificate introduces students to the fast-growing and innovative fields of user-centred research and design. With a focus on creative problem solving and technical skill-building, students will develop a framework to understand, discuss and create effective screen-based interactive experiences. With courses ranging from web design, analytics and digital tools, to more advanced coding skills, students can develop a portfolio to demonstrate knowledge of current human-computer interface design considerations. Suitable for individuals new to user experience design practices, or those wanting to enhance a communication design career.

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Visual Communication Design

Learn compelling skills for the diverse and comprehensive field of Visual Communication Design, with concentrations in digital illustration, digital photography or interaction design. Students will achieve a broad range of introductory and intermediate-level communication design skills including typography, software, web design, branding and data visualization, and choose an additional area of concentration through a series of dynamic and industry-responsive electives. Students can create a web-based portfolio of work, while developing skills for self-promotion toward a dynamic personal or professional visual communication practice. Suitable for individuals embarking on a new career path, or those wanting to merge previous creative practices into an adaptable contemporary skillset.

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3D Design

Discover the potential of transforming 2D sketches into 3D form and space. With an emphasis on multi-dimensional problem solving, hands-on model-making and technical skill-building the 3D Design Certificate offers concentrations in Industrial/Product Design and Spatial Design. As an introduction to three-dimensional design, students will have the opportunity to explore principles of technical drafting, scale-modeling, product rendering and architectural design, using current techniques and digital tools. Suitable for individuals interested in developing skills for product design, activating spaces and places through design thinking, or expanding an existing design practice.

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Cross-Disciplinary

Cross-disciplinarity draws from knowledge, skills and processes from two or more academic, creative or professional disciplines. In this program, you will have opportunities to creatively integrate diverse practices and contexts, build a dynamic art and design portfolio, and cultivate your own entrepreneurial or industry potential. By merging design thinking and creative inquiry with a wide breadth of skills and techniques, students will learn to approach questions, issues and projects with more inclusive, adaptive perspectives, resulting in responsive creative practices. Suitable for individuals from broad fields of expertise, including academics, professionals, artists, designers, scientists, architects, activists, and beyond.

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