The Certificate in Graphic Design prepares students with the skills to develop, produce, and evaluate original projects in digital media. Students engage in all stages of the production process and conduct critical investigations into people’s roles as participants in and products of technologically mediated culture. The Certificate in Graphic Design exposes students to the fundamental skills required to make informed graphic design decisions. They will develop critical processes, historical context, and communication through image-making and typography. The goal of this certificate is to equip students with an applicable skill set of transferable formal and conceptual tools that will prepare them for an entry level job in the field of graphic design upon completion. The overall requirement for the certificate is 32 credits.