Graduate Certificates in the School of Information Arts and Technologies
At present we offer two certificates:
- Certificate in New Media Publishing
- Certificate in Information Design
These 12-credit certificates are project-oriented. They have been designed for career-oriented people who want to see how they can put what they learn in the classroom to work in the marketplace. They are also intended to help experienced professionals master changing techniques, technologies, and creative strategies. Finally, because our certificate courses address backgrounds and contexts as well as skill sets, they lay foundations for further graduate study, particularly the Doctor of Science in Information and Interaction Design.
Who might be interested?
The Certificate in New Media Publishing is for graphic designers, writers, editors, publication managers, and other communication professionals who want to do advanced design and creative work in emerging media.
The Certificate in Information Design is directed to many of the same people as the Certificate in New Media Publishing, but with greater emphasis on system development and usability analysis than on media design and production. It's for professionals who wish to become information architects, project managers, interaction designers, or usability specialists. This certificate can be completed online.
Admission Information
Candidates for admissions to the Certificate programs must have received a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution with a GPA of 3.0 or above
To apply you must submit the following:
Material to be sent directly to the University's Office of Graduate Admissions:
- the University's application for graduate admission or apply online at www.ubalt.edu/apply
- application fee
- Maryland in-state residency status form if you are applying as a Maryland resident
- a letter of intent explaining your educational and professional goals. If you have a sense of what you would like to do as a student in the program, you may include this information: see additional admissions forms http://www.ubalt.edu/template.cfm?page=63
- current resume or curriculum vitae
- two letters of recommendation using the University's recommendation forms: see additional admissions forms http://www.ubalt.edu/template.cfm?page=63
- two official copies of transcripts from all universities and colleges attended
Please send all material required by the University to:
- Office of Graduate Admissions
- University of Baltimore
- 1420 N. Charles St.
- Baltimore, MD 21201-5779
- Phone: 410.837.4777 or 410.877.ApplyUB
- Fax: 410.837.4793
- E-mail: gradadmissions@ubalt.edu
You may:
Contact the UB Office of Admissions at gradadmissions@ubalt.edu or 410.837.4777 or 1.877.ApplyUB (1.877.277.5982) for more information, or visit www.ubalt.edu/admissions
Contact Information: Director of Graduate Studies
- Professor Kathryn Summers, Program Director
- School of Information Arts and Technologies
- University of Baltimore
- 1420 N. Charles St.
- Baltimore, Maryland 21201-5779
- Phone: 410.837.6202
- E-mail: ksummers@ubalt.edu
Course Requirements For Each Certificate
Program Prerequisite: Hypermedia Proficiency Exam
To enroll in the core courses, students must demonstrate proficiency in basic hypermedia skills either by passing the hypermedia proficiency examination or by successfully completing PBDS 660: Hypermedia, an Introduction. For more information about the hypermedia proficiency exam, visit http://iat.ubalt.edu/profExam/
Required:
| Information Design | |
| IDIA 612 | Interaction and Interface Design |
|---|---|
| IDIA 642 | Research Methods for Interaction Design |
And two of the following courses:
| Information Design | |
| IDIA 616 | Hypermedia Production |
|---|---|
| IDIA 618 | Dynamic Web Sites |
| IDIA 619 | Interactive Multimedia |
| IDIA 630 | Information Architecture |
| IDIA 640 | Humans, Computers, and Cognition |
| APPL 603 | Learning and Cognition |
| New Media Publishing | |
| IDIA 618 | Dynamic Web Sites |
|---|---|
| IDIA 619 | Interactive Multimedia |
| PBDS 671 | Advanced Motion Graphics |
| IDIA 750 | Special Topics |
Upcoming classes in the Interaction Design and Information Architecture program.
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