Digital Design, Graduate Certificate
Get certified in digital design
Overview
The Digital Design certificate is led by nationally recognized faculty and students
have access to fully equipped design studios and computer labs with VR and AR technology
and AI software. The program is ideal for for working professionals who want to strengthen their skills in Digital Design.
It is also available to undergraduate students in their junior or senior year.
Successful completion of the certificate program requires 12 credit hours of graduate-level
coursework in the Design and Merchandising department. Credit hours may be transferable to other related graduate degree programs,
including the master’s degree in Digital Design.
Graduate degrees in Design and Merchandising
Mixed Reality Lab
Coursework
The graduate certificate program includes four core courses.
Required Core Courses (12 credit hours):
- DM 5113: Theories of Creative Process
- DM 5073: Virtual and Augmented Reality Applications in DM
- DM 5173 Advanced Digital Design
- DM 5373 Topic in Building Information Modeling
Admissions Requirements and Deadlines
Applicants must have a minimum of a bachelor's degree or be in their junior or senior year working toward a bachelor’s degree.
Applications are reviewed for fall semester admission. Students must be admitted to the OSU Graduate College.
To apply for the program, submit the following:
- Graduate College application
- Transcripts from all previously attended institutions (undergraduate degree from an accredited university with a minimum 3.0 GPA required; admission with qualifications may be considered)
- Two letters of recommendation
- Professional goals statement
- Resume
- When English is a second language, scores from within the last two years for either the TOEFL exam (minimum score of 79 for admission) or the IELTS (academic stream) exam (minimum score of 6.5)
