Certificate in Digital Design
- New York, USA
- Online, USA
Certificate
DURATION
3 semesters
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2027
TUITION FEES
USD 8,500 / per semester *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* approximate cost | $8500-$9500 per semester
Key Summary
About: Pratt Institute’s Certificate in Digital Design blends a graphic design foundation with interdisciplinary electives across digital design fields, so you can build a professional portfolio and expand your network. The programme has small interactive classes with real-time in-person or Zoom instruction, free remote software and campus labs. It's a full-time 3-semester programme, costs $7,000 per semester, and runs 12–18 months.
Career Outcomes: Graduates enter multidisciplinary design roles combining visual design, interaction, digital media. Potential paths include UX/UI designer, graphic designer, motion graphics artist, digital product designer, and creative technologist, plus roles in digital agencies, startups, and in-house design teams.
Digital tools empower designers to blur the lines between fields. Take an interdisciplinary approach to Pratt’s visual design certificates. Combine elective classes with a foundation in graphic design to enter one of the multidisciplinary roles today’s designers occupy.
Grow your network while building a professional design portfolio. This program features small, interactive classes, real-time instruction (either in-person, or on Zoom), free access to software for remote use, and free access to designated campus labs.
Pratt Institute is authorized under Federal law to enroll non-immigrant, international students. International students are required to maintain a full-time, in-person schedule, consisting of a minimum of 18 hours per week, during the fall and spring semesters. International students can learn how to apply in our website.
Students will earn a certificate upon successful completion of all required courses.
Approximate cost of the certificate is $8500-$9500 per semester (3 semesters, 18 months duration).
Certificate Requirements
- Adobe InDesign
- Brand Design and Corporate Identity
- Certificate Course in AI Design
- Figma for UX/UI
- Introduction to Adobe Illustrator
- Introduction to Graphic Design
- Introduction to Photoshop
- Introduction to Typography
Electives (select nine classes from the following programs)
- Branding and Digital Marketing
- Creative Interiors
- Exhibition Design
- Fine Art
- Graphic Design
- Photography and Video Production
- Special Topics
- UX/UI Design
Portfolio (2 Accelerated classes required every semester)
- Accelerated