Graduate Certificate in Emerging Media Design and Development

The Center for Emerging Media Design and Development offers an 11-month Graduate Certificate focused on three areas: design thinking, transmedia storytelling, and human-computer interaction. Through applied research and cross-disciplinary project work, you will be trained in a diverse set of skills including interaction design, usability testing, product development, project management, and innovative storytelling. The certificate program gives you the applied and theoretical skills necessary in an ever-evolving workplace and provides a foundation for the soft skills employers want, including collaborative problem-solving, design thinking, and research methods. The Emerging Media Design and Development Certificate is obtained via our low-residency program. The majority of your coursework will be online, four days at the start of each semester you will meet in person in the Greater Indianapolis area to work in a small group setting with your professors and classmates.

To be eligible for regular admission for a licensure, graduate certificate, or master's degree program, you must meet one of the criteria below - earned a minimum of a 2.75 GPA from your undergraduate degree-granting institution. Earned at least 9 graduate credit hours with a minimum of a 3.0 GPA. Have a conferred master's or doctoral degree from an institution recognized by an USDE accrediting association.