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Augmented & Virtual Reality Design
Undergraduate CertificateThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2022-2023 academic year.
The augmented and virtual reality design certificate program at University of Maryland Global Campus helps provide you with entry-level skills for a career in these immersive technologies. In this project-centric program, you’ll be exposed to virtual reality design and augmented reality design, 3D game engines, user experience and interface design, and immersive design techniques.
Program Highlights
- Gain skills: Gain entry-level skills for a career in immersive technologies.
- Gain hands-on experience: Develop, test, and deploy augmented reality experiences following design theory and best practices.
- Delve into digital design: Study the principles, practices, techniques, and theories that govern web and digital design.
- Learn techniques: Learn about the techniques and theories that govern scripting and programming languages.
- Study design thinking: Gain skills in design thinking and the basic principles of user experience and interaction design.
- Manage projects: Modify existing scripting languages and HTML code and conduct a usability review.
Required Courses
- (3 Credits, CMST 290)
- (3 Credits, CMST 315)
- (3 Credits, CMST 330)
- (3 Credits, CMST 331)
- (3 Credits, CMST 390)
- (3 Credits, CMST 490)
Career Preparation
This certificate program is designed to help you gain project-based experience in virtual and augmented reality design, UX, 3D game engines, and more.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
No previous experience is needed.
Total Program Credits
18
Transfer Credits
Up to 9
Format
- All courses available online
- Select hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $250 per credit hour
(Europe & Downrange)
See our Tuition Rates page for details.
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard UMGC admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.
Digital Design
Undergraduate CertificateThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2022-2023 academic year.
The online digital design certificate program at University of Maryland Global Campus provides you with entry-level skills for a career in digital and computer graphics design. The project-centric program exposes you to elements of design, electronic publishing, image editing, illustration graphics, motion graphics, ethical and legal considerations, digital design applications, theories, industry best practices, and design techniques, as well as to various career paths.
Program Highlights
- Build skills: Gain entry-level skills for a career in digital and computer graphics design.
- Explore the fundamentals: Learn the principles, practices, techniques, and theories that govern web and digital design.
- Develop your skills: Learn about digital image editing tools, create new images, and edit existing images.
- Gain hands-on experience: Create interactive products that integrate images, sound, video, and animation.
- Learn technique: Create electronic publications for various media formats following fundamental design principles.
- Create graphics: Apply concepts of vector image composition to create professional digital media.
Required Courses
- (3 Credits, CMST 295)
- (3 Credits, CMST 310)
- (3 Credits, CMST 311)
- (3 Credits, CMST 320)
- (3 Credits, CMST 325)
- (3 Credits, CMST 341)
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help you gain experience in digital, animated, and interactive design projects.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
No previous experience is needed.
Total Program Credits
18
Transfer Credits
Up to 9
Format
- All courses available online
- Select hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $250 per credit hour
(Europe & Downrange)
See our Tuition Rates page for details.
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard UMGC admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.
Web and Digital Design
Bachelor of ScienceThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2022-2023 academic year.
Learn career-relevant skills and improve your visibility in the market with an online bachelor’s degree in web and digital design from University of Maryland Global Campus. Explore the latest principles, software, and theories of web and digital design as you familiarize yourself with one of our three design-related degree focus areas.
This degree program is designed to help you learn new skillsets and advance your career. Our curriculum can help you develop a broad knowledge base of web design, augmented reality, graphic design, and electronic publishing, allowing you to master the basics of the field while increasing your knowledge of current design software and workflows. Through rigorous coursework, you’ll discover how to create motion graphics and 3D models while also covering the basics of image editing and content management systems.
As the field continues to grow, UMGC allows students in this major to fulfill elective course requirements by choosing from one of three specialized focus areas: web design, digital design, or augmented/virtual reality. Each degree focus is matched to a current career path in the industry, so you can tailor your degree to match your current interests and chosen career path.
Program Highlights
- Design, develop, and manage digital media using current and emerging technologies that adhere to industry standards
- Analyze needs and effectively manage projects and resources, applying sound business principles and technology
- Design and develop digital, interactive, and web-based media to meet customer requirements and usability standards
- Develop, test, and implement web and multimedia applications using techniques for scripting and programming
- Apply relevant theories, practices, and principles effectively when designing and developing works in digital media
Required Courses
Required Major Core Courses
- Take the following two required courses:
- (3 Credits, CMST 290)
- (3 Credits, CMST 295)
- Any upper-level CMST courses (21) -- Focused study in web design, digital design, or augmented/virtual reality is recommended as follows in the degree focus.
Degree Focus
To align with the upper-level requirement listed above, we recommend you choose from one of the following groups of classes below to align with your career interests:
Web Design Focus
- (3 Credits, CMST 385)
- (3 Credits, CMST 386)
- (3 Credits, CMST 325)
- (3 Credits, CMST 355)
- (3 Credits, CMST 387)
- (3 Credits, CMST 388)
- (3 Credits, CMST 488)
Digital Design Focus
- (3 Credits, CMST 310)
- (3 Credits, CMST 311)
- (3 Credits, CMST 325)
- (3 Credits, CMST 320)
- (3 Credits, CMST 425)
- (3 Credits, CMST 341)
- (3 Credits, CMST 351)
Augmented/Virtual Reality Focus
- (3 Credits, CMST 308)
- (3 Credits, CMST 315)
- (3 Credits, CMST 330)
- (3 Credits, CMST 331)
- (3 Credits, CMST 490)
Required Major Capstone Course
- (3 Credits, CMST 495)
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help prepare you to work in areas such as web design, electronic publishing, motion graphics, multimedia, animation, and graphic design.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
No previous experience is needed.
Total Program Credits
120
Transfer Credits
Up to 90
Format
- All courses are available online
- Select on-site and hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $250 per credit hour
(Europe & Downrange)
See our Tuition Rates page for details.
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard UMGC admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.