Certificate of Completion in Multimedia Studies
In keeping up with current cross-discipline trends, our Multimedia Studies Program offers one of the most flexible certificates available. Choose your courses from one of several areas of study to craft a certificate that fulfills your personal and career goals or just take individual courses to update your skills.
Certificate of Completion
Students seeking a full certificate from the Multimedia Studies Program must complete roughly 300 course hours (CEU as well as academic units). In addition, they are required to enroll in “Effective Résumé Writing” and, in their final semester, “Portfolio Development.”
General requirements to earn a full multimedia certificate:
- Minimum 300 hours of course study.
- Effective Résumé Writing and Portfolio Development (included in 300 hour minimum).
MSP courses carry continuing education units (CEUs) where 1 CEU=10 course hours. In addition, the MSP accepts relevant course hours from other SF State departments, including academic units where 1 unit=15 course hours.
You need not apply for the full certificate in order to take any of our courses (except for Portfolio Development).
How to Apply
You can download the certificate application (PDF) here, or request one in person. (You will need Acrobat Reader to view this PDF file.)
For entrance to a certificate a $50, non-refundable application fee is required in the form of a check or money order, made payable to SFSU-CEL (credit cards cannot be accepted). Enrollment in the certificate is not required to register for MSP classes.
Choose from the following categories, organized by emphasis.
Web Design & Development
Essentials
- Blogs, Podcasts, & Internet Radio (1.8 CEU)
- Cascading Style Sheets (1.8 CEU)
- Dreamweaver (1.8 CEU)
- Dreamweaver online (2.0 CEU)
- Flash I (1.8 CEU)
- Flash I online (2.0 CEU)
- Graphic Design I (1.8 CEU)
- Graphic Design II (1.8 CEU)
- HTML (2.4 CEU)
- HTML online (2.0 CEU)
- Illustrator I (2.4 CEU)
- Illustrator I online (2.0 CEU)
- Information Design I (1.8 CEU)
- Interaction Design (2.0 CEU)
- JavaScript (1.8 CEU)
- Mac Basics (0.6 CEU)
- Photoshop I (1.8 CEU)
- Photoshop II (1.8 CEU)
- Photoshop online (2.0 CEU)
- Storyboarding (1.8 CEU)
- Typography (2.4 CEU)
Advanced
- Ajax (1.8 CEU)
- Content Management Systems with DRUPAL (1.8 CEU)
- Flash ActionScripting (1.8 CEU)
- Flash II (1.8 CEU)
- Flash III (1.8 CEU)
- Flex Design & Development (1.8 CEU)
- Information Design II (1.8 CEU)
- Photoshop III (1.8 CEU)
- XML (0.9 CEU)
Mastery
- Photoshop IV (Adobe Certification Exam) (1.8 CEU)
- Photoshop: Digital Realism (1.8 CEU)
- Flash Video (1.8 CEU)
- Flash for Mobile Devices (1.8 CEU)
Related Interest
- Principles of Animation (1.8 CEU)
- QuickTime Pro (0.6 CEU)
Career Development
- Effective Résumé Writing* (0.9 CEU)
- Portfolio Development* (3.0 CEU)
- Freelance Survival (0.9 CEU)
- Supervised Industry Internship (1.8 CEU)
Graphic Design & Print Production
Essentials
- Color Pre-press I (1.5 CEU)
- Color Pre-press II (1.5 CEU)
- Graphic Design I (1.8 CEU)
- Graphic Design II (1.8 CEU)
- Illustrator I (2.4 CEU)
- Illustrator I online (2.0 CEU)
- InDesign I (1.8 CEU)
- InDesign II (1.8 CEU)
- Mac Basics (0.6 CEU)
- Photoshop I (1.8 CEU)
- Photoshop II (1.8 CEU)
- Photoshop online (2.0 CEU)
- Typography (2.4 CEU)
Advanced
- Illustrator II (2.4 CEU)
- Photoshop III (1.8 CEU)
Mastery
- Photoshop Digital Realism (2.1 CEU)
- Photoshop IV (Adobe Certification Exam) (1.8 CEU)
Related Interest
- QuarkXPress (0.6 CEU)
- Storyboarding (1.8 CEU)
Career Development
- Effective Résumé Writing* (0.9 CEU)
- Portfolio Development* (3.0 CEU)
- Freelance Survival (0.9 CEU)
- Supervised Industry Internship (1.8 CEU)
- Blogs, Podcasts & Internet Radio (1.5 CEU)
3D
Essentials
- Animation (2 units)
- Digital Editing (1.8 CEU)
- Fundamentals (2 units)
- Mac Basics (0.6 CEU)
- Maya I (2 units)
- Photoshop I (1.8 CEU)
- Photoshop online (2.0 CEU)
- Principles of Animation (1.8 CEU)
- Storyboarding (1.8 CEU)
Advanced
- Maya & Photoshop for Game Art (2.4 CEU)
- Maya II (1.8 CEU)
Mastery
Related Interest
- Final Cut Pro 101 (2 units)
- Flash I (1.8 CEU)
- Photoshop Digital Realism (2.1 CEU)
- QuickTime Pro (0.6 CEU)
Career Development
- Effective Résumé Writing* (0.9 CEU)
- Portfolio Development* (3.0 CEU)
- Freelance Survival (0.9 CEU)
- Supervised Industry Internship (1.8 CEU)
- Blogs, Podcasts & Internet Radio (1.5 CEU)
Videos
Essentials
- After Effects (2 units)
- Avid Media Composer 101 (2 units)
- Digital Editing Fundamentals (2 units)
- Digital Video Production (3 units)
- Final Cut Po 101 (2 units)
- Mac Basics (0.6 CEU)
- Photoshop for DV (1 units)
- Photoshop I (1.8 CEU)
- Pro Tools 101 (1 units)
- Storyboarding (1.8 CEU)
Advanced
- After Effects: Compositing & Effects (2 units)
- DVD Production (2 units)
- Flash Video (0.7 CEU)
- Flash for Mobile Devices (0.7 CEU)
- Pro Tools 110 (2 units)
Mastery
- Pro Tools 201, 210 M/P (Digidesign Certified Operator) (2 units)
- Pro Tools 310 M/P (Digidesign Certified Expert) (2 units)
Related Interest
- Premiere Pro (2 units)
- QuickTime Pro (0.6 CEU)
Career Development
- Effective Résumé Writing* (0.9 CEU)
- Portfolio Development* (3.0 CEU)
- Freelance Survival (0.9 CEU)
- Supervised Industry Internship (1.8 CEU)
- Blogs, Podcasts & Internet Radio (1.5 CEU)
* Required to complete a certificate from Multimedia Studies Program
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