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.
Students seeking a full certificate from the Multimedia Studies Program must complete a minimum of 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.
Certificate of Completion
General Requirements to earn a full certificate:
- Minimum 300 hours of course study.
- Effective Résumé Writing and Portfolio Development (included in 300 hour minimum).
Multimedia Studies 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.
How to Apply
You can download the graduation application (PDF) here, or request one in person.
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A $50, non-refundable application fee (check or money order), must accompany your application and be made payable to SFSU-CEL.
For certificate advising, please contact Afitap Boz at aboz@sfsu.edu or 415.817.4227.
Choose from the following areas of study.
Web Design & Development
Adobe Edge (1.5 CEU)
Cascading Style Sheets (1.8 CEU)
Digital Publishing for Multiple Platforms (0.6 CEU)
Dreamweaver (1.5 CEU)
Flash (2.1 CEU)
HTML5 (1.8 CEU)
HTML5 Advanced (1.8 CEU)
JavaScript (1.8 CEU)
jQuery Advanced (1.8 CEU)
WordPress (.9 CEU)
UX/UI Design
Designing for Social Media (.6 CEU)
Information Design I (2.4 CEU)
Information Design II (1.8 CEU)
Interaction Design (1.8 CEU)
Mobile UX/UI Design (.6 CEU)
Responsive Web Design (0.6 CEU)
Mobile Application Design & Development
Adobe Edge (1.5 CEU)
Digital Publishing for Multiple Platforms (0.6 CEU)
HTML5 Advanced (1.8 CEU)
iApp Design (.6 CEU)
jQuery Advanced (1.8 CEU)
jQuery with Dreamweaver (1.2 CEU)
Mobile Content Development (.6 CEU)
Mobile UX/UI Design (.6 CEU)
Responsive Web Design (0.6 CEU)
Digital Graphics
Digital Publishing for Multiple Platforms (0.6 CEU)
Graphic Design I (1.8 CEU)
Graphic Design II (1.8 CEU)
Illustrator I (1.8 CEU)
Illustrator II (1.8 CEU)
InDesign I (1.8 CEU)
InDesign II (1.8 CEU)
Photoshop I (1.8 CEU)
Photoshop II (1.8 CEU)
Photoshop III (1.8 CEU)
Photoshop IV (1.8 CEU)
Photoshop: Digital Realism (2.1 CEU)
Typography (1.5 CEU)
Video & Audio Post Production
After Effects (2 Units)
Avid Media Composer 101 (3 CEU)
Final Cut Pro 101 (2 Units)
Graphics for Film & Video (1.5 CEU)
Premiere Pro (2 Units)
Pro Tools 101 (1 Unit)
Pro Tools 110 (2 Units)
Pro Tools 201 (2 Units)
Pro Tools 210M (2 Units)
Pro Tools 210P (2 Units)
Pro Tools 310M (2 Units)
Pro Tools 310P (2 Units)
(For MSP Students, 1 Unit equals 15 Course Hours)
Career Development
Effective Résumé Writing (.9 CEU)
Portfolio Development (3 CEU)
Supervised Industry Internship (1.8 CEU)
Student Loans
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SF State University Extended Learning
Multimedia Studies Program
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