Business Management

This program trains individuals on how to plan, organize, direct, and control the administration and operations of a business. The course includes instruction on human resources management and behavior, accounting and other measurable practices, procuring and logistics, production, marketing, and overall business management.

The Applied Information Science certificate is a 18-credit-hour program that is completed completely online. The certificate introduces data analysis and manipulation, data organization and access, data policy development, and how these practices relate to the creation and dissemination of data sets and related information. You’ll study database design and perform management tasks that are part of today’s data life cycle, including backup and security. Develop the skills to build database infrastructures and curate data for specific needs.

NOTE: This program requires that recipients file the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) and be eligible for Title IV financial aid. The Workforce Ready Grant is not based on family income. 

The Multi-Device Development specialization is a completely online program where you will earn 18 credits in 16 weeks, provided the pre-requisites are completed. This boot camp-style program equips you with the skills for an entry-level job creating client-side websites, web and mobile applications and more. Most courses within the Informatics major focus on back-end web development, so by adding the Multi-Device Development within Media Arts and Science, you will gain knowledge of front-end development for mobile phones and the Web.

NOTE: This program requires that recipients file the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) and be eligible for Title IV financial aid. The Workforce Ready Grant is not based on family income. 

A project-based 10-week live online course exploring the best practices to design and prototype intuitive, usable, and human-centered experiences for AR and VR. During the course, students will familiarize themselves with the considerations of designing in environments beyond the screen, and the tools and skills to physically create those concepts. This course is designed for anyone interested in understanding how to and why to apply best UX practices when designing and building experiences for AR and VR.

This course is also available with C# Scripting Fundamentals, an additional 4-week live online course that will provide students with the core programming concepts of C# scripting they can use when developing applications. By the end of the course, students will have built a small game. This course doesn’t assume any previous programming experience.

A project-based 10-week live online course covering the foundational skillset in augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) development using industry-standard tools, while emphasizing the opportunity to get hands-on. During the course, students will build seven real-world projects, along with their own idea. This course will prepare students to earn a Unity Associate Programmer certificate.

This course is also available with C# Scripting Fundamentals, an additional 4-week live online course that will provide students with the core programming concepts of C# scripting they can use when developing applications. By the end of the course, students will have built a small game. This course doesn’t assume any previous programming experience.

The Digital Marketing training program is comprised of “An Introduction to e-Commerce Marketing with Shopify” and “Customer Acquisition with Google, Instagram, and Facebook”. Learners will build a webstore via the industry’s leading e-Commerce platform, Shopify. Then, they will learn to grow the business through customer acquisition with the globe’s most significant search engine and social media advertising platforms, using real-life marketing case studies from Facebook, Instagram, Google, Amazon and more. Upon completion, the learner is eligible to sit for the Shopify Certification exam, and will be Google AdWords and Facebook Advertising certified. This program is 100% online with weekly synchronous live lab sessions.

The workforce preparation course is focused on the Solutions Architect Associate certification. Students can use this course as preparation leading to the certification or keeping the certification up to date. The preparation is designed to be a continued validation of one’s expertise and a tool to expand one’s skills. Preparation includes practice tests and assignments based on the certification exam.

The AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner examination is intended for individuals who have the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively demonstrate an overall understanding of the AWS Cloud, independent of specific technical roles addressed by other AWS Certifications.