In this exciting three-semester Visual Effects (Online) graduate certificate program, you'll increase your skills in 3D procedural animation, compositing, virtual production, and visual effects workflows for film, television, and the video game industry. Preparing for a career in the post-production industry, you'll learn to combine technical skills with the creativity of a designer.

As a visual effects student, you'll hone your visual storytelling capabilities through using elements like digital lighting, surface attribute design, 3D compositing, and virtual engines. You'll also get to work with our LED wall, which will give you hands-on experience working with industry-leading technology. 

This program offers you the chance to learn from leading industry professionals who will guide you through classroom training, as well as other relevant collaborative and extracurricular activities.

Program Requirements

You'll need to have access to a personal computer with the following minimum specifications:

• laptop or desktop
• CPU:  Intel Skylake Core i7 – i9 six coresor equivalent 
• graphics:  RTX 2000 series or equivalent 
• RAM:  32GB (the more you can afford the better) 
• screen:  15-inch minimum
• storage:  500GB – 1TB SSD
• additional storage: 4TB Portable HD or more
• optional but recommended: Wacom tablet;