Media and Extended Realities Certificate

Credit hours: 33

Detailed Certificate Information
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Description

The Media and Extended Realities Certificate offers students a comprehensive curriculum focused on digital design, extended realities (XR) development, and 3D modeling. Students will learn about architecture, lighting, sound design, hardware components for XR, 3D visualization software, and will culminate their studies with an experiential capstone project. This program equips graduates with the skills and knowledge necessary for a career in the field of digital design and extended realities.

Program Requirements

ART 130 - Web Design Credits: 3

ART 233 - User Experience Design Credits: 3

CSC 105 - Introduction to Programming Credits: 3

CSC 125 - Programming: C# Fundamentals Credits: 3

MET 200 - SolidWorks for Non-Engineers Credits: 3

or EGR 180 - CAD (Computer Aided-Design) with SolidWorks Credits: 3

MXR 110 - Digital Environmental Design Credits: 3

MXR 210 - Programming for Extended Realities Credits: 3

MXR 220 - 3D Simulation and Visualization Credits: 3

MXR 230 - Advanced XR Projects Credits: 3

VGD 151 - 3D Modeling and Animation Credits: 3

VGD 180 - Game Theory and Design Principles Credits: 3

Program Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the Media and Extended Realities Certificate program, the learner will be able to:

  1. Create immersive environments using fundamental architectural principles including temporal and narrative pacing, and lighting and sound design.

  2. Deploy extended reality (XR) applications using industry-standard platforms and devices.

  3. Craft a comprehensive user experience.

  4. Create 3D models and assets for use in digital experiences.

  5. Utilize industry-standard 3D visualization software.​

  6. Develop collaboration skills.

  7. Develop extended reality (XR) project management skills.

A woman with red dreadlocks and glasses holding a plate with white paint, painting it with a green paintbrush in a woodworking workshop.
A person with glasses and a black baseball cap painting on a piece of paper on a table in an art classroom. Another person is in the background.
Two young men working in a woodworking workshop, one painting with a brush and the other examining a wooden piece.
A person painting a rectangular wooden plank in a workshop, with woodworking tools and workbenches in the background.
Two women working on a woodworking project, one guiding the other with paint or stain on a wooden piece.
A man with tattooed arms and glasses shows a young woman with braided hair and a plaid shirt how to do something, set in a woodworking shop.
People working together on art projects at a workshop table, with paint supplies and wooden canvases.
Person in gray and black denim jacket painting a brick wall on canvas, working with red and black paint, on a workshop table.
A person is rolling out pink dough on a table with a blue roller, with the dough being flattened and shaped.