Design and Innovation Stackable Certificates
The Master of Arts in Design and Innovation program is comprised of three certificates where each certificate can be earned independently or “stacked” together for a personalized degree that best fits your professional and educational goals.
Certificates are offered in Design Strategy & Systems, Design Experiences & Interactions, and Design Leadership & Impact. Both together and separately the certificates in the program teach you to:
- Analyze methods for design strategy, user experience and design leadership for creative industries
- Apply design management and leadership skills to create influential change
- Conduct research, design frameworks, to develop design systems
- Explain contemporary issues in design including design ethics, inclusivity in design, globalization, emerging technologies and artificial intelligence.
Certificate in Design Strategy & Systems
The Certificate in Design Strategy and Systems focuses on the basic concepts of design and innovations and practices creative strategy, design systems and analytic methods to measure the success of design solutions.
This certificate also includes topics on:
- Brand psychology and consumer research
- Legal aspects related to license tools and intellectual property including brand audits
- Ethical use of AI tools in design and creative industries
- Implementation strategy
- Trends in design
- Skills in evaluation, influence and analysis.
Certificate in Experiences & Interactions
The Certificate in Experiences and Interactions focuses on user-centered design principles and processes to develop inclusive creative solutions to complex human problems in real-world environments.
This certificate includes topics on product design and HCI concepts, user interface research, inclusive design, ergonomics, and risk assessment.
Certificate in Design Leadership & Impact
The Certificate in Design Leadership and Impact focuses on design management and leadership to innovate and create influential change across organizations and creative economies.
This certificate includes topics on intra- and entrepreneurship, team management, hiring and retaining talent, stakeholder management and governance.
