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Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Multimedia Instructional Design

The Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Multimedia Instructional Design at NCU focuses on the multimedia element of instructional design. You will explore design principles, mobile devices, ethical and legal considerations, and open source authoring tools. This certificate is a useful addition to your existing skills as an instructional designer. The Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Multimedia Instructional Design teaches you about design principles for multimedia learning. This includes considering the many factors that can affect the multimedia experience for different learning contexts and audiences, as well as measuring the effectiveness of each. You will then be able to provide stakeholders with methods for selecting and designing multimedia, as well as ways to optimize existing multimedia solutions. Throughout this certificate, you will evaluate authoring tools for the design and development of instructional and training solutions, investigate the benefits and limitations of different authoring tools, and use these tools to sketch storyboards and produce authentic products for instruction and training. You will showcase your developing competencies through digital portfolios.

Course information
  Credit Hours Courses Est. Time to Complete  
Post-Baccalaureate Cert 48 16 9 months View Course Catalog
*Credit hours and courses reflect new students meeting credit requirements and utilizing no transfer credits. Est. Time of Completion reflects new students following the preferred schedule designed by the Dean for the program.

Unmatched Flexibility
NCU offers weekly course starts, no scheduled lecture hours, no group assignments, weekly assignments, and the ability to schedule courses around your personal and professional obligations.

100% Doctoral Faculty
No matter the degree level you pursue, you can rest assured that you will be mentored by doctors in your field of study.

One to One Engagement
You won't have to fight for facetime as one of many within a classroom. At NCU, you'll have the opportunity to interact one to one with your professor, receiving personalized mentoring.

Students in the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate program will expand their knowledge of design principles for multimedia learning, while challenging themselves in graduate-level courses.