:: Advanced Professional Certificates

Introduction

Many students enter The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University to pursue a new career direction, building upon their life experience earned in other professions. Career changers find educational resources and support at AIB to guide them as they move into a new profession. These students are of varied ages and backgrounds, but they share one thing in common: a keen desire to learn and to make the most of the opportunities for learning found at The Art Institute of Boston.

The Advanced Professional Certificate is a two-year studio intensive program in animation, graphic design, or illustration. The curriculum is designed for students who already have a Bachelor's Degree (BA, BS, or BFA in any major) and wish to pursue a professional career as an illustrator, graphic designer, or animator. Students with no previous art experience may take required foundation prerequisites before, or concurrent with the program.

Animation: Advanced Professional Certificate

Semester Two
Drawing For Animation
Animation Basics II
Computer Animation II: Maya
History of Animation
General Elective

Semester Three
Concept Creation
Animation Projects
Animation Major Elective
Video I
General Elective

Semester Four
Business of Animation
Senior Animation Project / Senior Jury
Animation Major Elective or Internship
Advanced Art History Elective
General Elective

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Graphic Design: Advanced Professional Certificate

Semester One
Typography I
Language of Form
History of Modern Design
Advanced Drawing Elective
Intro to Photography

Semester Two
Visual Research
Typography II
Visual Communication
Studio Elective
Art History Elective

Semester Three
Design Systems
Typography III
PrePress
Design Major Elective
General Elective or Professional Practices in Design

Semester Four
Portfolio/Thesis
Internship
Design Major Elective
Design Major Elective
General Elective

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Illustration: Advanced Professional Certificate

Semester One
Anatomy and Figure Drawing
Principles of Illustration
Techniques I - Color and Composition
Digital Trio
Art History Elective

Semester Two
Sequential Projects
Techniques 2 – Demos
Illustration Drawing Elective
Typography I
Illustration Survey
General Elective

Semester Three
Op-Ed Projects
Senior Studio
Business of Illustration
Illustration Drawing Elective
Illustration Major Elective
General Elective

Semester Four
Alternative Projects
Digital Production
Web Promotion
Portfolio for Illustration / Senior Jury
Senior Studio
Illustration Drawing Elective
General Elective or Internship