Certificate in Page Layout and Design
In this certificate, you will gain invaluable hands-on experience from experts in imaging and page layout. In addition, you will develop the necessary technical skills with the visual language applicable to software commonly used in the field of public relations.
Your take-away
This program is a great way to help you:
- Gain the knowledge and skills to produce a variety of documents like magazine layouts, pamphlets and brochures;
- Realize concrete projects where you will use advanced typographic options
- Learn basic pre-press notions to apply through the InDesign interface;
- Explore the tricks of the trade, from the basic of image manipulation through the creation of sophisticated multi-layered images.
Our approach
This program brings PR to life through active learning to simulate interconnected, real-world cases, featuring leading PR guest speakers, team projects and group activities. If you've got spin, this is your chance to use it.
Who benefits most?
- Anyone who wants to learn the fundamentals of desktop publishing.
- Students who want to work in advertising, animation, graphic design, illustration, printmaking, page layout and digital publication.
- Anyone interested in updating their professional portfolio with the latest design trends.
- Students looking onward to an academic path in design.
- Employees in marketing, communications or sales who want to refresh their skills or are open new horizons.
- Small business owners or association members who manage their own communications.
- Exhibition designers, fine artists, interior designers, landscape architects, multimedia specialists, photographers and UX designers could also greatly benefit from courses in this program
- Anyone who wants to manipulate digital images using Adobe Photoshop.
- Artists who want to expand their creative horizons.
- Art students who want to broaden their capacity for creative expression.
- Anyone who is contemplating a career in photography, graphic design and visual communications.
Compulsory courses
In order to obtain the certificate, the following compulsory courses must be completed:
- Adobe InDesign I (CEDP 150)
- Adobe InDesign II (CEDP 250)
- Intro to Digital Imaging (CEPH 219)