CCPS Certificate Programs

 

Computer Graphics

These certificates provide a firm grounding in basic elements through advanced techniques. In these fast-moving fields, we offer the opportunity to use, learn, and understand the various types of specialized equipment that exist in today's electronic design and animation studios.

Career Tracks

• Interactive Media
• Electronic Imaging and Illustration
• Electronic Publishing
• Computer Animation and Video
• Computer-Aided Design and Visualization

Registration Deadlines

Registration deadlines for all courses are one week prior to course start dates, unless otherwise noted. Exceptions will be allowed based on space availability. We recommend that you register early. International students must contact the office for registration and immigration requirements by email: prostudy@pratt.edu.

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Photography and Digital Media

Photography as artistic medium and visual communication crosses international divides, and the advent of digital photography has made taking photos accessible to all of us. This program is designed for serious amateurs, those who would like to take their techniques, vision, and current knowledge to another level, or those interested in changing careers, preparing for a master's degree, or pursuing personal growth. The coursework for this program offers beginning fundamentals, intermediate, and advanced classes in black and white and digital photography.

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IFMA Facility Management Programs

CCPS has recently entered into a partner agreement with the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) to offer two credentialing programs for professional facilities managers.
Today, more than ever, companies are interested in their current or prospective employees’ ability to demonstrate that they meet industry-wide standards. Some companies say that a growing number of their clients insist on dealing only with employees who have earned facility management industry credentials. Courses at Pratt Manhattan run in spring, summer and fall. Check the catalog or look at Instant Enrollment for course times and dates.

Facility Management Professional (FMP) Credential

• Do you have the knowledge and skills that facility management employers are demanding?
• Do you have a way of proving to your current and prospective employers that your abilities meet or exceed industry-wide standards?

The IFMA Facility Management Professional (FMP) credential is an assessment-based program aligned with IFMA’s global task analysis. It is designed to ensure that those receiving the FMP credential demonstrate a proven comprehension of the foundations of facility management in the following subject areas: Operations and Maintenance, Project Management, Finance and Business Essentials, Leadership and Strategy Essentials.

Learn more: http://www.ifmacredentials.org/fmp/

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Sustainability Facility Professional (SFP) Credential

Optimize facility management performance for a better tomorrow.

Optimum “sustainability” for savvy CEOs and facility professionals goes beyond certifying the premises with the preferred building rating system. The SFP is the new credential for FMs seeking a higher level of sustainable performance. It is a commitment to improving the facility’s impact on the environment, productivity and people—not just today, but tomorrow too. Become an SFP and play a key leadership role in creating, managing, and operating sustainable facilities. Learn more: http://www.ifmacredentials.org/sfp/ 

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Fine and Decorative Art Appraisal

Growing popularity through television programs has generated high interest in personal property appraisal. Pratt Institute's Center for Continuing and Professional Studies (CCPS), in an exclusive collaboration with the American Society of Appraisers (ASA), is pleased to announce its certificate program in Fine and Decorative Art Appraisal. The Pratt Certificate Program will prepare you to become skilled appraisers, and/or develop a thorough appreciation of collectable items. Through lecture, demonstration, and display, you will lear  the history, theory and practice for skillfully appraising and/or collecting a wide variety of collectable items.

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Sustainable Building, Infrastructure Design and Management

Designers have long been able to meet the needs of their clients and businesses by using their creativity to blend form and function.  Today’s world of limited resources and changing economic and environmental values requires a new set of tools to design a sustainable world.

This Certificate program, Sustainable Building, Infrastructure Design and Management, brings designers into 21st century design by building on their existing design skills and enhancing them with cutting-edge skills and knowledge, enabling them to meet the new goals and challenges of sustainability.

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Online and Social Media Marketing - NEW

Marketing is the core of commerce - it’s the art and science of bringing products to market and introducing them to consumers. And while marketing creative strategies and outlets are always evolving, nothing has shaken up the industry nearly as much as social media and other online outreach opportunities.

This program is for marketers, brand managers, product developers, artists, and entrepreneurs who want to more fully understand how to use social media outlets and other online media to sell products and reach new audiences. We’ll explore social and online media from both theoretical and practical standpoints, from basic introductions to advanced insights.