Photoshop Skills Certificate of Completion

The Digital Design & Production:Photoshop Skills Certificate provides an entry level course of study in Adobe Photoshop. This course of study helps prepare the student to take the Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) industry-standard exam in Adobe Photoshop.

A Photoshop ACA is an earned certification that validates entry-level skills in visual communication, for careers including, but not limited to, marketing, Web development, photography, digital media, and graphic design. It indicates an intermediate level of depth and breadth of Photoshop knowledge and experience and enhances the recipients' value in the job market.

Learning Outcomes

Upon satisfactory completion of this program students will be able to:

  1. Create and edit complex digital images using basic through intermediate Photoshop features essential to an entry-level position in photography, digital art or web page design..
  2. Use critical thinking skills to evaluate an image, develop a strategy to repair and/or enhance it, and make the appropriate adjustments.

Program Requirements 

Course Code Title Units
DDP 301ADigital Imaging A0
DDP 301BDigital Imaging B0