Along with visual literacy, data and procedural literacies are key skills necessary for contemporary designers. This certificate program serves as an introduction to the production of information visualizations for contemporary media, a current area of design that harnesses these three essential skill sets. There are no prerequisite requirements for this program, and courses are open to all students. 

1. Analyze effectiveness of a visualization's presentation of data
2. Design visualizations that showcase data with appropriately chosen design strategies
3. Apply procedural thinking to solve design problems