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Introducing 足球游戏_中国足彩网￥体育资讯's Professional Studio.
Flexible, high-impact courses for working creatives. Learn in-demand skills from industry leaders. Apply them immediately in the creative economy.
Upskill for What’s Next in the Creative Economy
LEAD WITH YOUR CREATIVITY
You don’t have to go back to school to stay ahead of the curve. Professional Studio is 足球游戏_中国足彩网￥体育资讯’s new hub for advanced upskilling—built for designers, artists, freelancers, and creative entrepreneurs who need flexible, applied learning in areas driving the creative economy.
Introducing the Professional Studio inaugural courses below, launching Spring 2026.
Essentials of Culinary Photography
Explore how culinary aesthetics, optics, and lighting come together to create striking stills and short-form content for editorial, commercial, and digital platforms.
? Launching: January 26, 2026 | 8 Weeks | Asynchronous
? Instructor: Joe Lavine, professional food photographer
Generative 3D Assets for Game Design
Bring your ideas to life faster. Harness AI-powered tools to brainstorm, create, and refine 3D assets for gaming and immersive media.
? Launching: January 26, 2026 | 8 Weeks | Asynchronous
? Instructor: Alex Lucas, 3D Character Artist
Learn on Your Schedule
Flexible, asynchronous courses designed for busy professionals, so you can balance work and study.
Train With Industry Experts
Courses are taught by experienced professionals working at the forefront of their fields, connecting you to real industry insight.
Develop In-Demand Skills
Master in-demand creative and digital skills that align with new opportunities in the creative economy.
At 足球游戏_中国足彩网￥体育资讯 Open Studies, imagination meets real-world impact. Whether you're looking to upskill, pivot careers, or explore your creative side, our non-degree courses, workshops, credentials and certificates empower you with the tools and mindsets that drive innovation. Learn design thinking, sharpen your creative problem-solving skills, and master industry-standard tools in fields like graphic design and AI – all taught by working professionals who understand the evolving creative landscape.
Expand your Career Skills
These credentials offer an accelerated pathway, allowing students to complete all required coursework within 8 months through continuous enrollment. Courses will be provided in a flexible, asynchronous format to accommodate working professionals and other busy students. These programs are designed for those seeking to advance their careers in high-demand fields and respond to strong market trends and interest from prospective students.
Offering Credentials in
- Data Analytics & Visualization
- User 足球游戏_中国足彩网￥体育资讯 (UX) Design
- Business for Creatives
- Applied: Portrait Photography
- Game Educator Pro
- Branding: Packaging Craft and Sensory Identity
Coming Fall 2025
- Credential - Digital Culinary Arts
- Micro-credential - Applied: Portrait Photography
- Micro-credential - Game Educator Pro
- Micro-credential - Branding Packaging Craft and Sensory Identity
A certificate is a focused, skill-building program that you can complete on your schedule. It demonstrates your mastery of a specific subject or practice area—perfect for expanding your portfolio or standing out in the job market. Connect with one of our Advisors to learn more.
Coming Fall 2026
- Digital Culinary Arts
Coming Spring 2026
- Design Essentials
- Design Business
- Design Strategy
Explore Our Convenient Learning Options
Expand Your Career Skills
Advance your professional skills, pivot your career, or pursue competitive graduate degrees while building valuable creative connections for future collaborations. Our non-degree Professional Practice offerings are taught by industry experts and structured to make 足球游戏_中国足彩网￥体育资讯’s rigorous art and design instruction accessible to working adults.
Credential vs. Certificates
Build Your Path, Your Way. Looking to sharpen your skills, pivot careers, or work toward a graduate degree? Our certificate and credential programs are designed to meet you where you are—and take you where you want to go. These learning experiences are modular and stackable. Take them independently or combine them as building blocks toward a larger credential or a professional graduate degree, such as a Master of Professional Studies (MPS). You’ll gain immediate value—and long-term opportunity.
Meet Our Faculty
足球游戏_中国足彩网￥体育资讯 Open Studies Professional Studios are led by working artists and designers who bring their real-world experience into the classroom. As part-time faculty actively engaged in their fields, they offer practical insights, current industry knowledge, and mentorship that bridges learning with lived creative practice. Whether you're taking a workshop, course, or pursuing a certificate, you'll be learning from professionals who know what it takes to thrive creatively and professionally.
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Why Learn with 足球游戏_中国足彩网￥体育资讯?
A Legacy of Creative Leadership.
For nearly two centuries, 足球游戏_中国足彩网￥体育资讯 has shaped culture and industry as one of the most influential art and design hubs in the United States. Now, through Professional Studio, we’re extending that expertise to creative professionals who want career-relevant learning—without the long-term academic commitment.
When you learn with us, you’re joining a network of creatives who are pushing boundaries in design, media, gaming, and storytelling across the globe.
足球游戏_中国足彩网￥体育资讯 alumni have landed internships, jobs, and competitive freelance assignments at leading studios and companies worldwide:
An asynchronous class doesn’t meet on a set day or time. Instead, you complete the course on your own schedule within the overall dates. For example, if the class runs from October 1 to December 1, you’ll move through weekly modules with deadlines within each seven-day cycle. You can submit work at any time of day—early morning, late evening, or whenever works best for you—as long as you meet the posted due dates. The instructor is actively involved throughout the course. They log in several times each week to answer questions, give feedback, grade assignments, and guide you. Lessons and assignments are pre-loaded, so you can see what’s ahead and plan your work using the Canvas calendar.
Via Canvas, 足球游戏_中国足彩网￥体育资讯’s virtual learning environment. The link is available on the MyMica portal at mica.edu/mymica
Once enrolled, you will receive a 足球游戏_中国足彩网￥体育资讯 email with a link to your Student Getting Started Guide. Please check the email that you used to register for the course or workshop. To note: The email you receive once you are enrolled will also include login instructions to access tools and software necessary for your class such as Canvas, Adobe Creative Cloud, Zoom, and Google Drive.
Reach out to 足球游戏_中国足彩网￥体育资讯’s Help desk at help@mica.edu.
Note that you must be registered and enrolled in the class to receive login information.
Yes, payment plans are available!
Please contact 足球游戏_中国足彩网￥体育资讯’s Office of Enrollment Services for more information and to set this up: (410) 225-2234 or enrollmentservices@mica.edu
This varies depending on the type of course you choose. Our courses vary in length and format, from short workshops to more in-depth programs. Check the course description to see if yours includes a certificate.
We’d love to meet with you to help you figure out if Professional Studio is the right fit! Connect with 足球游戏_中国足彩网￥体育资讯’s Graduate Admission Counselor by scheduling a chat.
Our courses are designed to deliver high-impact learning experiences, and we hope you’ll find them both practical and engaging. However, if you decide a course isn’t the right fit, you can fill out this form to drop the course you are enrolled in. Then, submit a written request for a refund to openstudies@mica.edu, including your full name and course information, before the start of the second class.