Description

Lethbridge College will get you ready for a career in the latest emerging technology-virtual and augmented reality. After completing this one year certificate, it will open up career opportunities in many industries including education, journalism, healthcare, engineering, and architecture.

Enhance your technical expertise and convert ideas from your imagination into exciting and relevant Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality (VR/AR) content. With a balance of technical and entrepreneurial skill-building, Lethbridge College’s Virtual and Augmented Reality Certificate program focuses on 4 areas of study: fundamentals, experiential, spatial and application.

You will spend the first term learning Extended Reality fundamentals and be exposed to the latest tools including 3-D modeling, 360-degree video, game engine design and volumetric design. You will build practical projects and be given opportunities to build entrepreneurial skills on your own, and by working with a team of VR/AR specialist. You will spend the final term of the program in an industry-based practicum focused on an area of expertise that appeals to you, helping organizations build VR/AR experiences, as well as design quality content that clients can actually use.

Imagine this:

• Creating a virtual home or office space so your client can have a walkthrough before committing hammer to nail
• Creating life-like training experiences so healthcare professionals or first responders can practice life-saving skills in a risk-free environment
• Working as a journalist in a humanitarian crisis and providing an immersive storytelling experience, giving the audience a first-hand view of a war being waged a half-world away
• You’ll unleash the power and potential of VR and AR

* Note: Additional fees may apply

** All fees are subject to change without notice