The 15 credit hour Digital Learning Design (DLD) Certificate provides a range of highly marketable and transferable skills to be used in any profession involving teaching, training or development of personnel or customers/clients. Through a combination of hands-on, competency-based coursework and field experience, students will apply learning theory to the design, development, and implementation of digital learning experiences in a range of environments. In addition, students will develop a digital portfolio of work products they can use to demonstrate creativity and skill mastery to future employers.

The Digital Learning Design at University of Cincinnati is a Certificate program designed for students who want to build the knowledge and skills required for careers in this field. Delivered on campus at the West Campus campus in Cincinnati, United States of America, the program is taught in English and takes 1 year to complete. Students study in a Full Time environment while preparing for future professional opportunities. The next intake starts on August 21, 2027.
About Certificate in Digital Learning Design
Requirements and Admission Criteria for Certificate in Digital Learning Design at University of Cincinnati
Entry Requirements
Students enrolled in Jordanian national curriculum are asked to report their current subjects on the “Current or Most Recent Year Courses” section of the Common App. Advise your school counselor, headmaster, director, etc. to upload the following documents to the Common App:
- Transcripts with final Preparatory school results for year 10, coursework and scores for year 11, and as much as is available for year 12 by the application deadline
- If you have completed secondary school, official copy of the General Secondary Education Certificate (Tawjihi), accompanied by a certified word-for-word English translation
If the transcript is issued in a language other than English, it must be accompanied by an English translation.
English Requirements
- IELTSMin 6.5
- TOEFLMin 79
Career Opportunities after Completing Certificate in Digital Learning Design
The field of learning design is evolving and with it a growing variety of professional fields applying sound learning and design theory using technology. According to the Institute for the Future's (IFTF) "Future Work Skills 2020" report, key drivers reshaping work include new media literacy, design mindset, virtual collaboration, and novel and adaptive thinking (IFTF, 2011). All of these skills are developed and supported through the Digital Learning Design certificate.
Marketable skills developed in this certificate include:
- Digital communication and virtual collaboration skills
- Content and assessment design in online and blended environments
- Visual, information and digital literacy
- Application of learning and design theory to improving learner engagement
- Integrating innovative digital learning tools for learner success
DLD students will bring new perspectives, skills, and tools to learning environments. Professional fields benefiting from learning designers include corporate training, museums, health care industries, schools, sales and fields we can't yet imagine.
Tuition and Fee Information for Certificate in Digital Learning Design at University of Cincinnati
How to Apply for Certificate in Digital Learning Design at University of Cincinnati
- Complete Common Application
- Pay $100 non-refundable fee
- Submit official School transcripts
- Submit official test scores
- Submit letter of recommendation (optional)

United States of America, Cincinnati