Infographics &
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Visualize data to tell compelling stories

This online certificate program helps professionals succeed in environments where big data and metrics are key. Led by industry experts, our hands-on courses in information design, data analytics and filtering, visualization best practices, and programming basics enable you to make complex statistics come to life for diverse audiences.

Who Should Enroll

Anyone with an interest in data visualization, information design, data analytics, and business intelligence
Those seeking a deeper understanding of how data is prepared for graphic visualization
Anyone interested in joining a data analytics team in a company or organization

What You'll Gain

The ability to research, filter, and clean data and to adapt data and sketches for infographics
A deeper understanding of how storytelling facilitates thinking
A solid grasp of the most common and important tools used by companies, organizations, and individuals to visualize information

How You'll Learn

Engaging video lectures and interviews with industry experts
Direct interaction with faculty practitioners at the top of their fields
Online collaboration in small classes, supported by video conferencing
Project-based learning focused on developing real-world skills and portfolio assets

Courses

Students are advised to complete courses in the order in which they are listed below.

Data Visualization 101

This course covers the basics of data visualization, serving as a foundation for the study of information design, data analytics, and interactive visualization practices.

Information Design for Infographics and Visual Storytelling

This course enables students to thoughtfully and successfully bring to life flat numbers and data through engaging and digestible visual representations that can easily be shared with large audiences. It addresses best practices from discovery to production to delivery.

Data and Analytics for Visualization and Business Intelligence

In this course, students develop skills in using SQL and other data analysis tools, with the goal of creating visual representations of information.

Data Visualization Portfolio Development

This course enables students to prepare a digital portfolio of projects that showcases their ability to perform in the contemporary data visualization workplace.

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“With the certificate, you’ll be able to build on whatever foundation and background you have, which can then lead you to working on a data team — something every company from here on out is going to have.”

Gabi Steele, coordinator, Infographics and Data Visualization Certificate program

Why The New School?

The professional landscape as we’ve known it has changed dramatically, and ongoing learning is more important now than ever before. At The New School, we champion every student’s creativity and growth. By combining integrated disciplines with collaborative problem solving, we deliver an immersive, transformative learning experience. With the leadership of Parsons School of Design — a globally top-ranked design school — our faculty imparts the critical expertise students need to advance their careers or pivot to new ones in a constantly evolving world.