Distance Education Partnerships
Opportunities for Other Institutions
Pennsylvania College of Art & Design has a robust program of online course sharing to provide credits in Business, Data Visualization, Esports Management, Fashion Merchandising, Graphic Design and Project Management. We serve institutions that are looking to expand their course catalog and serve students in need of options in the creative industry. Our courses are designed with various online options for synchronous learning and asynchronous learning (full semester or 8 week). If you are an interested institution that would like to embed our courses in your catalog or need options for your students, we have solutions for you.
Acadeum Course Share Platform
If you are a member of the Acadeum Course Share program and would like to engage in our courses as a Home Institution, you can find a comprehensive list of our courses at the link below.
Direct Partnerships
Another great opportunity is establishing MOU agreements to embed course content in your curriculum and course catalog as a regular offering. Please contact us our director Holly Mosher at hmosher@pcad.edu to arrange a meeting and get things started.
Our Programs
Fashion Merchandising
A concentration in Fashion Merchandising can offer many opportunities for students in their career path as they seek employment after graduation. Students can seek careers in the fashion industry in product development and design, merchandising and supply chain, fashion trend analysis, corporate retail careers while utilizing their design and creative talents. The coursework is developed to help contribute the success of emerging fashion interests and innovation. Courses include Introduction to Fashion Merchandising, Fashion Trend Forecasting, History of Costume in the Fashion Industry, Textiles in the Global fashion industry, Sustainable Retail Buying, and Fashion Product development.
Esports Management
A concentration in Esports Management offers many benefits to students, many of which will occur as they seek employment after graduation. Completing an undergraduate degree is challenging but pursuing additional content areas and concentrations communicates to employers that students have a strong work ethic, possess interdisciplinary flexibility, and have the potential to be an adaptive and versatile professional. As students enter increasingly competitive career arenas, the Esports courses offers preparation for an exciting growth industry with space for creative thinkers and makers. Esports courses include Introduction to Esports, Esports Events and gaming technology, and Sport Analytics.
Business in the Creative Industry
A concentration in business offers many benefits to students, the full impact of which will be felt as they seek employment after graduation. Students frequently seek careers as industry professionals, individual creators, entrepreneurs, and self-reliant practitioners, and the particular skill sets developed through business coursework will contribute to their success. Additionally, pursuing additional content areas and concentrations communicates to employers that graduates have a strong work ethic, possess interdisciplinary flexibility, and have the potential to be an adaptive and versatile professional. Courses include Introduction to Business I and II, Principles of Marketing, Understanding Users, Entrepreneurship, and Professional Practices.
Data Visualization
The Data Visualization teaches students to use effective design principles and analytics methodologies for information design. Students will learn to illustrate data stories, further develop technological prowess (data processing languages & techniques), answer scientific questions, and communicate important observations through the visual representation of information. A particular emphasis will be placed on understanding the ethical, and philosophical concepts behind the production, promotion, and accessibility of data. Courses include Foundation of Information Design, Data Analytics Methodologies, Data manipulation and documentation, Interactive Visualization, and Information Design Project Studio.
Project Management
Project Management enhances art and design skills developed in a student’s major by providing the theory, structure and skills necessary for working collaboratively with others on future projects serving a diverse number of internal and external stakeholders. These creative projects may also be ones conducted by an individual artist alone. Courses include Introduction to Project Management, Project Leadership and Strategy, and Project Management for corporate social responsibility.
Graphic Design
Our Graphic Design courses are designed to equip students with the conceptual, technical, and creative skills necessary for a successful career in the dynamic field of visual communication. Students will learn traditional design principles, cutting-edge digital practices and production techniques central to the needs of the graphic design industry.
Our Fall 2025 Courses
August 25 - December 5
BUS 102 – Introduction to Business II in the Creative Industry
Synchronous Tuesday 6:30-9:00 pm (EST)
BUS 203 – Understanding Users
Synchronous Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:30-9:45 am (EST)
BUS 300 – Entrepreneurship in the Creative Industry
Synchronous Monday 5:30-8:00 pm (EST)
DATA 101 – Foundations for Information Design
Synchronous: Saturdays, 9:30 am-12:00 pm (EST)
DATA 102 – Data Analytics Methodologies
Synchronous Saturday 3:00-5:30 pm (EST)
ESP 101 – Introduction to Esports
Synchronous Thursday 6:30-9:00 pm (EST)
FAME 101 – Async Full Semester: Introduction to Fashion Merchandising
Asynchronous Full Semester
FAME 101 – Async 8-week term A Introduction to Fashion Merchandising
Asynchronous 8/25/2025 — 10/24/2025
FAME 101 – Async 8-week term B Introduction to Fashion Merchandising
Asynchronous 10/13/2025 — 12/5/2025
FAME 300 – Asynch 8-Week term A Retail Sustainable Buying
Asynchronous 8/25/2025 — 10/24/2025
FAME 300 – Asynch 8-Week term B Retail Sustainable Buying
Asynchronous 10/13/2025 —12/5/2025
FAME 400 – Textiles in Global Fashion Industry
Synchronous Tuesday 6:30-9:00 pm EST
FD 101 – Drawing 1 Term A
Synchronous Tuesdays/Thursdays 6:00-8:00 pm (EST) Eastern Standard Time
FD 101 – Drawing 1 Term B
Synchronous Tuesdays/Thursdays 6:00-8:00 pm (EST) Eastern Standard Time
GD 200 – Digital 1
Synchronous Thursdays 12:30-3:00 pm (EST) Eastern Standard Time
GD 200 – Asynch 8 week term A Digital 1
Asynchronous 8/25/2025 — 10/24/2025
GD 200 – Asynch 8 week term B Digital 1
Asynchronous 10/13/2025 — 12/5/2025
GD 200 – Asynch Full Semester Digital 1
Asynchronous Full Semester
GD 217 – UX/UI Design
Synchronous Thursdays, 6:30-9:00pm (EST)
GI 201 Visual Communications
Synchronous Tuesday 12:30-6:00 pm (EST)
GI 205 Typography I: Art and History of Letterform
Synchronous Monday 9:00am-3:00pm (EST)
PM 101 – Introduction to Project Management
Synchronous Wednesday 5:30-8:00 pm (EST)
PVH 239 – Digital Photo: Windows
Synchronous Thursday 12:30 – 6:00 pm (EST)