Continuing & Professional Education

XR Development with Unity

Earn a Microcredential

Through a project-based cur­ricu­lum, you will com­plete the micro­cre­den­tial with a port­fo­lio of five projects demon­strat­ing the foun­da­tion­al skills need­ed to build immer­sive tech­nolo­gies in XR.

Learn the skills you need to launch a career in aug­ment­ed real­i­ty and vir­tu­al real­i­ty development. 

The XR Devel­op­ment with Uni­ty Micro­cre­den­tial is offered in part­ner­ship with Cir­cuit Stream, an indus­try leader in Extend­ed Real­i­ty (XR) and Game Devel­op­ment education.

Learn how to cre­ate your own vir­tu­al and aug­ment­ed real­i­ty projects, from design to pro­duc­tion, in Uni­ty. This begin­ner-friend­ly online pro­gram will give you the fun­da­men­tal tech­ni­cal skills and knowl­edge to devel­op for extend­ed real­i­ty (XR), includ­ing aug­ment­ed real­i­ty (AR) and vir­tu­al real­i­ty (VR) using Uni­ty. In this 10-week online pro­gram, you will learn to cre­ate AR and VR appli­ca­tions using Uni­ty and C# script­ing and get expe­ri­ence using oth­er indus­try-stan­dard tools for devel­op­ing XR applications.

                                                                                                                                       
Earn a Microcredential
in XR Development with Unity
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  • Earn a University of Alberta Record of Achievement in as little as 10 weeks
  • Earn a Cobranded Digital Badge from Circuit Stream and the University of Alberta
  • Currently open for enrolment

You will progress through all seven modules:

  • UNIT 1
    Introduction to Unity
  • UNIT 2
    C# Scripting
  • UNIT 3
    Introduction to VR
  • UNIT 4
    VR Interactions
  • UNIT 5
    Marker-Based AR
  • UNIT 6
    Markerless AR
  • UNIT 7
    Circuit Stream Game Jam

Note: This pro­gram is offered as a col­lab­o­ra­tion between the Uni­ver­si­ty of Alberta’s depart­ment of Online and Con­tin­u­ing Edu­ca­tion and Cir­cuit Stream. 

These cours­es are non-cred­it and do not count toward a Uni­ver­si­ty of Alber­ta diplo­ma, cer­tifi­cate, or cita­tion pro­gram. They will not impact your GPA and you will not see them on your tran­script. You will receive a dig­i­tal com­ple­tion badge from Cir­cuit Stream to share with your net­works once you have finished. 

Reg­is­tra­tion is processed direct­ly through the Cir­cuit Stream web­site.

1. Download the program syllabus.

2. Submit your enrolment request.

This 10-week course is designed for devel­op­ers, prod­uct design­ers, prod­uct man­agers, gen­er­al­ists or any­one want­i­ng to expand their learn­ing hori­zons and explore the rapid­ly grow­ing field of XR tech­nolo­gies and devel­op­ment. There are no pre­req­ui­sites or expe­ri­ence required.

Admissions 

To enrol in the in the pro­gram please fill out an enrol­ment form.

This live online program runs over ten weeks. Your time commitment will include:

  • 3 hours online class sessions per week
  • 4-6 hours self-study
  • Optional study sessions with student ambassadors
  • Optional weekly office hours
Assessments
  • Final Quiz (100%) 

Upon successful completion of this course and a minimum grade of 70% on the final quiz, you will earn a co-branded XR Developer digital badge and Record of Achievement from the University of Alberta and Circuit Stream.

Ready to start this Microcredential?

Apply today

Registration is processed directly through Circuit Stream.

  • Questions: ualberta@xrcourse.com
  • 587-802-1465

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