Sketching and Painting Certificate
- Duration
- 4 months
- Semesters
- 1
- Credit hours
- 12
- Where
- Salim Habib University · KIET · Aga Khan Board for Southern Region · Aga Khan Economic & Planning Board for Pakistan
Drawing and painting fundamentals across media, from first sketch to figure.
Who can apply
Matric, O-level or equivalent.
One semester, 12 credit hours.
Underlined courses open their full session-by-session plan in the course library. Plain courses are taught but their outline isn’t published yet. Grey entries are university requirements (English, electives, projects, internship) chosen or set each semester.
- Sketching
- Shading & Painting
- Figure Drawing, Level-1
- Figure Drawing, Level-2
Where it leads.
The roles this programme prepares you for, how each one usually progresses, and a full profile of the work. At this level you’ll be ready for junior and assistant roles, and freelance work; further study opens the senior routes.
| Illustrator | Illustrators draw images for books, editorial, brands, packaging, games and animation, in a recognisable style clients hire them for. |
| Painter & Visual Artist | Painters and visual artists make and exhibit work, often alongside commissions, illustration or teaching. |
| Sculptor | Sculptors make three-dimensional work in clay, wood, stone, metal and new materials, for exhibitions, public spaces and commissions. |
| Printmaker | Printmakers make editions of artwork through relief, intaglio, screen and other printing techniques. |
| Art & Design Teacher | Art and design teachers teach drawing, painting, design and media in schools, colleges and universities. |
Keep studying
Nothing is accepted without the process behind it.
- Final project announced mid-semester, after the midterm.
- Developed in stages under your teacher: concept, drafts, iterations, execution.
- Internal jury: a full mock defence with faculty.
- Pasting day: your work is mounted or screened for review.
- External jury of working professionals, at least two per course, holding the final 40 marks.
Where this sits.
- 01Certificate4 months
- 02Diploma+ 6 months · 10 months total
- 03Associate Degree+ 1 year · 1 yr 10 mo total
- 04Bachelor’s+ 2 years · 3 yrs 10 mo total
- 05Postgraduate Diploma+ 1 year · 4 yrs 10 mo total
- 06Master’s+ 1 year · 5 yrs 10 mo total
Each step counts the credits you already hold, so a step takes less time than the programme on its own: a 1-year diploma takes about 6 more months after a certificate, a 4-year bachelor’s about 2 more years after an associate degree. Climbing every rung takes about 5 years 10 months, a few months more than a bachelor’s and a master’s taken back to back (about 5½ years). The point isn’t speed: you can stop at any rung with a recognised qualification, work, and come back for the next.
How long is the Sketching and Painting Certificate?
4 months, over 1 semester, for 12 credit hours.
Who can apply?
Matric, O-level or equivalent.
Where is it taught?
At Salim Habib University, KIET and the Aga Khan Board for Southern Region and Economic & Planning Board. The programme is designed and run by PGA with each partner.
How is work assessed?
Every course ends with a final project developed in stages under a teacher, then defended before an internal jury and an external jury of working industry professionals. The external jury holds the final 40 marks.
What jobs does it lead to?
Graduates work as illustrator, painter & visual artist, sculptor, printmaker, art & design teacher, among other roles, in studios, agencies, media companies and their own businesses.
Can I continue to the next level?
Yes. Credits carry up the Level Up ladder, from certificate to master’s, so each step is shorter than the programme on its own (a diploma takes about 6 more months after a certificate). You can stop at any rung with a recognised qualification.