Advanced Diploma - Graphic Design
- 3 years
- Duration
- 15,351 CAD/year
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Diploma
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Oshawa / Canada
- Location
- Durham College
- School
Program description
Graphic designers have a huge impact on popular culture, from magazine advertisements and animated graphics to book covers and digital signage.
Advertisements, logos, brochures, magazine layouts, annual reports, motion graphics, and more are just some of the many settings in which students learn to create functional design. Advertising and branding campaigns, company identity systems, packaging, and integrated content for media networks and the web are all areas where graduates of this program can find work.
Students should be aware that they will need to invest in their own laptop computer if they participate in this course.
Program structure
SEMESTER 1
- Design I
- Design tools I
- New Media Design I
- Photography & Illustration
- Typography I
SEMESTER 2
- Communication for Design
- Design II
- Design tools II
- 3D & Materials
- New Media Design II
- Typography II
SEMESTER 3
- Advertising & Campaigns
- Branding Identity
- Design tools III
- New Media Design III
- Typography III
SEMESTER 4
- Design Studio
- Editorial Design
- Packaging Design
- Workflow Production
- New Media Design IV
- Portfolio Assessment
- Visual Style
SEMESTER 5
- The Business Of Graphic Design
- Portfolio Studies
SEMESTER 6
- Field Placement - Graphics
Price
YEAR 1
SEMESTER 1
- Tuition: 7,675.25 CAD
- Program Fee: 190 CAD
- Ancillary Fee: 1,182.11 CAD
- DCSI Ancillary Fee*: 386.89 CAD
Total: 9,434.25 CAD
SEMESTER 2
- Tuition: 7,675.25 CAD
- Program Fee: 0 CAD
- Ancillary Fee: 480.71 CAD
- (DCSI) Ancillary Fee: 102.75 CAD
Total: 8,258.71 CAD
YEAR 2
SEMESTER 3
- Tuition: 7,559.43 CAD
- Program Fee: 190 CAD
- Ancillary Fee: 1,162.9 CAD
- DCSI Ancillary Fee: 386.89 CAD
Total: 9,299.22 CAD
SEMESTER 4
- Tuition: 7,559.43 CAD
- Program Fee: 0 CAD
- Ancillary Fee: 461.5 CAD
- DCSI Ancillary Fee: 102.75 CAD
Total: 8,123.68 CAD
YEAR 3
SEMESTER 5
- Tuition: 7,559.43 CAD
- Program Fee: 190 CAD
- Ancillary Fee: 1,162.9 CAD
- DCSI Ancillary Fee: 386.89 CAD
Total: 9,299.22 CAD
SEMESTER 6
- Tuition: 7,559.43 CAD
- Program Fee: 0 CAD
- Ancillary Fee: 461.5 CAD
- DCSI Ancillary Fee: 102.75 CAD
Total: 8,123.68 CAD
*Durham College Students International
Requirements for applicants
- Matured student status (applicants who are over 19 years old and do not have a high school diploma)
- Grade 12 English (C or U)
- Grade 11 mathematics (C, M or U)
- Senior-level visual or media arts credits or portfolio of work
- English language proficiency
- Academic IELTS: 6.0, no band score less than 5.5
- IBT TOEFL: 80, with minimum section scores of 20
- PTE Academic: 53 minimum overall, no section below 49 L,W,S,R
- CAEL: Overall scores of 60 with no section below 60
- DET 105
About the university
Since its inception in 1967, Durham College (DC) has been guided by the following ideals:
- an unwavering dedication to student success;
- high-quality programs led by exceptional teachers with real-world experience;
- graduates who have gone on to excellent professional success;
- a treasured relationship with the community.
Durham College has Oshawa and Whitby campuses, Ontario, Canada.
More than 140 full-time programs in a wide range of disciplines are available to students at Durham College (DC), giving them a great chance to succeed in their chosen areas. Students in the District of Columbia excel in a wide variety of fields, including sustainable practice innovation, creative writing, design, filmmaking, and animation, service to others in the areas of health and social welfare, and legal advocacy.
Durham College is a values-based institution that prioritizes its students' and community's needs first. To this end, we've made it a priority to create a welcoming culture within our college.
