Advanced Diploma - Graphic Design
- 3 years
- Duration
- 20,851 CAD/year
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Diploma
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Toronto / Canada
- Location
Program description
Humber's Graphic Design advanced diploma program trains creative and strategic designers to implement a wide range of visual communication strategies using interactive media such as online and screen, user interaction, motion design, and traditional print-based media.
You will integrate art and design to create distinctive visual communication solutions through a combination of theory and hands-on practical instruction. Explore creative strategy and design process, typography, editorial and publication design, package design, user experience (UX), user interface (UI), web design, information design, and motion design with our Graphic Design program. Furthermore, our curriculum will prepare you for your future through professional practice and entrepreneurship, giving you a well-rounded skill set for employment or freelance work.
You will be trained on industry-based skills, technology, and current design software methodologies as part of the interface and design common platform cluster (IDC). The first semester of your degree is shared with the Multimedia Design and Development program. Your exposure to various sorts of design work and common programming features will allow you to research your alternatives and select a specialization before beginning your second year of study.
Program structure
Semester 1
- Typography 1
- Design 1
- Digital Technology 1
- Motion Design 1
- Creative Thinking
- Web Technology 1
- College Reading and Writing Skills
Semester 2
- Design 2
- Digital Technology 2
- An Introduction to Arts and Sciences
- Video Production 1
- Creative Coding
- Web Technology 2
- Workplace Writing Skills
Semester 3
- Typography 2
- History of Graphic Design
- Branding 1
- Web Technology 3
- Digital Technology 3
- Experience Design 1
Semester 4
- Design 3
- Typography 3
- Branding 2
- Web Technology 4
- Printing Technology
- Experience Design 2
Semester 5
- Information Design 1
- Marketing Strategies
- Editorial Design 1
- Typography 4
- Design Research
- Entrepreneurship
- Professional Practice
Semester 6
- Information Design 2
- Portfolio: Graphic Design
- Typography 5
- Internship
- Major Studio Project
- Communications Systems
- Digital Publishing
Price
Fees per semester:
- Tuition 9,756 CAD
- Compulsory Ancillary Fee 444 CAD
- Compulsory Student Union Fee 66 CAD
- IGNITE Health and Dental Insurance Fee 111 CAD
- Enhanced Student Experience Fee (Optional) 20 CAD
- Program Ancillary Fee 56.00 CAD
- Co-op/Placement 0.00 CAD
Total 10,426 CAD
Requirements for applicants
International Academic Equivalencies:
- Certificate of Secondary Education with a minimum grade of four in required subjects
- Transcripts for any post-secondary courses or programs completed or
- College or university transfer status
For Indian applicants one of the following:
- All India Senior School Certificate/Higher Secondary School Certificate
- Year 12 State Board Exams with a minimum grade of 70 or above in required program subjects.
To be eligible you must possess the equivalent of an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) and required courses.
English Proficiency requirements are:
- A minimum TOEFL Academic Level score of 550 (paper based) or 80 (internet based) or
- an IELTS with an overall minimum score of 6.0 (with no single band score below 5.5) or
- CAEL with an overall band score of 60 or
- Cambridge English Test with B2 First / C1 Advanced / C2 Proficiency 169 (with no single subscore below 162) or
- Duolingo Language Test with score 105 and above+
- International applicants may be asked to submit an ICAS or WES evaluation.
About the university
Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning (known as Humber College) was fonded in 1967. The college is located in Toronto, Canada.
The Humber North and the Lakeshore are the two primary campuses at Humber.
Humber College offers over 200 programs in 40 fields of study.
Students at Humber receive a polytechnic education. We educate theory, incorporate practical, hands-on training, and collaborate with employers to provide students with real-world learning opportunities. This innovative and entrepreneurial approach, which is taught in state-of-the-art and creative learning facilities, prepares students for today's and tomorrow's careers.
We are committed to your long-term success. A Humber education will help you map a sure path to your career and keep you up to date on shifting trends in the professional world as technology advances. Our programs combine theory and practice, allowing you to get practical experience both in the classroom and on the work. Professors with industry experience will teach you what skills are in demand.
