Diploma - Advertising & Graphic Design
- 2 years
- Duration
- 17,685 CAD/year
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Diploma
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Toronto / Canada
- Location
Program description
Humber's Advertising & Graphic Design diploma program meets the advertising industry's requirement for graphic designers and creative directors with technical, strategic, visual, conceptual, and typographic skills. Advertising is studied alongside important skills like creative thinking, problem solving, teamwork, and presenting.
This curriculum covers interactive media, digital technology, typography, design, marketing methods, color theory, and the conceptual process using industry-standard technologies. BuildingF, our internal creative agency, will also provide you the option to employ these skills on client assignments. You will study advertising and marketing fundamentals with comparable students through practical projects. These activities will strengthen your teamwork and collaboration skills, helping you at work. You can change majors in the second semester. The advanced diploma programs in Journalism, Public Relations, Advertising and Marketing Communications, and Media Communications share your first semester. January program students start the semester with Media, Advertising, and Marketing Communications students. They can transfer to one of these two programs for their second semester.
Our advisory team of experienced designers and art directors examines and comments on our curriculum to keep it current. Several of our part-time instructors and creative advertising masters will share their experiences, relationships, and insights with you.
Program structure
Semester 1
- An Introduction to Arts and Sciences
- Introduction to Media Studies
- Innovative Design
- Web Design
- Communication Skills
- Digital Imaging
- College Reading and Writing Skills
Semester 2
- Design
- Drawing
- Digital Technology
- Studio Methods
- Typography 1
- Strategic Thinking
- Workplace Writing Skills
- Select 1 from the following courses
- General Elective
Semester 3
- Survey of Advertising
- Creative Advertising 1
- Media Technology 1
- Professional Practice
- Introduction to Copywriting
- Marketing Strategies
- Typography 2
- Select 1 from the following courses
- General Elective
Semester 4
- Field Experience - Advertising Graphic Design
- Portfolio Development
- Campaign Development
- Media Technology 2
Price
Fees per semester:
- Tuition 8,153 CAD
- Compulsory Ancillary Fee 440 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 0.00 CAD
- Co-op/Placement 0.00 CAD
Total 8,794 CAD
Additional Costs
- Approximately 500 CAD - art supplies, textbooks, subscriptions and printing costs (for two semesters); a home computer is encouraged.
Requirements for applicants
International Academic Equivalencies:
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent including these required courses:
- Grade 12 English (ENG4C or ENG4U or equivalent)
- Three Grade 11 or Grade 12 C, M or U courses in addition to those listed above
or
- Mature student status
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.
- Applicants who previously completed post-secondary education require to provide backlog summary. Maximum backlog attempts accepted:
- Bachelor’s degree 3 year: 2 backlog attempts
- Bachelor’s degree 4 year: 4 backlog attempts
- Master’s degree: no restriction
- 10 + 3 Curriculum: 4 backlog attempts
To be eligible you must possess the equivalent of an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) and required courses as noted in the course list.
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.
