Advanced Diploma - Graphic Design
- 3 years
- Duration
- 54,882 CAD
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Diploma
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Welland / Canada
- Location
Program description
Do you like utilizing cutting-edge technology to produce unique, eye-catching designs?
An essential member of the communications team, graphic designers take great pleasure in turning concepts or ideas into an organization's identity, brand, or visual language.
Highlights
- Mac computers and Wacom tablets are available in state-of-the-art design studios and computer labs.
- Emphasis on applying design concepts both theoretically and practically.
- More than 1,800 hours of hands-on experience in production and design studio.
- Graduates collaborate with photographers, illustrators, writers, marketers, typographers, and printers in studios, advertising agencies, and internal design departments in one of the biggest sectors in Canada.
- To help you realize your ideas, our maker room has large format printers and vinyl cutters, laser cutters, 3D printers, bookbinding supplies, silkscreen setup, and traditional printing presses made of metal and wood.
Program structure
Term One
- Communications for Media Studies
- Applied Digital Technology I
- Design Appreciation
- Drawing Techniques
- Design I
- Typography I
- Digital Photography for Designers
Term Two
- Applied Digital Technology II
- Colour Theory
- Conceptual Drawing
- Design II
- Digital Production Strategies
- Typography II
Elective Information
- Completion of additional General Education elective 1 course required
Term Three
- Information Design
- Illustration Techniques
- Package Design
- Typography III
- Ideas and Images
- Web Design I
Elective Information
- Completion of additional General Education elective 1 course required
Term Four
- Editorial Design
- Designing the 21st Century Book
- Critical Issues in Design
- Typography IV
- Time-Based Media
- Web Design II
- Corporate Identity
Term Five
- Professional Practice
- Thesis I
- Web Design III
- Digital Illustration
- Communications for Graphic Design I
Elective Information
- Completion of additional General Education elective 1 course required
Term Six
- Commercial and Creative Writing II
- Design Workshop
- Web Design IV
- Portfolio and Exhibition
- Concept to Market
Price
Level One
- Tuition — 7,575 CAD
- Ancillary Fees — 1,965 CAD
- Material Fees — 115 CAD
- Level Total — 9,655 CAD
Level Two
- Tuition — 7,575 CAD
- Ancillary Fees — 1,005 CAD
- Material Fees — 122 CAD
- Level Total — 8,702 CAD
Year One Total: 18,357 CAD
Level Three
- Tuition — 7,575 CAD
- Ancillary Fees — 1,921 CAD
- Material Fees — 105 CAD
- Level Total 9,601 CAD
Level Four
- Tuition — 7,575 CAD
- Ancillary Fees — 961 CAD
- Material Fees — 80 CAD
- Level Total — 8,616 CAD
Year Two Total: 18,217 CAD
Level Five
- Tuition — 7,575 CAD
- Ancillary Fees — 1,921 CAD
- Material Fees — 92 CAD
- Level Total — 9,588 CAD
Level Six
- Tuition — 7,575 CAD
- Ancillary Fees — 961 CAD
- Material Fees — 184 CAD
- Level Total — 8,720 CAD
Year Three Total: 18,308 CAD
Estimated Program Total: 54,882 CAD
Requirements for applicants
Admission Requirements
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent including the following required course(s):
- English – any Grade 12 (C) or (U), or equivalent
Recommended Courses and/or Skills (these courses and skills may help you succeed academically in this program, but they are not required for admission)
- Visual Arts – Grade 11 (M) or (O) or Grade 12 (M) or (O)
- Art and Design Foundation program
Language Proficiency Admission Requirements
You will be required to provide proof of one or more of the following:
- Niagara College Mature Student Test for English
- Grade 12 English at the C or U level (Ontario High School Curriculum)
- ACE English (Academic Upgrading)
- International Credential Assessment for studies outside of Canada
If English is your subsequent language, Niagara College (for the purposes of admission to standard non-competitive programs) will also accept these English Language Test Scores
- Cambridge English Exams (B2 First/FCE, C1 Advanced/CAE or C2 Proficiency/CPE) - 169 – No skill under 162
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS) including Indicator Test** 6.0 – No individual band under 5.5.
- Duolingo Language Test - Overall score of 105+, with no individual score under 95
- Internet-based (IBT) Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) including Special Home Edition Test - Paper-based: 500, Computer based: 173, iBT: 79, Minimum: 20 Writing, 20 Speaking
- Pearson Test of English (PTE) - 46+, with no individual skill under 36
- Canadian Academic English Language Test (CAEL) including CAEL Online Proficiency Test - 60 – No individual band under 50.
- Niagara College’s English for Academic Preparation program (EAP) - Completion of Level 5 English for Academic Preparation (EAP) program with 70% and no individual grade under 50%
About the university
Niagara College, with campuses in Welland and Niagara-on-the-Lake, is conveniently located in the center of the Niagara Region, only minutes away from one of the world's most popular tourist destinations. The college is home to more than 130 cutting-edge academic programs.
All of our campuses are home to state-of-the-art facilities and innovative teaching methods, including small class sizes, cutting-edge research, and real-world application.
These courses put students in an interactive and technologically advanced learning environment. Our grads are well-versed in multiple cultures, quick learners, and risk takers who push the envelope of what's possible in business in Niagara, Canada, and beyond.
Why Niagara College?
- 130+ certificate, diploma, apprenticeship and Bachelor's Degree programs
- 600+ credit, vocational and general interest courses
- We care about you and want you to succeed - employers report high levels of satisfaction with the skills and knowledge possessed by NC graduates.
- Building a sustainable future
- More than seven thousand students per year participate in cooperative education, field placements, internships, learning enterprises, apprenticeships, clinical placements, course-based research, and fieldwork in about one hundred different academic disciplines.
