Diploma - Illustration

2 years: Duration

21,140 CAD/year: Price

Rolling admission: Start

Rolling admission: Deadline

Diploma: Degree

Mixed: Format

Toronto / Canada: Location

Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology: School

Program description

This two-year creative diploma program will prepare you for a career as an illustrator by exposing you to both conventional and digital illustration methods, as well as the business side of the industry.

Focus areas of the curriculum include illustration for children's books, comics, advertisements, and video game and film concept art. Aside from honing your abilities in visual art forms like sketching, painting, printmaking, sculpture, and digital media, you might also be able to launch your own company.

The program will equip you with the tools necessary to build a website, manage finances, promote your art, and generate income as an independent creative.

Program structure

Semester 1

Communicating Across Contexts or
Communicating Across Contexts (Enriched)
Illustrative Media I - Painting
Digital Tools and Production Workflow
Applied Illustration History
Colour, Design and Type
Life Drawing I - Anatomy
Structure and Story I

Semester 2

Illustrative Media 2: Printmaking
Interactive Illustration
Iconography and Concept Development
Structure and Story II
Life Drawing II - Anatomy
Visual Development I
Children's Illustration
Digital Paint I
plus: General Education Course

Semester 3

Illustrative Media III - Sculpture
Editorial Illustration and Critical Thinking
Life Drawing III - Paint
Business I - Small Business Tools
Visual Development II
Sequential Narration and Comics
Digital Paint 2
plus: General Education Course

Semester 4

Specialization Studio
Professional Practices
Life Drawing IV - Applied
Business 2: Entrepreneurial and Social Media
Website Development
Portfolio Development
plus: General Education Course

Price

Tuition fees - 21,140 CAD
Books and Supply Costs - 2,640 CAD

Please note: All costs are approximate, may vary by campus and are subject to change at any time without notice.

Requirements for applicants

Academic Requirements:

Transcripts from high school for grades 10, 11, and 12 that include all prerequisite classes for the program.
A high school or postsecondary degree (certificate of completion).
Transcripts or certificates for any university or tertiary college courses or programs you have finished, whether they were taken domestically or abroad, may be submitted.
An official/certified English translation must be included with any academic records that are written in a language other than English.

At any moment, Seneca has the right to check submitted transcripts. Seneca maintains the right to ask for authentic transcripts to be delivered directly to Seneca from the issuing school for courses and certificates obtained inside Canada. If such action is required, applicants will be informed.

English Proficiency Requirements:

If English is not your first language, show one of the following:

Minimum of two years full-time study in an English-speaking nation
Minimum one year of full-time postsecondary education in an English-speaking nation
Successful completion of an intense English program like the English Language Institute
English proficiency exam results from one of the international testing agencies. Only two-year-old tests are valid.

English language test score requirements

CAEL CE and CAEL online - Minimum 60
Cambridge English Exams (B2 First/FCE, C1 Advanced/CAE or C2 Proficiency/CPE) - Minimum 169 with no skill below 162
Duolingo - Minimum score 105 to 110
IELTS Academic - Minimum 6.0 with no skill below 5.5
PTE Academic - Minimum score 58
TOEFL iBT (including MyBest TOEFL and Home Edition) - Minimum 80 with no skill below 20
TOEFL Revised Paper Delivered - No skill below 20

About the university

A public institution with many campuses in Peterborough, Ontario, and the Greater Toronto Area is called Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology. At the bachelor, diploma, certificate, and graduate levels, it provides both full-time and part-time programs.

Seneca has been involved in foreign education for many years and today draws over 10,000 students from over 130 different nations each year. Through intense language instruction that may last anywhere from two months to more than a year, Seneca's English Language Institute helps overseas students become ready for post-secondary education. The college has a number of alliances with schools abroad and is growing its efforts in collaborative applied research and work/study abroad opportunities.

Seneca in a Nutshell

With 30,000 full-time students and more than 70,000 registrations for continuing education each year, this institution is among the biggest in Canada.
7,000 foreign students from more than 150 nations make up a diversified student body.
In terms of connections to other postsecondary institutions, Ontario colleges rank first.
In Toronto, York Region, and Peterborough, there are ten campuses.
Every year, on average, 8,000 bursaries and 2,600 Seneca scholarships/awards are given out.