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Advanced Diploma in Graphic Design

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What will I learn?

Centennial College's Graphic Design program, which has a graduate employment rate that exceeds 80 per cent, will prepare you for a multidisciplinary design career. Facilitated at the Story Arts Centre, the courses in this advanced diploma program will take a hands-on approach in an intimate studio environment, rather than having you sit passively in large lecture halls. With small class sizes, you'll have lots of opportunities to work one-on-one with your professors.

In this college graphic design program, you'll:

  • Master industry-standard Adobe software including Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign;
  • Learn creative problem solving and design thinking;
  • Design for print, including advertisements, magazines, books and packaging;
  • Design responsive websites, mobile apps and create exciting motion graphics
  • Explore drawing, photography, illustration and type design;
  • Learn professional practice skills to land a great job or start your own design business;
  • Contribute something unique and innovative to the design community in a thesis course;
  • Learn on the job and get course credits through an industry field placement in your final semester;
  • Interact with industry professionals;
  • Become a student member of the Association of Registered Graphic Designers of Ontario (RGD Ontario);
  • Learn from professors who are up-to-date and professionally active in the design industry.

The Graphic Design program will develop your abilities to:

  • Think creatively and design effectively for print, motion and interactive media;
  • Professionally execute your ideas in any medium;
  • Effectively communicate with employers and clients;
  • Start your career in any facet of the design industry;
  • Market yourself as a freelancer or start your own business;
  • Effect social change through your design problem-solving skills;
  • Understand all aspects of industry standard workflow, from initial creative, through to print production or interactive prototyping.

Program Highlights

  • RGD, which represents more than 3,000 graphic designers, managers, educators and students across Ontario, formally recognizes the Graphic Design program.
  • A combination of multidisciplinary design skills and practical experience will set you apart from the competition.
  • You'll be more flexible in your design solutions and more desirable in the marketplace.

Career Outlook

  • Graphic/web designer
  • Interactive designer
  • Motion graphics designer
  • Art director
  • Editorial designer
  • Illustrator
  • Type designer
  • Print production artist
  • Digital imaging professional

Education Pathways

Successful graduates of this Graphic Design advanced diploma program have the opportunity to apply their learning for credits toward further study at the degree level.

Which department am I in?

School of Communications, Media, Arts and Design

Study options

Full Time (3 years)

Tuition fees
CAD$16,164.00 (US$ 11,874) per year
Ancillary Fees - CAN $1,623.24

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

September 2024

Venue

Story Arts Centre

951 Carlaw Avenue,

TORONTO,

Ontario (ON),

M4K 3M2, Canada

Online/Distance (3 years)

Tuition fees
CAD$16,164.00 (US$ 11,874) per year
Ancillary Fees - CAN $1,045.34

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

Expected January 2025

Entry requirements

For international students

  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or mature student status (19 years or older)
  • Grade 12 English (C or U), or equivalent (minimum grade required), or take the Centennial English Admission Test (score of 170 or 171 required)

Additional Requirements

Attend a mandatory Graphic Design - Media Program Admission Session, where you will submit a portfolio of work.

English language proficiency

A TOEFL score of 550 (paper-based) or 80+ (internet based with no test below 20)

IELTS (Academic) score of 6.0+ (with no single test score below 5.5)

CAEL (Canadian Academic English Language Assessment) with an overall band score of 60

Pearson Test of English (Academic) score of 51 plus

ITEP (International Test of English Proficiency) score of 3.7 plus.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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About Centennial College

94% of employers revealed that they are either satisfied or very satisfied after hiring work-ready graduates from Centennial.

  • One of Canada’s multicultural higher education institutions
  • Students benefit from the job-aligned courses
  • National award-winning Centre of Entrepreneurship
  • Offers facilities to simulate dynamic work environment

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