* Incidental Fees (Materials, Student Association etc.), Public Transportation, Books and Supplies,etc
Applicants are selected on the basis of their academic achievement, including the required courses, and any other selection criteria outlined below.
* Qualified applicants will be invited to complete the application questionnaire and submit a portfolio electronically. Details on the application questionnaire and portfolio requirements will be communicated at a later date to qualified applicants, as part of the review process.
The Graphic Design program is an ideal training ground for the design profession. The program provides a strong overall understanding of design while also allowing you to select a major in either Communication Design, which prepares you for a corporate design career, or Advertising Design, which prepares you for a career at an advertising agency. In addition, design electives allow you to gain skills in areas such as illustration, motion, interaction, web, book and environmental design.
The first three semesters provide you with a strong foundation in the core subjects of design, typography, production, digital applications, drawing for design and design culture. In the fourth semester, you choose a major while continuing to develop applied skills through intensive studio projects. In the final year, you become involved in a thesis or major project, which allows for synthesis of skills. You will also engage in professional practice classes that prepare you for the workplace.
You learn through working on real-life projects in state-of-the-art labs and through industry networking. Students with an overall grade point average of 2.5 or higher by the end of semester 4 will be eligible for field placement.
Membership in the Association of Registered Graphic Designers of Ontario is included in your tuition, giving you access to a network of Canada’s top design professionals and a head start in the process of becoming a Registered Graphic Designer. The best student work will be displayed in annual exhibitions and a publication distributed to industry and the general public.
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Required Courses
The following courses are required to graduate successfully:
25 Design required courses
6 Design elective courses
2 General Education elective courses
33 total courses
SEMESTER 1
GRAF1003, Drawing 1
GRAF1004, Typography 1
GRAF1005, Design 1
GRAF1081, Digital Applications 1
GRAF1083, Production 1
COMM1007, College English
SEMESTER 2
GRAF1014, Typography 2
GRAF1015, Design 2
GRAF1038, Drawing 2
GRAF1082, Digital Applications 2
GRAF1084, Production 2
GHUM1029, Design Culture
SEMESTER 3
GRAF1056, Advertising 1
GRAF1106, Corporate Design 1
GRAF2024, Web Design 1
GRAF2026, Typography 3
GRAF2037, Production 3
GNED, General Education Elective
DESCRIPTION OF MAJORS
ADVERTISING DESIGN
The Advertising Design major prepares you for a design career in the exciting global advertising industry. You will learn how to research market opportunities and solve complex business problems through strategic brand positioning; you will also learn how to build customer awareness and loyalty through innovative and creative solutions that are brand-specific to packaged goods products and vital to consumer services.
COMMUNICATION DESIGN
The Communication Design major prepares you for a graphic design career focused on corporate identity, branding and the management of communication design projects. Learn to design strategically and meet the needs of corporate clients.
ADVERTISING DESIGN MAJOR
SEMESTER 4
DESN1138, Interaction Design
GRAF1064, Advertising 2
GRAF1133, Art Direction
GHUM1030, Ideas and Images
GRAF, Design Elective
GRAF, Design Elective
SEMESTER 5
GRAF1134, Art Direction 2
GRAF1135, Advertising 3
GRAF3014, Professional Practice Advertising
GRAF, Design Elective
GRAF, Design Elective
GNED, General Education Elective
SEMESTER 6
GRAF3013, Design Thesis Advertising
GRAF, Design Elective
GRAF, Design Elective
COMMUNICATION DESIGN MAJOR
SEMESTER 4
DESN1138, Interaction Design
GHUM1030, Ideas and Images
GRAF1086, Information Design
GRAF1095, Editorial Design 1
GRAF, Design Elective
GRAF, Design Elective
SEMESTER 5
GRAF1108, Corporate Design 2
GRAF1150, Design Research
GRAF3005, Professional Practice Corporate
GRAF, Design Elective
GRAF, Design Elective
GNED, General Education Elective
SEMESTER 6
GRAF3006, Design Thesis Corporate
GRAF, Design Elective
GRAF, Design Elective
Electives
DESIGN ELECTIVES
COPY3001, Copywriting
GRAF1131, Web Design 3
GRAF1012, Illustration
GRAF1032, Exhibit Design
GRAF1033, Package Design 1
GRAF1147, Package Design 2
GRAF1065, Storyboarding/Visualization
GRAF1087, Advanced Imaging
GRAF1105, Motion Graphics 1
GRAF1101, Introduction to Design Management
GRAF1110, Motion Graphics II
GRAF1112, Editorial Design 2
GRAF1119, Modelling and Animation
GRAF1128, Audio/Video Design
GRAF1136, Studio Lab
GRAF1148, Information Design II
GRAF1142, Design Entrepreneurship
GRAF1143, Digital Advertising
GRAF1146, Holistic Design
GRAF2045, Experimental Typography
GRAF2046, Digital Photography
GRAF2028, Web Design 2
GRAF3017, Field Placement
GRAF3018, Advanced Techniques in Design Practice
GRAF1109, International Charrette
Graduates of this program will have acquired the skills and knowledge needed for employment in a variety of graphic design or advertising industry positions, specializing in:
graphic design
corporate identity design
editorial
environmental graphics
exhibition design
packaging design
multimedia
motion graphics
interaction
retail identity
wayfinding
production design
web design
art direction
advertising copywriting
marketing coordination
print advertising
multimedia advertising
Mandatory Health Insurance
$743.99 for one-year coverage (Sept-August)
$508.83 for 8 months coverage (Jan-August)
$273.29 for 4 months coverage (May-August)
