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Advanced Diploma of Product Design and Development
Advanced Diploma of  Product Design and Development

Advanced Diploma of Product Design and Development

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  • Level:3-Year Undergraduate Advanced Diploma
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* Insurance, Testing (Placement Assessment), Student ID Card (myCard), Material Fee, Student Centre Facilities Fee, etc

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Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, or mature student status (19 years or older)
  • English Grade 12C or U or equivalent (minimum grade required) or take the Centennial College English Skills Assessment for Admission (score of 160 or 161 is required for admission)
  • Mathematics Grade 11 M or U, or 12 C or U, or equivalent (minimum grade required) or take a Centennial College Engineering Math Skills Assessment for Admission

English Requirements

Minimum English Proficiency Scores Accepted

English Proficiency Test

Advanced Diploma Programs **

TOEFL

570 Paper-based
84+ minimums of 21 for the Internet-based test

MELAB

Score of 78

IELTS

6.5 with no band score less than 6.0

CAEL

Overall 60, Writing score 60

Pearson Test of English (Academic)

58+

International Test of English Proficiency (iTEP)

3.9+

Cambridge English Exams: Proficiency (CPE), Advanced (CAE), First (FCE)

170-179

** With English Level COMM 170/171


Centennial College accepts the Duolingo English Test to demonstrate English Language Proficiency

Minimum English Proficiency Scores Accepted

Centennial Level

Minimum Score

Certificate, diploma and Advanced Diploma Programs starting at COMM170

     115 - 124

Certificate, diploma and Advanced Diploma Programs starting at COMM160

      105 - 114

Note: Some programs may require a successful score in the College Language Skills Assessment in addition to a grade 12 English grade or equivalent for admission consideration.
 

English as a Second Language Partnerships

English Language Institution

Location

Course

Academie Linguistique Internationale

Montreal, QC

Level 7 Advanced

Canadian Language Learning Centre*

Toronto, ON

University Pathway Program

Capital English Solutions

Toronto, ON

College-University Preparation Course

EC Toronto

Toronto, ON

Pre-Advanced

EC Vancouver

Vancouver, BC

Pre-Advanced

ELS Toronto

Toronto, ON

English for Academic Purposes Level 112 for graduate certificates; for all other credentials, 109

ELS Vancouver

Vancouver, BC

English for Academic Purposes Level 109 or higher

English School of Canada***

Toronto, ON

University-College Transfer Program

Hansa Language Centre**

Toronto, ON

English for Academic Purposes and the Level 10 Exam

ICEAP

Toronto, ON

General Bridge Program (Lvl 7)

International Language Academy of Canada*

Toronto, ON

UP III’s PW 3.3 for graduate certificates; for all other credentials, PW 3.2

International Language Academy of Canada*

Vancouver, BC

UP III’s PW 3.3 for graduate certificates; for all other credentials, PW 3.2

International Language Schools Canada

Toronto, ON

University Pathway Program (A2 Level)

International Language Schools Canada

Vancouver, BC

University Pathway Program (A2 Level)

Kaplan International English 

Toronto, ON

C1 Advanced Level

Kaplan International English

Vancouver, BC

C1 Advanced Level

Quest Language Studies Toronto

Toronto, ON

Academic Pathway Certificate Program

Royal Canadian Institute of International Studies    

Toronto, ON

Advanced English for Academic Purposes for graduate certificates;
for all other credentials,
English for Academic Purposes

Sprott Shaw Language College

Toronto, ON

English for Post-Secondary Education (EPE)

Sprott Shaw Language College

Vancouver, BC

English for Post-Secondary Education (EPE)

Sprott Shaw Language College

Victoria, BC

English for Post-Secondary Education (EPE)

St. George International College*

Toronto, ON

University and College Pathway

Stafford House Toronto**

Toronto, ON

Academic College Preparation

The Language Gallery**

Toronto, ON

UPP Level 6

Toronto International College

Toronto, ON

Level 5 Advanced

Upper Madison College

Toronto, ON

Level 15 (EAP Term 3)

*passing grade of 75% required
**passing grade of 80% required
***for degree programs, a passing grade of 80% required

Students who achieve a minimum grade of 70% in any of these programs will satisfy Centennial's English Language requirement for admittance into Centennial College post-secondary programs. Agreements may also specify entry requirements into graduate certificate programs.  Students will still need to follow the regular application procedures and must meet all other admission requirements.

Other Requirements

You are required to attend a Product Design and Development program admission session where you must present a portfolio of your work.

Portfolio requirements:

  • Select minimum of six pieces of your original work in art and design.
  • Your work should demonstrate problem-solving, creative process and your interest in product design.
  • Include drawings from observation in traditional and digital media, contour drawing of everyday objects, conceptual drawings of products, notes about your ideas for redesign, 3D models in variety of materials.
  • An idea sketchbook is considered one piece of portfolio.

Course Information

The Product Design and Development program is the only one of its kind in Canada and will provide you with the unique understanding to develop high-tech, ecological and socially responsible products from concept and design to production.

Combining the strengths of Centennial College's School of Communications, Media, Arts and Design and the School of Engineering Technology and Applied Science, the innovative Product Design and Development courses will bring together hands-on learning in product and industrial design and product development with product lifecycle management. Through interdisciplinary, collaborative group projects that will require you to apply all stages of the visual design process, you'll develop creative design problem-solving abilities and strategies.

You'll also acquire a wide range of other skills in this advanced diploma program, including idea generation, drawing, model-making, 3D CAD advanced computer modelling, rapid prototyping, product development (CAE analysis, reverse engineering technology, materials selection, quality testing, product costing and optimization), product lifecycle management and cross-platform multimedia communications. To round out training, you'll gain a strong sense of functional and aesthetic principles of design as well as a solid understanding of the technical and business aspects of product development.

Centennial's Product Design and Development program meets the growing need for graduates with a strategic vision of interdisciplinary product design and an understanding of all stages of the product lifecycle who are ready to work in a variety of exciting careers related to consumer product development, electronics, furniture, transportation and more.

 

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Courses

Semester 1

Course Code Course Title
COMM-160/161 College Communication 1
PDDV-111 Product Design Process and Methodology
PDDV-112 Visual Communications
PDDV-113 3D Studio 1
PDDV-114 History of Design and Technology
PDDV-116 Product Development Processes 1
PDDV-117 Science 1
PDDV-199 Creativity In Context

Semester 2

Course Code Course Title
COMM-170/171 College Communication 2
PDDV-121 Product Design Collaboration Studio 1
PDDV-122 Multimedia Communication
PDDV-123 3D CAD Design Fundamentals
PDDV-124 3D CAD & Reverse Engineering
PDDV-125 Product Life-cycle Assessment
PDDV-126 Science 2
PDDV-127 Technology and Materials Science

Semester 3

Course Code Course Title
GNED-500 Global Citizenship: From Social Analysis to Social Action
PDDV-211 Product Design Collaboration Studio 2
PDDV-212 3D Studio 2
PDDV-213 Geometrical Dimensioning and Tolerancing
PDDV-214 Product Analysis and Validation - Functionality
PDDV-215 Descriptive Geometry and Technical Drawings
PDDV-216 Project 1

Semester 4

Course Code Course Title
GNED General Education Elective
PDDV-221 Product Design Collaboration Studio 3
PDDV-222 3D CAD Design Intermediate
PDDV-223 Advanced Design Processes
PDDV-224 3D Studio 3
PDDV-225 Product Development Processes 2
PDDV-226 Product Analysis and Validation - Reliability
PDDV-227 Project 2

Semester 5

Course Code Course Title
ENGL-250 Report Writing in a Technical Environment
PDDV-311 Product Design Collaboration Studio 4
PDDV-312 3D CAD Design Advanced
PDDV-313 Business
PDDV-314 Product Development Processes 3
PDDV-315 Product Analysis and Validation - Manufacturability
PDDV-316 Project 3
PDDV-500 Storyworks

Semester 6

Course Code Course Title
GNED General Education Elective
PDDV-321 Legal Aspects of Product Design and Development
PDDV-322 Entrepreneurship
PDDV-323 Marketing
PDDV-324 Inspection and Product Quality Assurance
PDDV-325 Costing and Product Optimization
PDDV-326 Capstone Project
 
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Pre Courses

English Language Learning (ELL) is taught at Progress Campus

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Pathway Courses

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

  • Industrial Designer
  • Furniture Designer
  • Toy Designer
  • Product Designer
  • Design Strategist
  • 3D CAD Modeller
  • Model Maker

Ability to settle

Overseas Student Health Cover

Health Insurance fee is 500CAD per year

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