High School Graduation OR be 19 years old on the first day of classes
IELTS (Academic) score of 6.0 overall (no sub-score less than 6.0)
TOEFL iBT score of 78 overall (no sub-score less than 19)
PTE Academic score of 54 overall (no sub-score less than 50)
Cambridge Assessment of English: C1 Advanced score of 174 overall (no sub-score less than 169)
CAEL CE score of 60 overall (no sub-score less than 60)
GTEC CBT score of 1200 overall (minimum sub-scores: Reading 325; Writing 270; Speaking 260; Listening 335)
Duolingo English Test (DET) score of 105 for General Admission to most Certificate and Diploma programs, and Bachelor of Business Administration programs (exceptions: Nursing and certain other Health-related programs). Score of 115 for admission to Post-Degree programs (all majors) and Degree programs offered by Centre for Sport and Exercise Education.
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Develop your application from concept to production
Work locally and globally in application, game, or web development, graphic design, and user interaction.
Preparing you for your career in computer science
The Interactive Media Developer program prepares you for work locally and globally in application, game, or web development, graphic design, and user interaction.
Build Your Skills
If you’re artistically and technologically minded, the Interactive Media Developer (IMD) program will nurture your programming skills and artistic vision to take on creative and technical challenges.
You'll learn the skills you need to take an idea or a problem and develop it from concept to production. You’ll get the opportunity to write professional documentation, design and implement stories or games, and apply your knowledge to create you own interactive experiences. Optional work terms will complement your coursework with added hands-on experience.
A double-credentialed program
The one-year Interactive Media Developer Technician certificate program prepares you to work locally in the exciting world of software development. Possible careers include junior application or web developer, and junior graphic designer.
Continue your studies for another year, and you receive the Interactive Media Developer Technologist diploma. Graduates work as web, software, game or mobile app developers, and are prepared for work in quality assurance, visual effects, product management or product design/user experience.
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In your first year, you'll develop strong foundational skills and knowledge in programming and application development, computer logic and algorithms, 3D modelling and animation, and project management.
Year 1
Academic Term 1
All of , ART 135, Digital Drawing and Graphic Design Foundation, 4, $783
, CDEV WPS, Workplace Preparation Skills, 0, $116.46
, CMNS 170, Digital Content Applications, 3, $539.40
, COMP 144, Web Development, 3, $1,015.50
, ICS 110, Information Technology Essentials, 3, $499.38
, ICS 114, Algorithms and Programming, 3, $499.38
Academic Term 2
All of , ART 155, Digital Movement and Narrative Structures, 4, $783
, COMP 146, Simulation Development, 3, $1,015.50
, ENGL 170, Technical and Professional Communication 1, 3, $288.45
, ENGR 155, 3D Modelling and Design, 3, $1,015.50
, ICS 128, Web Scripting, 3, $499.38
, MATH 156, Applied Mathematics and Statistics for Computing, 4, TBD
Academic Term 3
One of , ICS 199, Applied Computing Project, 6, $998.76
, COMP 104, Work Term 1, 4, $626.01
As you continue your studies toward the Diploma in Interactive Media Developer, you’ll develop skills in artificial intelligence, design visualization, augmented reality, human-computer interaction, and project management.
Year 2
Academic Term 4
All of , COMP 276, Data Security, 3, $1,015.50
, COMP 245, Artificial Intelligence, 3, $1,015.50
, ENGR 255, Design Visualization, 3, $1,015.50
, ICS 211, Web Applications, 3, $499.38
, ICS 212, Database Systems Management, 3, $499.38
Academic Term 5
All of , BUS 280, Entrepreneurship, 3, $257.85
, COMP 271, Applied User Experience/User Interface, 3, $1,015.50
, COMP 246, Advanced Simulation Development, 3, $1,015.50
, COMP 253, Extended Reality (XR) Project, 2, TBD
, ICS 224, Mobile Application Development, 3, $499.38
, ICS 280, Capstone Project: Preparation, 1, $166.46
, HLSC 264, Inter-professional Practices, 3, $674.10
Academic Term 6
All of , ENGL 273, Technical Communications, 3, $288.45
, ICS 290, Capstone Project, 6, $998.76
, TECN 210, Design Thinking, 3, $812.40
, TECN 290, Capstone Symposium, 2, $313.20
Medical Insurance - CAD $900 per year