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New Media Design and Web Development - (Certificate - Diploma Pathway)
New Media Design and Web Development - (Certificate - Diploma Pathway)

New Media Design and Web Development - (Certificate - Diploma Pathway)

  • ID:BCIT10028
  • Level:Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma
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Admission Requirements

Entry requirements

English requirements

  • IELTS

    • If your program requires: English 12, 73%, You need these scores on the IELTS: 7

    • If your program requires: English 12, 67%, You need these scores on the IELTS: 6.5

    • If your program requires: English 12, 50 %, You need these scores on the IELTS: 6.0

  • Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic)

    • If your program requires: English 12, 73%, You need these scores on the IELTS: 65

    • If your program requires: English 12, 67%, You need these scores on the IELTS: 60

    • If your program requires: English 12, 50 %, You need these scores on the IELTS: 52

  • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

    • If your program requires: English 12, 73%, You need these scores on the IELTS: 90

    • If your program requires: English 12, 67%, You need these scores on the IELTS: 86

    • If your program requires: English 12, 50 %, You need these scores on the IELTS: 82

Course Information

This pathway is for BCIT graduates of the New Media Design and Web Development Certificate program to attain their Diploma in New Media Design and Web Development. It is comprised of 8 courses (24.0 credits), and is offered in a cohort model in two 12-week terms.

Learn to design and produce interactive, user-friendly media projects, responsive websites, integrated social media campaigns, and visually appealing stories and dynamic, rich multi-media content with the BCIT Diploma in New Media Design and Web Development. Demand for the creative and technical skills of new media professionals is increasing rapidly, as companies look for new and innovative ways to engage with clients and customers.

The Diploma in New Media Design and Web Development provides you with applied skills in the following key areas, instrumental for success in this fast-growing field:

  • Web design and development

  • Information architecture

  • User interface design and user experience

  • Graphic design and branding

  • Interactive media solutions

  • Web marketing and social media integration

  • New media communications and storytelling

About the program

Employers value BCIT’s applied, job-ready approach to education and training. It’s the BCIT advantage that sets our graduates apart from the pack.

  • Digital portfolio – present your best work to potential employers and clients

  • Small class size – receive individual attention

  • Hands-on, applied courses – develop and refine your creative and technical skills

  • Cohort delivery – build a professional network that will last long after you graduate

  • Industry instructors – benefit from real-world experience in new media

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Program matrix

Term 1 (12 weeks), Credits

  • , MDIA 1165, Digital Photography

  • , MDIA 1915, Storytelling for New Media

  • , MDIA 3140, New Technologies

  • , MDIA 3295, App Development Strategy 1

  • Term 2 (12 weeks), Credits

  • , MDIA 3540, UI/UX Strategy 2

  • , MDIA 4150, Online Store

  • , MDIA 4295, App Development Strategy 2

  • , MDIA 4590, Quality Assurance for Interactive Media

Total Credits:, 24.0

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

The diploma in New Media Design and Web Development gives you the applied skills instrumental for success in this fast-growing field, and is responsive to the needs of the global marketplace. The demand for new media professionals is growing rapidly. New media professionals work in a broad range of positions, from frontline personnel through to managers with strategic responsibility, as well as entrepreneurs. BCIT’s strong reputation and connection to industry means that many of our students are hired immediately upon graduation.

Job categories where new media skills are required include, but are not limited to:

  • Web and App Designer

  • Front-end Web Developer

  • Interactive and Multimedia Developer

  • SEO Specialist and Web Marketer

  • Social Media Manager

  • Interface and User Experience Designer

  • Corporate Storyteller

  • Interactive Marketing Specialist

  • Motion Graphics Designer

  • Video and Audio Editor

  • New Media Project Manager

  • New Media Entrepreneur

Ability to settle

Overseas Student Health Cover

Insurance/year: 700 CAD

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