DURATION
3 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Aug 2025
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Scholarships
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Introduction
Channel your creativity into a career as a graphic designer
Hands-on, project-based learning to build your portfolio. Includes a work placement and client experience. 100% grad satisfaction.
In this program, students engage in interdisciplinary problem-solving, combining visual sensitivity with skill and knowledge in the areas of communications, technology, and business. Students learn to structure visual information to aid communication in both print and web-based formats and employ these skills in the creation of advertising, editorial, branding, and information design. The depth and breadth of instruction in design and technology is reflected in the portfolio developed in this three-year program, preparing students to take on more creative and independent roles once they enter the workplace.
Please note: Most of this program is delivered in the downtown Barrie location (5 Ross St.) with Student Services offered at the main Barrie Campus. The Arch and Helen Brown Design and Digital Arts Centre is located just minutes away from the waterfront. You’ll learn in our fully equipped studios using industry-standard tools, and you’ll have the opportunity to network with leaders in your field and real-world clients.
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Curriculum
Semester 1
Program Courses
- COMP 1020 Digital Page Layout 1
- GRPH 1000 Typography
- GRPH 1001 Graphic Design 1
- PRNT 1002 Print Production
Communications Course
- Select 1 course from the communications list during registration.
General Education Course
- Select 1 course from the general education list during registration.
Semester 2
Program Courses
- COMP 1021 Adobe Photoshop
- COMP 1076 Web Production
- COMP 2035 Adobe Illustrator
- GRPH 1002 Graphic Design 2
Communications Course
- Select 1 course from the communications list during registration.
General Education Course
- Select 1 course from the general education list during registration.
Semester 3
Program Courses
- COMP 2110 Web: Interactive Techniques
- GRPH 2000 Graphic Design 3
- GRPH 2001 Production Studio 1
- GRPH 2010 Drawing and Illustration for Graphic Designers
- HSTY 2001A History of Illustrative and Graphic Art
- PHOT 1005 Photographic Communication
Semester 4
Program Courses
- BUSI 2004 Professional Practices for Designers 1
- COMP 2039 Digital Page Layout 2
- COMP 2111 Web: Content Management
- COMP 2129 Motion Graphics
- GRPH 2002 Production Studio 2
- GRPH 2003 Graphic Design 4
General Education Course
- Select 1 course from the communications list during registration.
Semester 5
Program Courses
- GRPH 3000 Graphic Design 5
- GRPH 3001 Portfolio Development
- GRPH 3004 Professional Practices for Designers 2
- GRPH 3009 Production Studio 3
- GRPH 3010 Three-Dimensional Environmental Design
- GRPH 3012 Package Design
Semester 6
Program Courses
- GRPH 3005 Trends and Issues in Graphic Design
- GRPH 3008 Advanced Graphic Applications
General Education Course
- Select 1 course from the general education list during registration.
Field Training
- GRPH 3011 Field Training
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Your Graphic Design diploma gives you many career opportunities
At an entry-level of responsibility, graduates create and produce effective visual communications, in print and digital media, within constraints set by employers, clients, and the market. Graduates may find employment with design studios, advertising agencies, newspapers and magazines (online and print), web/interactive studios, corporations with in-house design departments, government agencies, or educational institutions. Graduates may also choose to work independently as freelance graphic designers.