Humber Polytechnic - North
Humber Polytechnic - North

205 Humber College Boulevard, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Advanced College Diploma - Graphic Design (11571)

3-Year Undergraduate Advanced Diploma

Program Summary

Humber’s Graphic Design advanced diploma program (GDes) develops creative and strategic designers who wish to execute a wide range of visual communication strategies through interactive media such as web and screen, user interaction, motion design, and traditional print-based media.

Through a mix of theory and hands-on practical training, students will combine art and design to produce unique visual communication solutions. Humber's Graphic Design program will allow students to explore: creative strategy and design process, typography, editorial and publication design, package design, user experience (UX), user interface (UI), web design, information design, and motion design. Additionally, this program will prepare students for their career through professional practice and entrepreneurship to round-out a comprehensive skill set to attain employment or freelance work.

As part of the interaction and design common platform cluster (IDC), students will be trained on industry-based skills, technology and current design software techniques. The first semester is shared with the Multimedia Design and Development program. Students' exposure to different types of design work and common programming elements will enable them to investigate their options and choose a focus prior to their second year of study.

Students will participate in a mandatory work placement which follows the last semester of study. Students research the design industry to take advantage of opportunities to market themselves to prospective employers to find their own work placement locally or abroad.

Academic Background

Minimum Level of Education Completed

Grade 12 / High School

Minimum GPA

50%

Minimum Language Test Scores

Reading

5.5

Writing

5.5

Listening

5.5

Speaking

5.5

Reading

10

Writing

10

Listening

10

Speaking

10

Program Intakes

Open date

October 6, 2024

Submission deadline

July 1, 2025

Open date

May 1, 2025

Submission deadline

November 1, 2025

Cost and Duration

3-Year Undergraduate Advanced Diploma

Program Level

3 year advanced college diploma including a work placement

Program Length

$14690 CAD

Cost of Living

$100 CAD

Application fee

$19513 CAD / First Year

Gross Tuition

Other Fees

Compulsory Ancillary Fee: $888 per year
Health Insurance Fee: $420 per year
IGNITE Health and Dental Insurance Fee: $222 per year
Student Union Fee: $132 per year