George Brown College - Waterfront
George Brown College - Waterfront

51 Dockside Drive, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Graduate Certificate - Design Management (G401)

Postgraduate Certificate

Program Summary

The postgraduate program in Design Management builds the skills needed to lead a multidisciplinary design team. Students will learn how to develop design strategies for products and services based on business objectives. This program teaches practical tools and interpersonal facilitative skills, as well as the business knowledge required to manage a consultancy or corporate design division.

Who should take this program:

  • Design professionals with a global perspective who want to become active partners in helping firms develop and grow through expanded participation in strategic management.
  • Designers looking to enhance their career opportunities in supervisory or management positions.
  • Designers seeking to integrate strategic design into the workplace.
  • Designers with an entrepreneurial spirit looking to start their own company.
Courses in design process and strategy, project management, finance, team management, design research, contracts, business planning, communications and intellectual property protection complement a major studio course featuring real-world design projects. The courses cover the essential elements of a business strategy and how design contributes to the definition and realization of the strategy.

Academic Background

Minimum Level of Education Completed

2-Year Undergraduate Diploma

Minimum GPA

50%

Minimum Language Test Scores

Reading

6

Writing

6

Listening

6

Speaking

6

Reading

55

Writing

55

Listening

55

Speaking

55

Production

100

Program Intakes

Open date

January 1, 2026

Submission deadline

July 1, 2026

Open date

April 8, 2026

Submission deadline

November 1, 2026

Cost and Duration

Postgraduate Certificate

Program Level

1 year graduate certificate including an internship

Program Length

$20635 CAD

Cost of Living

$110 CAD

Application fee

$24150 CAD / First Year

Gross Tuition

Other Fees

Mandatory Health Insurance Fee: $787 per year
Administration Fee: $553 per year
Materials Fee: $281 (one-time)
Student Activity Fee: $249 per year
Student Levy Fee: $25 (one-time)