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Location
This program is delivered at our downtown campus, the St. Clair College Centre for the Arts. If you’re staying in residence, which is located at our main campus, it is a quick 20 minute bus ride to our downtown campuses. The bus stops directly behind the St. Clair College Centre for the Arts. The MediaPlex is one block south of the Centre for the Arts.
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Program Overview
This program will appeal to students who are emerging from visual/media arts backgrounds at the high school or post-secondary level, for mature students, and those who have a love of design and visual expression. Students display a passion for print and web design, package design, typography, motion graphics, photography and illustration. Students will develop the ability to visualize and express concepts based on the clients’ needs. This requires creativity and imagination while meeting tight deadlines.
Program Highlights
- Six-week internship in an industry environment.
- Graduate design exhibition in the community in year three.
- Industry standard digital media training.
- Industry portfolio review in the final year of study as preparation for work placements and entry into the workforce.
- All faculty are professional graphic designers, illustrators or multimedia artists.
- Graduation from this program provides the first step in professional accreditation as a Registered Graphic Designer (Association of Registered Graphic Designers of Ontario).
- Student-run Graphic Design Club.
- Program emphasizes creativity, originality and critical thinking.
Career Opportunities
Graduates can find positions such as junior designer, production artist, art direction and multimedia designer. Opportunities exist in content creation, advertising agencies, graphic design & boutique studios, with printers or publishers and in-house or freelance design. With experience the designer has the opportunity for the role of art director, creative director or production manager.
Why Choose This Program?
Do you have a passion for design, typography, motion visuals or illustration? Is creative expression a part of your DNA? Are you vetting graphic design schools in Ontario, seeking a solid introduction into the professional world of media? St. Clair's Graphic Design program offers a stimulating learning environment where you train with industry professionals.
Here at St. Clair College, you will be immersed in all facets of the vocation, beginning with a comprehensive foundation in design, honing your talent in layout, typography, pre-press production, illustration, digital photography and copywriting. You will then embark on a robust study of web design, motion graphics and video, exploring the evolving aspects of UX/UI design and our interaction with the online world around us, culminating in intensive agency courses spanning your final two semesters.
Our work placement component allows you to gain real-world experience in your chosen area. At completion of the Graphic Design program, you have mastered one of the first steps on your way to professional accreditation with the Association of Registered Graphic Designers of Ontario.
Emerging from our Graphic Design program, you will see that opportunities are abound: designing for the web & multimedia, freelancing as a graphic designer, thriving in the world of advertising, immersed in the publishing industry or working towards becoming an art director or production manager.
Admission Requirements
OSSD with the majority of courses at the College (C), University (U), University/College (M) or Open (O) level qualify for admission to this program.
Recommended: Minimum 1 Arts or Media Class.
Mature students - See Admission Procedures for details.
Additional Requirements
In addition to your OCAS application, you are required to submit samples of your art that you consider to be the best examples of your abilities.
Courses
Please scroll to the bottom of the list to review the Pre/Co-Requisites.
The curriculum below is for incoming students:
Program Physical Demands Analysis
Program Vocational Learning Outcomes
Graphic Design (Ontario Advanced College Diploma) (MTCU Code 61820)
The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:
- Conceptualize and develop design solutions using principles of design to create visual communications that meet the needs of the project.
- Employ the design process to create design solutions that meet the project objectives and the needs of the client and/or user.
- Plan, create and use photography, illustration and typography in design layouts to meet the requirements of the creative brief.
- Design, develop and create a variety of media products using relevant, current and/or emerging technologies.
- Communicate ideas, design concepts and opinions clearly and persuasively to others.
- Use recognized industry practices throughout the design process and related business tasks.
- Plan, implement, and evaluate graphic design projects using project management skills to deliver quality work to clients according to schedule and within budget.
- Complete all work in a professional and ethical manner, and in accordance with all applicable legislation and regulations.
- Keep current with visual media design trends, technologies and industry practices using strategies that enhance work performance and guide professional development.
Additional Information
- Portfolio Guidelines and Requirements
- Imprint, a virtual exhibit of the 2022 graduating class.
- Technicolour, a virtual exhibit of the 2023 graduating class.
- Metamorph, a virtual exhibit of the 2024 graduating class.
