Diploma in Graphic Design Production (GRDP)
Georgian College
Key Information
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Campus location
Barrie, Canada
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
2 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
CAD 9,126 / per semester *
Application deadline
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Earliest start date
Aug 2024
* *international fall semester fee / international winter semester fee: $8,031 | domestic fall semester fee: $2,304 / domestic winter semester fee: $1,941
Introduction
Launch your graphic design and production career
Hands-on learning in a supportive environment. Use the most current software and production techniques. Embark on an awesome career!
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.
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.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Awards, scholarships, and bursaries
Postsecondary education is an investment in your future. We know many students find it tough to make ends meet, which is why we offer so many options to help you pay your way to graduation.
Georgian offers awards, scholarships, and bursaries to students of all walks of life — domestic, international, and Indigenous, full-time and part-time, first years, upcoming graduates, and everyone in between. You can afford this!
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 general education list during registration.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Your Graphic Design Production diploma gives you many career opportunities
At an entry-level of responsibility, graduates are qualified to assist senior designers in the development and production of design work within constraints set by employers and the market while working under the supervision and as team members. They apply a working knowledge of design fundamentals, typography, and technology including standard software, and digital and photographic techniques.