Overview

If you have a clear interest in visual art and design, but want to upgrade or build your portfolio of work, or explore various design disciplines while considering your future career, then this is the programme for you. With a deep scope of experience in a variety of design facets, our faculty provides you with an industry-current perspective of your work while offering you a broad-based preparatory design education. In the Design Foundation programme from Humber Polytechnic , you will develop design skills, techniques and processes, and learn about various professional career choices while developing and refining a comprehensive portfolio.

Key facts

Your training is led by professional designers from a variety of disciplines in a curriculum that features courses in:
1, 2 and 3-Point perspective drawing

2D and 3D principles

colour theory

design software such as Photoshop, Illustrator and AutoCAD

graphic design

industrial design

interior design

web design
Design is everywhere. From the spaces we inhabit to the products and technologies we interact with, designers play an important role in the development of the places and things we experience and use in our everyday lives. Good design can make the ordinary extraordinary.
Your generalized training in the many aspects of design may be an effective launching pad to more specialized areas of design study. Potential areas in various fields include industrial design, interior design, interior decorating, graphic design, web design and architecture.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

2D Design

3D Design

Structural Drawing

Colour

Design Drafting

Technical Reading and Writing Skills

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Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.
Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00

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You may apply after February 1, however, post-February 1 applications will be considered on a first-come

Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Toronto, Canada

Disciplines

Industrial Design Design Interior Design View 12 other Bachelors in Industrial Design in Canada

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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General requirements

Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent including these required courses:

Grade 12 English (ENG4C or ENG4U or equivalent)
Three Grade 11 or Grade 12 C, M or U courses in addition to those listed above

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

18086 CAD / year

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5052 CAD / year

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Living costs

Toronto

Canada

1502 - 2563 CAD / month

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