Launch your career as a professional product designer

• Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, mature student status 
• minimum overall average of 65 per cent
• six Grade 12 U level courses including
• Grade 12 U level English with a minimum grade of 65 percent
• Grade 12 U level Mathematics with a minimum grade of 60 percent.

Applicants must meet minimum averages to receive final acceptance.

Students presenting equivalent qualifications will also be considered for admission. A second grade 12 university or university/college Mathematics course is highly recommended.

Mature applicants may also be considered for admission to this program providing their previous school performance and/or recent work record suggests a strong possibility of academic success. In order to qualify, applicants must be 19 years of age on or before the commencement of the program and must have been away from formal education for at least one year immediately prior to beginning studies. Mature applicants must meet subject prerequisites prior to registration.

Applicants should be aware that first-year enrolment is limited; satisfying minimum entrance requirements does not guarantee admission.

Selection Process

A portfolio of applicant’s original work is required to be submitted digitally, including five to seven personal work pieces, such as hand drawings (originals, scanned, or photographs), computer developed models, photos of mock-ups or prototypes, etc., and one written document of 200 words, which describes his/her interest in, and knowledge of, the industrial design profession.

This college has been granted consent by the Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Development to offer this applied degree for a seven-year term starting December 17, 2019. The college shall ensure that all students admitted to the above-named program during the period of consent will have the opportunity to complete the program within a reasonable time frame.

Non-core courses are required in all degree programs to meet the Ministry of Colleges and Universities benchmark for depth and breadth in degree-level learning. These courses are designed to give students the tools to develop interdisciplinary perspectives that inform their approach to their own discipline, their continued education and their life outside work.

Students are required to take: at least one first year interdisciplinary course (INTS1xxx); two introductory courses in their choice of disciplines outside their main field of study, which may include psychology (PSYC 1000 or PSYC 1001), social science (SOCI 1000), humanities (HUMA 1012), or science (SCEN 1000); one advanced course in a discipline (ex. PSYC3xxx, SOSC3xxx, HUMA3xxx), and; one upper level interdisciplinary course (INTS4xxx). These courses and any remaining non-core course requirements to be selected from the program list.

Graduates may manage projects, study behaviours, and advise clients on implementation of new technology and business solutions. Working individually or in teams, they may develop concepts, create models, and prepare technical documentation and presentations. They may be employed by manufacturing industries and private design firms or they may be self-employed. Specifically, students may find employment as business products designers, consumer products designers, ergonomic products designers, furniture designers, industrial design consultants, industrial designers, industrial products designers, or product designers.