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Level 1
Course details
Conestoga 101
CON0101
Drawing I
DRWG71100
Design Specialization
DSGN70070
Visual Design I
DSGN71100
Colour Theory and Design
DSGN71130
Typography I
GRDN71010
Studio I
GRDN71105
Photography I
PHOT71100
Level 2
Course details
Visual Design II
DSGN71120
Academic Communications
ENGL71000
Typography II
GRDN71020
Studio II
GRDN71205
Photography II
PHOT71200
Student must pass 1 Course(s), selected in the Student Portal from available course options
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Digital Illustration
DMED71070
Drawing II
DRWG71200
Prototyping
DSGN71200
Level 3
Course details
History of Graphic Design I
HIST71000
Group Dynamics
SOC71500
Student must pass 1 Course(s), selected in the Student Portal from available course options
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Digital Design
DMED72200
Drawing III
DRWG72100
UX Testing Methodology
DSGN72060
Student must pass 1 Course(s), selected in the Student Portal from available course options
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Interaction Design I
DMED73100
Typography III
GRDN72010
Student must pass 1 Course(s), selected in the Student Portal from available course options
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Studio III - Visual Design
GRDN72070
Studio III - Interaction Design
GRDN72080
Studio III
GRDN72100
Student must pass 1 Course(s), selected in the Student Portal from available course options
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Motion Graphics I
DMED72090
Photography III
PHOT72100
Level 4
Course details
History of Graphic Design II
HIST72100
Student must pass 1 Course(s), selected in the Student Portal from available course options
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Digital Design
DMED72200
Inclusive Design
DSGN72070
Student must pass 1 Course(s), selected in the Student Portal from available course options
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Studio IV - Visual Design
GRDN72140
Studio IV - Interaction Design
GRDN72160
Studio IV
GRDN72200
Student must pass 1 Course(s), selected in the Student Portal from available course options
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Design Psychology
DSGN72090
Branding
MKT72240
Student must pass 1 Course(s), selected in the Student Portal from available course options
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Motion Graphics II
DMED72190
Interaction Design II
DMED73200
Photography IV
PHOT72200
Student must pass 1 Course(s), selected in the Student Portal from available course options
Interdisciplinary Elective Details
Level 5
Course details
Co-op and Career Preparation
CEPR71050
Studies in English Vocabulary, Diction and Style
ENGL72170
Understanding Research
RSCH73000
Student must pass 1 Course(s), selected in the Student Portal from available course options
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Interaction Design I
DMED73100
Information Architecture - Mapping and Modelling
DSGN73200
Student must pass 1 Course(s), selected in the Student Portal from available course options
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Studio V
GRDN73100
Studio V - Visual Design
GRDN73300
Studio V - Interaction Design
GRDN73310
Student must pass 1 Course(s), selected in the Student Portal from available course options
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Interaction Design III
DMED73300
Marketing
MKT71090
Social Media Marketing
MKT73050
Student must pass 1 Course(s), selected in the Student Portal from available course options
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Level 6
Course details
Organizational Behaviour with International Applications
BUS71200
Interdisciplinary Research Project
RSCH73030
Student must pass 1 Course(s), selected in the Student Portal from available course options
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Interaction Design II
DMED73200
Interaction Design IV
DMED73400
Student must pass 1 Course(s), selected in the Student Portal from available course options
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Studio VI
GRDN73200
Studio VI - Visual Design
GRDN73320
Studio VI - Interaction Design
GRDN73330
Student must pass 1 Course(s), selected in the Student Portal from available course options
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Responsible Design
DSGN73220
Media Ethics and Law
LAW73100
Student must pass 1 Course(s), selected in the Student Portal from available course options
Interdisciplinary Elective Details
Level 7
Course details
Co-op Work Term I (Bachelor of Design)
COOP73100
Level 8
Course details
Co-op Work Term II (Bachelor of Design)
COOP74100
Level 9
Course details
New Venture Development
ENTR74000
Thesis I
GRDN74110
Student must pass 1 Course(s), selected in the Student Portal from available course options
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Professional Sales and Negotiations
BUS74000
Design Management
MGMT74150
Student must pass 1 Course(s), selected in the Student Portal from available course options
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Immersive Design I
DSGN74150
Experience Design
DSGN74160
Studio Management
GRDN74000
Student must pass 1 Course(s), selected in the Student Portal from available course options
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Studio VII - Visual Design
GRDN74020
Studio VII - Interaction Design
GRDN74030
Studio VII
GRDN74100
Level 10
Course details
World Cultures
CLTR72000
Thesis II
GRDN74215
Student must pass 1 Course(s), selected in the Student Portal from available course options
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Studio VIII - Visual Design
GRDN74040
Studio VIII - Interaction Design
GRDN74050
Studio VIII
GRDN74205
Student must pass 1 Course(s), selected in the Student Portal from available course options
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Immersive Design II
DSGN74170
Design Systems
DSGN74180
International Marketing
MKT72200
Student must pass 1 Course(s), selected in the Student Portal from available course options
Interdisciplinary Elective Details
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Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs are based on the most recent available data through the Conestoga Campus Store.
Program outcomes
- Prepare effective and persuasive communications through written, oral, and visual media in the development of research reports, rationales, final design projects and presentations, and thesis work
- Apply professional, ethical and legal codes of practice and comply with labour and environmental legislation
- Integrate marketing, advertising, consumer research, universal design principles, environmental sensitivity and sustainability into the development of visual design solutions
- Communicate and collaborate effectively as a team member or leader, with other team members, clients, employers, and other visual design service practitioners through the application of principles of human relations and organizational behaviour
- Assess cultural diversity in the development and execution of design solutions
- Create plans for lifelong learning, professional development, and the maintenance of technological currency
- Utilize critical thinking skills in the development of research, design elements, strategies, and techniques for design problems and projects
- Evaluate information and content through the use of research techniques in all aspects of design exploration, development, and execution
- Develop and present effective and professional visual design solutions based upon clients' needs and parameters
- Discuss the theoretical, historical and cultural context within which contemporary graphic design has developed
- Apply financial, entrepreneurial and business management principles and practices in the development and operation of visual design services and projects
- Select appropriate media, both traditional and emergent, and interaction methods for design projects
- Plan and implement design solutions that meet industry production and workflow practices within budget and time-frame goals
- Design a portfolio of creative visual, written, and interactive elements