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Advanced Digital Design and Development Diploma

This is an academic credit program offered through the Faculty of Arts, Science and Management. 

This program is suspended and is no longer accepting applications. Current students, please visit the Academic Calendar for course and completion requirements.

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Overview

Take your skills to the next level with the Advanced  Digital Design and Development Diploma—you'll complete design and development projects, work through every stage of the creative process and collaborate with other creatives.

You'll learn:
  • HTML, CSS, JavaScript and WordPress
  • User experience (UX) and user interface (UI) design principles
  • Using layout, typography and graphics to communicate visually
  • To design products optimized for web and mobile devices
  • Build expertise in both development and design through integrated courses
  • Work on capstone projects using industry-standard tools and workflows

Choose one of two streams:

You'll graduate with a portfolio of work that reflects your strengths and a range of skills for careers in design, web development, app development, game development or programming.

 

Requirements and courses

Supplies

You’ll have access to iMac and Mac mini workstations with all the software you need, plus a scanner and printer. While an ergonomic mouse or drawing tablet is optional, it may be useful to have a laptop for work on and off-campus.

Here are the minimum specs recommended:

  • Processor: x86_64 CPU architecture; 2nd generation Intel Core or newer, or AMD CPU with support for a Windows Hypervisor
  • Operating system: 64-bit Microsoft Windows 10
  • RAM: 16 GB or more
  • Graphics card: Minimum Direct 3D DDI Feature Set: 10. For Intel GPU, drivers released in 2014 or later are necessary.
  • Hard disk space: 8 GB

  • Processor: ARM-based chips, or 2nd generation Intel Core or newer with support for Hypervisor Framework
  • Operating system: MacOS 10.15 (Catalina) or higher
  • RAM: 16 GB or more
  • Graphics card: GPU with Metal support; 2 GB+ of GPU memory
  • Hard disk space: 8 GB 

Careers

Our graduates have found employment as software engineers and designers, computer systems developers and programmers and web designers.

$96,125*

Annual median estimated earnings for software developers and programmers in BC.

Career profile
*based on WorkBC data

$63,173*

Annual median estimated earnings for web designers.

Career profile
*based on WorkBC data

$65,175*

Annual median estimated earnings for graphic designers and illustrators.

Career profile
*based on WorkBC data

$65,175*

Annual median estimated earnings for professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations.

Career profile
*based on WorkBC data

Costs

Check the table below for estimated costs for the full program.

Curious about funding?

Financial support is available. Learn more about financial aid and awards.

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