Certificate in Art and Design Fundamentals (AADF)
Georgian College
Key Information
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Campus location
Barrie, Canada
Languages
English
Study format
Blended
Duration
1 year
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
CAD 9,096 / per semester *
Application deadline
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Earliest start date
Aug 2024
* *international fall semester fee / international winter semester fee: $8,831 | domestic fall semester fee: $2,274 / domestic winter semester fee: $1,957
Introduction
Build your portfolio and prepare for an exciting career as an artist or designer
Learn new skills. Refine existing ones. Decide where you want to go in your art and design career. Create a portfolio to help get you there.
Students acquire a solid foundation in art and design and assess which area of the visual arts fits best with their individual proficiencies and interests. Effective research, problem-solving, and conceptualization skills are developed to prepare them for future studies in art and design. The breadth of hands-on studio art courses available provides an opportunity to learn new skills and techniques while refining existing ones. Students develop a portfolio of their work, which will be valuable when applying to specialized art or design programs.
Note: As a student in this program, you will not have courses in the summer term. Please review the program progression located in the program outline for more information.
Benefits of studying part-time:
- Register on a course-by-course basis, paying as you go!
- MORE choices. We are always adding more flexible delivery programs and courses.
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
- APDE 1000 Ideas and Imagery
- APDE 1001 Design Fundamentals
- APDE 1002 Colour and Design
- DRWG 1004 Fundamentals of Drawing
- APDE 1006 Understanding Art and Design
Communications Course
- Select 1 course from the communications list during registration.
Semester 2
Program Option Courses
- Select 5 courses from the available list during registration.
General Education Course
- Select 1 course from the general education list during registration.
Program options may include:
- APDE 1005 Visual Art Studio: 3D
- DRWG 1005 Analytical Drawing
- DRWG 1006 Life Drawing
- DRWG 1007 Drawing From Your Imagination
- FINA 1002 Fine Art Studio
- GRPH 1004 Digital Design
- INTD 1005 Interior Design and Interior Decorating Studio
- JEWL 1002 Jewellery Studio
- PHOT 1006 Introduction to Digital Photography
- GRPH 1003 Graphic Design Studio
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Your Art and Design Fundamentals certificate gives you many career opportunities
Graduates are prepared to enter specific art and design diploma programs by developing the fundamental skills and knowledge that form the foundation for future studies. They are able to make informed choices about their future career path. Past graduates of the program have gone on to undertake a wide variety of art and design-related studies.