Graduate Certificate in Web Design | Sheridan College Ontario
“Graduates from Sheridan are typically much stronger job candidates than graduates from any other web design program,” a Toronto agency executive told Marketing Magazine recently. “They are the only ones who are job-ready.”
Sheridan’s Web Design program is built around professional skills that translate directly to the marketing, advertising, e-commerce and web design industries. During two semesters of intensive, project-based web design training, you will Design and launch four to six web sites, Design additional interactive and online materials including motion graphics, banner ads, newsletters, micro-sites and content for mobile delivery, Learn the current versions of Flash, Dreamweaver, and other industry-standard web design and rich media software, Gain basic coding skills in HTML, CSS, and Actionscript, Learn about online marketing, Learn about interaction design and usability, Make connections with web design professionals, including Sheridan faculty and alumni.
- School:Animation, Arts and Design
- Duration: 1 Year
- Designation: Ontario College Graduate Certificate
- Campus: Trafalgar Road Campus
- Start Date: September
Flexibility in a Fast-paced Industry: Web design trends and technologies are constantly evolving, and so is Sheridan’s curriculum. You’ll learn the most up-to-the-moment practices — but you’ll also develop core principles that never change, so you can adapt to whatever new web design trends come along next month, next year, or next decade.
As Canada’s only two-semester postgraduate web design diploma program, Sheridan offers the shortest path to a web design career: You can be working in less than a year. Sheridan draw students from a wide range of design-related fields, including graphic design, illustration, architecture, industrial design and fine arts. These varied backgrounds, combined with small class sizes and collaborative assignments, produce a creative environment that mirrors the workplace at a marketing firm or ad agency.
Career OpportunitiesSheridan’s Web Design program has a sterling reputation, so our graduates are always in high demand. Employers with an ongoing need for web design talent include:
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- Postsecondary diploma or degree in design, visual or fine arts
- and/or Demonstrated competence through related work and/or educational experience
- Applicants must be competent in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator or equivalent software. Applicants will be expected to have these competencies prior to the start of the first course
- Demonstrated competence through related work
- and/or educational experience and Response to a questionnaire
- Portfolio There is a portfolio review fee. Your portfolio of 15-20 pieces should consist of digital work and/or traditional work (scanned or photographed) submitted on CDs or as URLs.
- The questionnaire assesses suitability for a professional career in Web design and outlines business/work experience and personal/professional goals. Postsecondary transcripts, indicating courses completed to date, must be submitted to ontariocolleges.ca at the time of application.
- Applicants who do not meet the admission requirements for this program will be assessed and advised individually and may be considered for other, related programs.
Courses
Term 1
- Graphic Systems Studio 1
- Computer Graphics Technology 1
- Professional Topics 1: Career Options
- Design for Interactive Media
- Marketing for Web Designers
- Digital Typography
Term 2
- Graphic Systems Studio 2
- Computer Graphics Technology 2
- Professional Topics 2: Career Planning
- Independent Project
Note: Courses subject to change.
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