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Digital Product Design

    Country: Canada

    Duration: 1 Year or Less

    Program Level: College Certificate

    Country: Canada

    Duration: 1 Year or Less

    Program Level: College Certificate

Overview

Enter an in-demand career field with digital product design

A Digital Product Design certificate from Sheridan can launch you into a growing and lucrative field in eight months. The average entry-level salary for a User Experience Designer in Ontario is $64,000 and statistics show demand for UX designers has increased 107%.* Job seekers with the broad range of skills taught in this post-graduate can be highly employable in a wide variety of industries.

Become well-rounded in all aspects of product design

The product design industry needs designers who know more than web design or UI design. Our unique program teaches required essentials for a career in multimedia design and development. You’ll learn business strategy, research methods, visual design, prototyping and more. With skills in many experience design elements, you can position yourself as a well-rounded designer and work in many roles.

Work with industry experts, software and processes

Courses are taught by experts who bring their unique industry experience into the classroom. You’ll use the same software as design professionals, such as Figma, Mural, and Adobe Creative Cloud applications. Our course structure is designed to mimic the workflow of the modern workplace. Content from one class carries over into others, ensuring you’ll learn to fully develop and iterate on your ideas.

Learn to design digital products for a better world

Interactive media and digital products need to be designed with users in mind. In Sheridan’s Digital Product Design courses, you’ll learn to create products that meet user needs with intuitive and efficient interfaces. You’ll also develop your critical thinking skills as you learn an ethical approach to design that considers societal impact and challenges of modern technology.

 

Requirements

  • Postsecondary diploma or degree in design, visual/fine arts, communications, commerce, engineering, health sciences or social sciences

and/or

  • Related work and/or educational experience.

Ideal applicants are competent in Figma, Adobe XD or equivalent software. Applicants are encouraged, but not required, to have these competencies prior to the start of the first course.

Applicant Selection

Eligible applicants will be selected on the basis of:

  • Demonstrated competence through related work and/or educational experience

and

  • A supplemental submission that evaluates disciplinary knowledge, conceptual thinking and ideation, communication skills and visual skills. Once you apply, please review the requirements document in your portal for details and instructions on how to submit these items.

Domestic applicants

  • Postsecondary transcripts indicating courses completed to date must be submitted to ontariocolleges.ca at the time of application.
  • Domestic applicants with education outside of Canada must have their transcripts assessed for equivalency through ICAS or WES.
  • Private career college courses and/or credentials are not accepted as admission requirements for Sheridan programs.

International applicants

  • Official postsecondary transcripts, indicating courses completed to date, and credential must be submitted at the time of application. In case the transcripts/certificates are not in English, note that these documents must be accompanied by a notarized, official translation into English. Translated copies must also be accompanied by a copy of the original transcript.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY:

Sheridan recognizes the following tests and considers their minimum scores for admission decisions. (Only one official result is required.) Note: For admission purposes, some programs require a higher score than the minimum scores stated below.

  • Test results must be completed within the past two years (24 months) of the first day of classes.
Test Certificate or Diploma program requirement Degree and Graduate Certificate program requirement
Sheridan’s ESL program EAP level (English for Academic Purposes) A minimum score of 70% in listening and speaking and 70% in reading and writing. General Education courses and Navigating Digital Environments (INFO) minimum required grade of 50%. A minimum score of 75% in listening and speaking and 75% in reading and writing. General Education courses and Navigating Digital Environments (INFO) minimum required grade of 50%.
Sheridan EPA test (English Proficiency Assessment) Listening Band – 4.0 Reading Combined Band – 4.0 Writing – CLB 7 Listening Band – 4.5 Reading Combined Band – 4.5 Writing – CLB 8
CAEL (Canadian Academic English Language) online or in person overall score 60 with no individual section below 50 overall score 70 with no individual section below 60
Cambridge English Test Exams (B2 First/C1 Advanced/C2 Proficiency score) overall Cambridge English Scale score 169 with no individual score below 162 overall Cambridge English Scale score 176 with no individual score below 169
Duolingo English Language Test overall score of 105 with no integrated subscore lower than 85 overall score of 115 with no integrated subscore lower than 95
IELTS Academic Level (International English Language Testing System) online or in person overall score 6.0 with no individual band below 5.5

One Skill Retake is acceptable

overall score 6.5 with no individual band below 6.0

One Skill Retake is acceptable

iTEP Academic-Plus overall score 3.7 overall score 3.9
LanguageCert Academic overall score 65 with no individual skill score below 60 overall score 70 with no individual skill score below 65
PTE Academic (Pearson Test of English) online or in person overall score 58 with no individual section below 49 overall score 60 with no individual section below 57
TOEFL iBT (Test of English as a Foreign Language) and TOEFL iBT Home Edition (DI Code: 9117) overall score 80 with no individual section below 20

MyBest scores are acceptable

overall score 88 with no individual section below 21

MyBest scores are acceptable

NOTE:

  1. Pharmacy Technician program (PPHTO) English proficiency requirements are: TOEFL iBT overall score 91 (21L, 25W, 23S, 22R); IELTS Academic Module overall score 6.5 with no individual band below 6.0. No other tests above are accepted. We do not accept completion of ESL/EAP for admission to Pharmacy.
  2. Honours Bachelor of Science – Nursing (PBNSG) English proficiency requirements are: Duolingo Overall score 115 (with no individual sub-score lower than 95); IELTS Overall Band 6.5 (with no individual band below 6.0); TOEFL iBT 88 (with no individual section below 21). Test results must be completed within the past two years (24 months) of the first day of classes. No other tests above are accepted.
  3. Teaching English as a Second Language program (PTESL) English proficiency requirements are: TOEFL iBT – Listening: 24; Reading: 24; Writing: 27; Speaking: 27; IELTS Academic Module – Listening: 7; Reading: 7; Writing: 7; Speaking: 7. No other tests above are accepted.
  4. Sheridan does not guarantee acceptance of any tests above for any third-party regulatory body.

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Tuition:

CAD26,770.39 Approx.

Application Fee:
$250
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Duration

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School

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Living Costs

$11,800 - $15,750/Year

Application Fee

$100 - $200

IELTS Requirement

6.0 - 7.0

Work Opportunities

Yes; Post-Graduation Work Permit Program (up to 3 years)

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