Diploma in Interactive Media Design
Fanshawe College
Key Information
Campus location
London, Canada
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
2 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
CAD 10,036 **
Application deadline
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** total fee for Canadian students. $32,557.28 for international students
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Introduction
The new media landscape is ripe with endless career opportunities that will test the limits of your imagination while providing a powerful and meaningful entertainment experience to consumers. If you’re looking for a career creating magic, the Interactive Media Design program will give you the skills to bring your creativity to life in digital media design, development, and production.
Your Learning Experience
In this two-year diploma program, you will learn computer-based web design and programming, as well as 3-D, animation, and design for print. You’ll also learn design, coding, marketing, and media management. Study at Fanshawe’s London Downtown Campus, in the heart of London’s digital media center, which is fully equipped to give you practical skills in industry-standard software such as Adobe and Maxon, and open-source technologies for web application development.
Graduate from the Interactive Media Design program with a diverse and dynamic skill set, as well as the technical ability to embark on an exciting career as a programmer. Career opportunities for graduates of this program include communication design studios, computer software development firms, interactive software publishers, media production companies, and information technology consulting firms.
The Interactive Media Design program will professionally prepare students for an evolving job market in digital media design, development, and production, providing comprehensive training in new media technologies with an emphasis on web application design, interactive rich media, and current technologies for developing usable, media-rich sites and applications. The curriculum will combine courses in design, coding, marketing, and media management and incorporate industry-standard tools from companies such as Adobe and Maxon, as well as open-source technologies for web application development.
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Curriculum
Courses
Level 1
Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:
- WRIT-1037 ---- Reason and Writing 1-Contemporary Media
- MMED-1050 ---- Digital Media Theory and Project Mgmt 1
- MMED-1051 ---- Design and Image 1
- MMED-1052 ---- Multi-Media Production
- MMED-1053 ---- Visual Communication 1
- MMED-1054 ---- Multimedia Authoring 1
Level 2
General Education - Take a 3-credit General Education elective course.
Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:
- COMM-3075 ---- Communications for Media
- MMED-1055 ---- Multimedia Authoring 2
- MMED-1056 ---- Web Development 1
- MMED-3035 ---- Design and Image 2
- MMED-1057 ---- Motion Design 1
- MMED-3036 ---- Digital Media Theory and Project Mgmt 2
Level 3
General Education - Take a 3-credit General Education elective course.
Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:
- MMED-3038 ---- Electronic Image Production
- MMED-3039 ---- Multimedia Authoring 3
- MMED-3040 ---- Web Development 2
- MMED-1058 ---- Motion Design 2
Level 4
General Education - Take a 3-credit General Education elective course.
Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:
Group 1
- MMED-5006 ---- Multimedia Authoring 4
- MMED-3006 ---- Video Production
- MMED-3014 ---- Multimedia and the Internet
- DEVL-3005 ---- Career Research
- MMED-3048 ---- Internship
Group 2
Take MMED-3013 or INNV-1001
- MMED-3013 ---- Multimedia Marketing/Business Management
- INNV-1001 ---- Innovation Applications
General Education - Electives
Take 9 General Education Credits - Normally taken in Levels 2, 3 and 4
Program Residency
Students Must Complete a Minimum of 19 credits in this program at Fanshawe College to meet the Program Residency requirement and graduate from this program
Program Outcome
The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to
- complete both individual and collaborative interactive media projects effectively
- using best practices and tools to design and develop dynamic, rich-media content.
- contribute to the assessment of the requirements of an interactive media project.
- contribute to the development, budgeting, planning, and professional presentation of an interactive media project.
- design a media project (interface, navigation, graphics, text treatment) using current best practice design and development principles, and applying conceptual and theoretical frameworks.
- build effective and dynamic Web sites and/or mobile applications.
- identify and analyze ethical and professional issues arising in an online environment.
- apply research and conceptual skills to propose possible solutions for mobile/multimedia/Web development problems.
- use creative and critical thinking techniques in the effective design, development, and implementation of an interactive media project.
- contribute to the assessment of the financial, technical, and artistic success of an interactive media project.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of Fanshawe’s Interactive Media Design program will find career opportunities that allow them to use their creative imagination as a self-employed programmer working from home or as a valuable member of:
- communication design studios
- computer software development firms
- interactive software publisher firms
- media production companies
- advertising firms
- publishing firms
- information technology consulting firms
Here are some examples of career opportunities for graduates of Fanshawe’s Interactive Media Design program:
Web Designer
Create a user-friendly and easy-to-update web page to support an in-house marketing team.
Digital Studio Artist
Lead the creation of high-quality videos, animations, and GIFs for web banners, email marketing, and social and rich media platforms.
Digital Content Coordinator
Design, develop and manage a website with a focus on improving the way customers and employees interact with the company’s online presence.
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