Kitchener,
ON,
Canada
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Kitchener Canada | Conestoga College
Conestoga College
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Kitchener Canada
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Qualification
Bachelor Degree with Honours
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
CAD
15,496
(c. USD11,122.19)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
48 months
The Bachelor of Design is a four-year undergraduate program focusing on visual design while incorporating business courses in entrepreneurship, marketing, and management. This curriculum equips students with both creative vision and strategic business understanding to develop design solutions for evolving market demands. Conestoga's Bachelor of Design stands out in Ontario by providing an interdisciplinary approach that combines visual design, entrepreneurial studies, and liberal arts with co-op placements, upgraded studio facilities, and cutting-edge technology resources. With controlled enrollment and intimate class settings, students benefit from personalized instruction by faculty with real-world expertise in both design and business sectors. This comprehensive program covers typography, visual communication, color theory, studio practice, illustration techniques, photography, digital design, alongside business-focused subjects like branding, marketing strategies, management principles, professional communication, and teamwork. The curriculum emphasizes hands-on projects that cultivate both design expertise and entrepreneurial thinking while exploring contemporary topics such as inclusive design, environmental sustainability, and ethical business practices.
Duration: 4 years
Intake: September 2024
Location: Kitchener – Doon Campus
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Design (Honours)
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
Admission requirements
Ontario Secondary School Diploma OSSD or equivalent OR 19 years of age or older
A minimum of six 6 Grade 12 courses at the U or M level with a minimum cumulative average of 65 percent one of which must be Grade 12 compulsory English ENG4U with a minimum grade of 70 Higher averages are often required for admission due to competition for available spaces in the program
Applicants who meet the academic strength requirements must attend a program information session and present a portfolio of their creative work
TOEFL iBT 88 - Effective January 2024 - no individual skill less than 22.
IELTS overall band of 6.5 with no band less than 6.0
Note re admission requirements
Applicants with transcripts from institutions where the language of instruction is not English must demonstrate English language proficiency with a minimum test score on one of the following language proficiency tests or equivalent scores from another internationally recognized English language test
IELTS overall band of 6.5 with no band less than 6.0
TOEFL iBT 88 with no individual skill less than 22
CAEL 70 no subtest band score less than 60
PTE Academic 58
Conestoga English Language Test CELT Band 6
Ontario Secondary School Diploma OSSD or equivalent OR 19 years of age or older
A minimum of six 6 Grade 12 courses at the U or M level with a minimum cumulative average of 65 percent one of which must be Grade 12 compulsory English ENG4U with a minimum grade of 70 Higher averages are often required for admission due to competition for available spaces in the program
Applicants who meet the academic strength requirements must attend a program information session and present a portfolio of their creative work
TOEFL iBT 88 - Effective January 2024 - no individual skill less than 22.
IELTS overall band of 6.5 with no band less than 6.0
Note re admission requirements
Applicants with transcripts from institutions where the language of instruction is not English must demonstrate English language proficiency with a minimum test score on one of the following language proficiency tests or equivalent scores from another internationally recognized English language test
IELTS overall band of 6.5 with no band less than 6.0
TOEFL iBT 88 with no individual skill less than 22
CAEL 70 no subtest band score less than 60
PTE Academic 58
Conestoga English Language Test CELT Band 6
Tuition
CAD
15,496