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Humber's Design Foundation certificate program equips you with essential skills to channel your creativity as you embark on your design education journey.
For those passionate about visual arts and design who wish to enhance their portfolio or explore different design fields while planning their career path, this program offers the perfect opportunity. Our experienced faculty, with expertise across multiple design disciplines, delivers contemporary industry insights alongside a comprehensive foundational design education. You'll cultivate design techniques, master creative processes, and discover diverse career options while building and polishing a professional portfolio.
Design influences every aspect of our world. Whether it's the environments we occupy or the products and technologies we engage with, designers shape our daily experiences. Exceptional design transforms the mundane into something remarkable. This broad-based program serves as an excellent springboard to specialized design studies, opening doors to potential careers in industrial design, interior design, decoration, graphic design, web development, and architecture.
To be eligible for admission, you must possess the following:
Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent including these required courses:
Grade 12 English (ENG4C or ENG4U or equivalent)
Three Grade 11 or Grade 12 C, M or U courses in addition to those listed above
or
Mature student status
or
College or university transfer status
CAEL Online or In-Person: Overall band score of 60; Cambridge English Tests Minimum FCE/CAE/CPE Score -> Minimum B2 First / C1 Advanced / C2 Proficiency Score: B2 First / C1 Advanced / C2 Proficiency 169 (with no single subscore below 162) ; Duolingo Language Test+: 105 and above+ ; IELTS Academic Level: Overall 6.0 AND No band below 5.5; MET: 56; PTE: 53 - 57; TOEFL Academic Level: 550 for paper-based test OR 80 (20L, 20W, 20S, 20R) for internet-based test