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Humber College

Toronto , Ontario ,Canada

Advertising - Art Direction (Ontario Graduate Certificate)

At Humber, the Advertising Art Direction (AAD) graduate certificate program offers you a portal into the advertising industry as an art director. If you have a background in graphic design, digital and visual creative arts, branding, visual and creative arts, interaction or digital experience design, film or photography and want to specialize in art direction within the ad industry, this is the program for you.

The AAD program offers focused classes to build skills and hone your craft in art direction. Our program models real agencies through collaborative courses with the Advertising Copywriting, and Advertising Account Management programs. Our faculty are expert, industry-based professionals ready to develop your skills through a variety of hands-on strategies in the classroom – your networking begins day one.  

The program is designed to equip you with a comprehensive understanding of advertising art direction, design and copywriting combined with marketing, branding and strategy development. This combination of skills enables students to create effective communication and advertising solutions across a wide range of media – both emerging and traditional – to build a portfolio of creative work that reflects the industry standards required for field placement and entry-level art director positions. 

Campus Information

LAKESHORE CAMPUS

2 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Drive, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M8V 4B6

Intakes

  • Sep

Application Processing Time in Days: 56

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description IELTS (1.0 -9.0) TOEFL IBT (0-120) TOEFL CBT (0-300) PTE (10-90)
Expert 9 120 297-300 86-90
Very Good 8.5 115-119 280-293 83-86
Very Good 8 110-114 270-280 79-83
Good 7.5 102-109 253-267 73-79
Good 7 94-101 240-253 65-73
Competent 6.5 79-93 213-233 58-65
Competent 6 60-78 170-210 50-58
Modest 5.5 46-59 133-210 43-50
Modest 5 35-45 107-133 36-43
Limited 4 32-34 97-103 30-36
Extremely Limited < 4 < 31 < 93 < 30

Job Opportunity Potential

Your journey starts here.

Work. Learn. Grow

Advising & Career Services is committed to providing inclusive supports and services for international students and alumni. From participating in online resume support and events using our Devant online portal, to meeting with your specialized Career and Student Success Advisors and evening Career Advancement Services Coaches, we are here to support you with every step of your journey at Humber.
Our partners in the International Centre are also here to guide you in identifying resources and programming to support your unique experiences as an international student here at Humber College or you can go through over is link:
https://careers.humber.ca/student-services.php 

Career Events, Workshops and Job Portal

Humber’s Advising and Career Services provides supports and services that prepare you for your job search and future career. Here are some highlights of what they have to offer: Annual Career Week Events where you will have the opportunity to sharpen job search strategies, networking skills and get insider information from industry recruiters, Career Steps Workshop Series that help with resumé and cover letter writing, interviewing, job searching and more, Coffee chats with our Career Centre Assistants, to discuss career success tips, and Alumni interviews to discuss their career trajectory. For more information, visit https://careers.humber.ca/events-workshops

Working While Studying

Part-time employment opportunities are available to international students for working both on and off campus. You can work up to 24 hours per week on campus, or up to 20 hours per week off campus, during regular school sessions and work full time during scheduled breaks, such as the winter and summer holidays or reading week.

Working on campus will help you gain valuable work experience, learn about services at Humber and earn extra money. Most positions are relatively flexible to your study schedule.

Working off campus is a great opportunity to gain first-hand experience with a Canadian company and work environment. You must have a valid study permit that states you are eligible to work off campus.

CareerConnect Job Portal

Humber’s CareerConnect Job Portal gives Humber students and recent graduates access to full-time, part-time, contract, summer, volunteer and on-campus opportunities. CareerConnect will help connect you to employers offering placement and co-op opportunities in your field of study, employment opportunities on and off campus while you study, as well as job postings with reputable companies for after you graduate. To learn more, visit https://careers.humber.ca/student-careerconnect

PSW Opportunity

If your program was less than 8 months

  •    You aren’t eligible for a PGWP.

If your program was more than 8 months but less than 2 years

  •    We may give you a PGWP that’s valid for up to the same length as your study program.

For example, if you completed a 9-month program, we may give you a work permit for up to 9 months.

If your program was 2 years or more

  •    We may give you a PGWP that’s valid for 3 years.

If you completed more than 1 program

  •    You may be able to get a PGWP that combines the length of each program.

Each of the programs you completed -

  • must be PGWP-eligible and at least 8 months in length

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

  • A bachelor’s degree, advanced diploma, diploma or equivalent.
  • Portfolio
  • International Credit Evaluation
    • Canadian citizens or permanent residents with international education are required to provide a credential evaluation. Note, for international High school education course by course evaluations, ICAS must be used. For international post-secondary education, a WES evaluation must be provided. In situations where you expect to apply for transfer credit, it is recommended that a course by course WES evaluation is completed.

 

For More Infromation Pls Contact To Our PSA Counselor.