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Diploma of Visual Merchandising Arts

Conestoga College

  • Kitchener, Canada
  • 2 years
  • English
  • Hybrid
  • Diploma

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About the program

Two-year Ontario College diploma in Visual Merchandising Arts at the Newnham campus (hybrid delivery).

Program highlights

  • Internship available: yes
  • Placement support: yes
  • Work during study: yes
  • Post-study work rights (3): yes
  • PR pathway friendly: no

What you will learn

  • Apply core concepts and methods in Visual Merchandising Arts to practical and academic problems. Develop and demonstrate skills relevant to Capstone Design Concept
  • Design Activations
  • Live Styling
  • as reflected in the supplied curriculum summary. Use critical thinking
  • ethical judgment and effective communication in discipline-related projects.

Career outcomes

  • fashion stylist
  • visual merchandiser
  • prop producer or prop stylist
  • social media content stylist
  • brand ambassador
  • e-commerce website stylist
  • special event and exhibit designer
  • interior stylist or home staging assistant
  • freelance designer

Curriculum

  • 4-semester programme (2 Years). Early courses include Technical and Digital Design
  • Design Fundamentals
  • Display Basics. Later study covers Product Display and Showcases
  • Personal Branding
  • Materials and Prop Construction. Final-term courses include Capstone Design Concept
  • Design Activations
  • Live Styling. The programme has a field placement.

Entry requirements

Academic

  • OSSD or equivalent
  • Or age 19+ with mature student status
  • Grade 12 English (C/U) and
  • For many programmes
  • Grade 11 or 12 Mathematics
  • Minimum 60% average of the required subjects
  • Programme cutoffs apply

Accepted academic background

OSSD or equivalent, or 19+ with mature student status; programme prerequisites vary

Language tests

  • IELTS 6.0
  • TOEFL iBT 80
  • PTE Academic 53
  • Duolingo 110

Documents you’ll need

  • Passport Identification Page
  • Official Academic Transcripts
  • Secondary School Completion Evidence
  • Proof of Available Funds
  • English Proficiency Evidence if Required

How to apply

  1. Review the program entry requirements and intake dates. Prepare academic transcripts and identification documents. Check required language scores and program prerequisites. Submit the international student application. Pay the applicable fee and await the admission decision.

Other costs

Tuition per year$19,026 CAD
Application fee$100 CAD
Deposit$2,500 CAD

Program details

CampusKitchener - Doon
Faculty or schoolSchool of Creative Industries
DepartmentDepartment of Visual Merchandising Arts
Teaching languageEnglish
Credit value60
Study paceFixed
Post-study stay3
Scholarship notePotential institutional or external awards may be available to eligible international students at Conestoga College. Confirm current eligibility, funding amount and deadlines with the institution.

Intakes and deadlines

  • Program starts

    September 2027

    Apply by

    15 Jun 2027

    213 days left

Frequently asked questions

  • The program takes 2 years.