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Diploma of Illustration

Seneca Polytechnic

  • Toronto, Canada
  • 1.33 years
  • English
  • Hybrid
  • Diploma

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About the program

Three-year Bachelors in illustrative practice across digital and analogue media.

Program highlights

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

What you will learn

  • Apply concepts and methods in Illustration to solve relevant problems. Develop competence in exploring illustration
  • Contemporary issues in illustration. Present findings clearly and consider professional or research ethics.

Career outcomes

  • Professional illustrator

Curriculum

  • Three-year full-time course (optional placement year). Modules: illustration in context
  • Exploring illustration
  • Contemporary issues in illustration
  • Professional context and personal direction
  • Storyboarding
  • Experimental animation
  • Publishing
  • Telling stories
  • Creative coding and drawing with natural forms.

Entry requirements

Academic

  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent secondary diploma with the programme's course prerequisites (for example Grade 12 English C or U)
  • English proof
  • Grade 10-12 transcripts.

Accepted academic background

Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent secondary diploma; Grade 10-12 transcripts showing programme prerequisites

Language tests

  • IELTS Academic 6.0 (no skill below 5.5)
  • TOEFL iBT no skill below 4 of 6 (20 of 30)
  • PTE Academic 58
  • Duolingo 105-110
  • Cambridge 169 (no skill below 162)
  • IELTS Academic 6

Documents you’ll need

  • Academic Transcripts
  • English Language Test Results
  • Portfolio

How to apply

  1. Review the program admission requirements and intake availability. Prepare your academic records and required supporting documents. Submit the application through the institution's approved application process. Provide language proficiency evidence and pay any application fee when applicable. Monitor the application status and respond to requests for additional information.

Other costs

Tuition per year$22,050 CAD
Application fee$90 CAD
Deposit_

Program details

CampusSeneca@York Campus
Faculty or schoolSchool of Creative Arts & Animation
Department_
Teaching languageEnglish
Credit value_
Study paceFixed
Post-study stay_
Scholarship noteThe source record indicates potential scholarship opportunities. Award amounts, eligibility criteria and intake conditions must be confirmed before applying.

Intakes and deadlines

  • Program starts

    January 2027

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    No deadline listed

  • Program starts

    September 2027

    Apply by

    No deadline listed

Frequently asked questions

  • The program takes 1.33 years.