John Abbott College
Creativity lies ahead.
GRAPHIC & WEB DESIGN PROGRAM
APPLICATION DEADLINE MARCH 1
Program Overview
Our Graphic & Web Design program offers students the opportunity to nurture their creative and technical skills.
As the years unfurl, students will have created enough work to establish their portfolio.
There are no prerequisites for this program! It is expected, however, that students are highly motivated and dedicated to their work, which allows for the most efficient professional Graphic & Web Design space to exist.
Course Content
- Composition and layout
- Iterative design
- Typography and type systems
- Logo and pictogram design
- Front-end web design and UI/UX
- Illustration and sketching
- Responsive interface design
- Navigational and interactive design
- Photography, animation, and video
- Branding and consumer marketing
- Portfolio Design and Business Thinking
Skills You’ll Master
The ideal student likes creating digital art, using Adobe software, and bringing ideas to life online. You may also enjoy photography, branding, social media, video editing, and animation. The program lasts three years.
After graduation, you can work in a company, start your own freelance business, or continue studying at university. In your final semester, you will do a three-week fieldwork placement to gain real experience in the design industry.
Adobe ® Acrobat
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe AfterEffects
Adobe Animate
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Lightroom
Adobe Premiere
Adobe Photoshop
Program Planner
1st Semester
570-150-AB Intro to Photography and Digital Imaging
570-151-AB Web Fundamentals
570-152-AB Page Layout
570-153-AB Vector Graphics
570-154-AB Sketching for Design Creativity
2nd Semester
570-250-AB Digital Imaging
570-251-AB Responsive Design
570-252-AB Typography
570-253-AB Sustainable Design for Community Engagement
570-254-AB Design Theory and Practice Fundamentals
3rd Semester
570-350-AB Branding Studio I
570-351-AB Web Publishing
570-352-AB Book Design
570-353-AB Logo and Pictogram Design
570-354-AB Photography and Advanced Image Processing
4th Semester
570-450-AB Branding Studio II
570-451-AB User Experience Design
570-452-AB Corporate Publications Design
570-453-AB Digital Illustration
570-454-AB Interactive Design
5th Semester
570-550-AB Applied Prepress Concepts
570-551-AB Portfolio I
570-552-AB Video Editing
570-553-AB Packaging
570-554-AB Theme Design
6th Semester
570-650-AB Portfolio II
570-651-AB Digital Marketing
570-652-AB Graphic Design Business
570-653-AB Motion Graphics
570-654-AB Comprehensive Assessment Studio
570-655-AB Theme Design II
570-656-AB Stage (15 hours in-class preparation + 105 hours work placement)
Admission Requirements
CEGEP Requirements
A Secondary School Diploma, which includes:
- Secondary 5 Language of Instruction
- Secondary 5 Second Language
- Secondary 4 Mathematics
- Secondary 4 Science and Technology
OR Secondary 4 Applied Science and Technology
- Secondary 4 History and Citizenship Education
- Secondary 5 Second Language
- Secondary 4 Mathematics
Application Process
John Abbott College is affiliated with the Service régional d’admission du Montréal métropolitain (SRAM) and uses its online application service.
The application deadline is March 1.
Warning: The documents and payment must be submitted by the deadline.
Program start: Fall
To apply:
- Complete the online SRAM application
- Select John Abbott and the program of your choice, along with the corresponding SRAM program number: 570.G0 (Program name which appears on SRAM website – Office System Technology: Micropublishing and Hypermedia)
- Upload any necessary documents directly to your online SRAM application
Students whose prerequisites are more than five years old should contact the Admissions Office.
Admissions Office
514-457-6610 x5358, 5355 & 5361
admissions@johnabbott.qc.ca
Graphic and Web Design Department
gwd@johnabbott.qc.ca
Be a Designer for a day!
Please follow this link to fill out the form Student for a Day, and someone will contact you to set up a time for you to come to JAC and discover our campus. During the tour, you will visit our newly renovated library, our sports facilities, the campus store, the cafeteria, etc. You will also be shown all the services offered on “Main Street”. If you have questions about the application and programs, you can speak to someone in Admissions.
