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Postgraduate Certificate in Design Management

Intake Sep 2023
Jan 2023, Sep 2022
PG Work Permit
CAD 22404
Tuition Fee (CAD)
CAD 110
Application Fee
12 months
Duration
6.5
IELTS
88
TOEFL
70%
Min GPA
Program Overview
This postgraduate program in Design Management builds the skills needed to lead a multidisciplinary design team. Students will learn how to develop design strategies for products and services based on business objectives. This program teaches practical tools and interpersonal facilitative skills, as well as the business knowledge required to manage a consultancy or corporate design division.
Who should take this program:
- Design professionals with a global perspective who want to become active partners in helping firms develop and grow through expanded participation in strategic management.
- Designers looking to enhance their career opportunities in supervisory or management positions.
- Designers seeking to integrate strategic design into the workplace.
- Designers with an entrepreneurial spirit looking to start their own company.
Courses in design process and strategy, project management, finance, team management, design research, contracts, business planning, communications and intellectual property protection complement a major studio course featuring real-world design projects. The courses cover the essential elements of a business strategy and how design contributes to the definition and realization of the strategy.
Your Field Education Options
- A mandatory Design Management Internship (DESN1031) course is taken in Semester 2. An external field placement role is not guaranteed in this course; students who are not placed externally will be given a design management role within the School of Design or as part of George Brown College.
Program Learning Outcomes
- The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:
- Manage multi-disciplinary design groups using practical working models of management systems.
- Analyze evolving market needs to identify design strategies required for the development of new products and services.
- Plan, implement and control project plans that are flexible and reflect the evolutionary environment of the design process.
- Enhance leadership skills, management skills and design expertise through the development of personal professional development strategies and plans.
- Establish working relationships with clients, customers, and designers which maintain and strengthen their loyalty to their organization, as well as recognize design discipline protocols.
- Develop and implement business strategies to recruit clients and new business opportunities.
- Design and deliver sales presentations persuasively and accurately in oral, written, graphic and digital form.
- Formulate and present comprehensive business plans for design projects.
- Develop design strategies based on perceived value, competitive pressures and corporate objectives.
- Evaluate results of design activities using criteria relating to application of best practices, costs, and profits.
Additional Information
Program Level Postgraduate Certificate / Diploma
College/University Processing Time 30
Program Intensity Full-Time
Work Permit PGWP
General Admission Requirement
- IELTS
- Minimum Overall Score - 6.5 - With No Band Less Than - 6
- TOEFL
- Minimum Overall Score - 88.0 Minimum Listening - 22.0 Minimum Reading - 22.0 Minimum Writing - 22.0 Minimum Speaking - 22.0
- PTE
- Minimum Overall Score - 60.0 Minimum Listening - 55.0 Minimum Reading - 55.0 Minimum Writing - 55.0 Minimum Speaking - 55.0
- DUOLINGO
- Minimum Overall Score - 125.0
Academic Requirement
- Minimum Level of Education Required: Diploma or Bachelor's Degree, or demonstrated competence through related work experience (resume required)
- Portfolio
- Letter of Intent
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Test Score
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IELTS
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IELTS
80
TOEFL
60
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Application Fee
12m
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Test Score
6.5
IELTS
88
TOEFL
60
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6
IELTS
80
TOEFL
60
Min GPA
Intake Sep 2023
Jan 2023
CAD 110
Application Fee
48m
Duration
Test Score
6.5
IELTS
84
TOEFL
65
Min GPA
Intake Sep 2023
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Application Fee
36m
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Test Score
6
IELTS
80
TOEFL
60
Min GPA
Intake
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CAD 110
Application Fee
36m
Duration
Test Score
6
IELTS
80
TOEFL
60
Min GPA
Intake Sep 2023
Jan 2023
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Application Fee
48m
Duration
Test Score
6.5
IELTS
84
TOEFL
65
Min GPA
Intake Sep 2023
Jan 2023, Sep 2022
CAD 110
Application Fee
12m
Duration
Test Score
6.5
IELTS
88
TOEFL
60
Min GPA
Intake
Jan 2023, Sep 2022, Sep 2023
CAD 110
Application Fee
36m
Duration
Test Score
6
IELTS
80
TOEFL
60
Min GPA
Intake
Jan 2023, Sep 2022
CAD 110
Application Fee
12m
Duration
Test Score
6.5
IELTS
88
TOEFL
60
Min GPA
Intake
Jan 2023, Sep 2022, Sep 2023
CAD 110
Application Fee
12m
Duration
Test Score
6.5
IELTS
88
TOEFL
60
Min GPA
Intake Sep 2023
Jan 2023
CAD 110
Application Fee
48m
Duration
Test Score
6.5
IELTS
84
TOEFL
65
Min GPA
Tuition Fee
The values given below are estimated figures, excluding extra charges like material fee, student activity fees, athletic fees, health care, etc., for courses. To know more, please visit the Programs page.
Average Tuition Fee Per Year
22404
Tuition Fee
(CAD)
CAD 110
Application Fee
(CAD)
12000 Per year
Average Cost of Living
(CAD)
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
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