Fleming College

Accelerated, two-year program to be offered at the Peterborough campus

Peterborough, ON (Nov. 16, 2015) — Fleming College is launching a new Graphic Design – Visual Communication program that will emulate a real-world design studio and provide students with an immersive, hands-on, multi-disciplinary experience.

Graphic Design will be hosted in a contemporary space in the new Kawartha Trades and Technology Centre at the Sutherland Campus, starting in September 2016.

Using the model of a professional design studio, students will learn to work collaboratively to generate ideas, and discover how their independent work benefits from outside input. The program’s unique format will further teach students how to approach design with the flexibility needed to adapt to a variety of platforms and audiences.

“We are excited to launch this unique graphic design program in the fall. The program will be delivered at the Peterborough campus, but it has been developed by our renowned Haliburton School of The Arts content experts,” said Sandra Dupret, Dean of the Haliburton School of The Arts. “This means that the program will have a lot of rich art content that is well balanced with design thinking. It also means that the delivery format will be different. Like all of our arts based programs, Graphic Design will be delivered in an accelerated format, which means that graduates will enter the workforce sooner.”

Graphic Design is an advanced diploma program of six semesters that would typically be delivered over three years at most colleges. However, Fleming will deliver Graphic Design in a compressed format with six semesters of study in just two years, allowing students to graduate more quickly.

An extensive work placement will round out the program, providing real-world experience in a professional design studio or agency, or in-house design department.

“The work placement will ensure our grads hit the ground running when they enter the workforce with real-world experience,” said Dupret.

For more information about Fleming’s Graphic Design program, visit: http://flemingcollege.ca/programs/graphic-design-visual-communication

About Fleming College
Located in the heart of Central Ontario, Fleming College has campus locations in Peterborough, Lindsay, Cobourg and Haliburton. Named for famous Canadian inventor and engineer Sir Sandford Fleming, the college features more than 100 full-time programs in Arts and Heritage, Business, Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, General Arts and Science, Health and Wellness, Justice and Community Development, Skilled Trades and Technology, and Continuing Education. Fleming College has more than 5,800 full-time and 10,000 part-time students, and 68,000 alumni.

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