Humber’s Multimedia Design and Development diploma program offers the opportunity to participate in an extensive multimedia education where you’ll build a range of interactive media production skills, including design, motion graphics, web coding, streaming, video and sound editing, graphics production and interactive design. Through this learning process, you will develop the fundamental creative and technical multimedia design and development capabilities needed to pursue employment in web design and interactive content development. You’ll learn on and become experienced with industry-standard software such as Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Adobe Edge, Illustrator, AfterEffects, Audition, Fireworks, Final Cut Pro and Premiere. Web technologies such as HTML5, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), JavaScript, JQuery and Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP) are employed in hands-on learning situations in our applied teaching environment. You will cultivate important teamwork and project management skills through group assignments that will prepare you for collaborative projects in the field and gain a real-world perspective on the nature of multimedia work from experienced and knowledgeable professors. You will be prepared to pursue new media opportunities by developing a comprehensive portfolio that you can present to potential employers or clients online or in person, and have exposure to the entrepreneurial opportunities open to professionals in this rich field.

Demand for creative and effective multimedia content continues to grow across all sectors of the economy, creating a wealth of opportunities for interactive design and development specialists with proven skills and current knowledge of industry needs. Help corporations, non-profits and government agencies stand out in the vast and cluttered digital universe with your ability to create compelling and effective interactive media content for smart phones, tablets and desktop computers. Your skill at creating a variety of multimedia applications using the full range of industry-standard software will allow you to advance in this fast-evolving field. With practical training through Humber’s industry-respected Multimedia Design and Development program, you’ll have opportunities at a broad variety of large or small organizations that have media production and presentation facilities. Recent graduates of this program have found work at Intrafinity.com, TheJuggernaut.ca, DemacMedia.com, DesignAxiom.ca, Rogers, iVillage.ca, CBC.ca, CTV.ca, SapientNitro, CHUM Radio, NuBrand.com, CanWest, MTV Canada, Macleans.ca, MacLaren McCann, Teletoon, Taxi.ca, The Weather Network, Devlin.ca and other organizations. Our Industry Partnerships Humber is an authorized Adobe Training Centre and member of Adobe Partners by Design, an alliance between Adobe Systems Incorporated and 27 of the top design schools in the world. Work Placement In the final semester, you will complete practical fieldwork placements while completing classroom work and the development of an employment portfolio.