Industrial designers design products for consumers. 

Examples include sports footwear, headphones, wearables and transportation.

Graduates of the program are in high demand for the practical skills gained through the program’s hands-on learning environment. 

These skills include sketching, digital graphic rendering, model-making and computer-aided design (CAD). 

Students elect a design specialization in Year 3 in one of:

• transportations design
• product design
• interaction design

Transportations designers design the appearance (styling) of motor vehicles including automobiles, motorcycles and off-road vehicles. 

Humber is the only industrial design program in Canada that offers a transportation design specialization. 

In product design, there is more emphasis on the method of finding a solution to a user’s problem in order to make doing a task easier or make the user experience with the product more satisfying.

Interaction design is a new offering in the program which recognizes that more and more physical products are integrating a digital component, including touch screens or voice activation. 

Work Placement

This program includes a work placement of 420 hours in the summer between Years 3 and 4.

• Academic/Official Transcripts
• Proof of English Language Proficiency
• Passport or Visa Documents
• Portfolio
• Writing Sample

• Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent including these required courses:
  • Grade 12 English (ENG4U or equivalent) minimum 65 per cent
  • Grade 12 Mathematics (MDM4U, MCB4U, MGA4U, MCV4U or MHF4U or equivalent) minimum 60 per cent (Students who do not possess Grade 12U Mathematics or who have achieved a grade below 60 per cent may be considered for admission. Students will be required to complete a math equivalency course during their first semester at Humber. Additional course fees will apply.)
  • Four Grade 12 U or M courses in addition to those listed above
  • Overall minimum grade point average (GPA) is 65 per cent

India:

• All India Senior School Certificate/Higher Secondary School Certificate
• Year 12 State Board Exams
• With a minimum grade of 70 or above in required program subjects.
• Transcripts for any post-secondary courses or programs completed

China:

• The National Senior High School Examination with a minimum grade of 70% or B in relevant subjects (School Leaving Certificate).
• Graduation Certificate awarded by senior (upper) middle school; may be academic or vocationally oriented with a minimum of B or 70% in relevant subjects.
• Matriculation Examination with a minimum mark of 525.
• Transcripts for any post-secondary courses or programs completed

Iran:

• Diplom-Metevaseth/National High School Diploma with a minimum grade of 14 in required program subjects
• Transcripts for any post-secondary courses or programs completed