Program Highlights

• This program at Mohawk College is well-recognized by industry professionals locally and nationally.
• Specialize after the first year in a creative or business stream.
• Interview industry professionals, and tour agencies, participate in mock interviews, and build your portfolio.
• Grads from this program can easily find work in advertising agencies of all sizes.

What you'll learn

• The fundamentals of strategic and conceptual thinking for developing powerful advertising campaigns from start to finish.
• Art direction, copywriting, layout design, basics of photography, graphic design, UX app prototyping, and idea generation techniques.
• Account and project management, strategic media planning, and execution.
• How to professionally present materials to real clients.
• An understanding of Adobe Creative Suite for photo editing, layout design, and video editing and effects.

• A copy of Passport - Picture and Address Pages
• All Academic Transcripts - High school and higher
  • High School Transcripts/Mark Sheets and Completion Certificates
  • Degree/Diploma Transcripts/Mark Sheets and Completion Certificates
  • Notarized and translated in English
• English Proficiency Score Cards or equivalent (if applicable)
• Notarized Custodian Declaration (for those under the age of 18 by start of the class)

• OSSD or equivalent including:
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  • Grade 12 English, C or U or equivalent
• Excellent reading and writing skills are recommended

Options are available for mature applicants.

• Mature applicants aged 19 and over
• Applicants who are not currently in secondary school

Mohawk recognizes that life changes people’s directions. That’s why Mature Students don't need to have completed a secondary school diploma to enter a Mohawk College program.

Mohawk welcomes students from many backgrounds:

• Many Mohawk students arrive after being away from school and/or in the labour force for one year or more
• Almost 1/3 of Mohawk students are aged 23 or over, and there are students from every generation.
• Mohawk considers a mature applicant to be anyone 19 years of age or older who is planning to attend a full or part-time program at Mohawk College.
• Adult learners are an important part of our Mohawk community.
• With various work and life experiences, adult learners contribute their valuable perspectives to classroom and training programs while simultaneously obtaining new knowledge and skills.