Arts & Humanities
Bachelor of Arts
MacEwan University, Canada
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- Fall intake for all bachelor programmes. Winter intake (Nov 30 deadline) for Bachelor of Arts, Comme
Arts & Humanities
The Diploma in Graphic Design is the exit option from MacEwan's Bachelor of Design, which balances hands-on practice with design theory to build communication problem-solving skills. Students can follow pathways such as marketing, illustration or photography, or create a customized focus, and work in multimedia editing and production suites, photo studios and user-experience labs.
Faculty: Faculty of Fine Arts and Communications | Study mode: full-time | Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Exploring design problems, understanding people's needs and behaviours and crafting solutions that persuade, inform, motivate or entertain, through pathways such as marketing, illustration and photography.
Graphic designer, brand and advertising designer, user experience designer, UI designer, product designer, service designer, illustrator, photographer, information designer, videographer, motion graphics designer, art director, creative director. 70% of graduates find design-related work within a year.
Bachelor of Design (admission applies to the degree and its diploma exit): the program is competitive, with published admission ranges of low 70s to mid 80s for regular/mature admission and a GPA of 2.5 to 3.3 for previous post-secondary admission. Regular admission: minimum overall average of 65% with no course grade below 50% in ELA 30-1 (or 75% in ELA 30-2) and four subjects from Group A, B, C or D (maximum two Group B subjects from different disciplines, maximum one Group D subject of at least 5 credits); applicants with nine or more university credits also need a minimum AGPA of 2.0. Mature admission: age 20 or older, at least one year out of full-time high school, ELA 30-1 with 65% (or equivalent) or six university-level English credits with no grade below C-. Previous post-secondary: a diploma in design (or equivalent), or at least 24 university credits with a minimum AGPA of 2.0 plus the required high school courses. English language proficiency is required. A portfolio is not required for entry.
Requirements published at program group level.
Fall intake for all diplomas. Business Management (Diploma) also has a Winter intake; the other diplomas have no Winter or Spring/Summer intake.
All programmes admit new students in the Fall term; some programmes also offer Winter, Spring/Summer intakes. Fall 2026 classes start 2 September 2026 and Winter 2027 classes start 6 January 2027 for programmes with a Winter start.
Fall deadline March 30 for Acupuncture, Community Justice and Corrections, Hearing Aid Practitioner, Police and Investigations, Psychiatric Nursing, Social Work and the Therapist Assistant diplomas; June 30 for Accounting and Strategic Measurement, Business Management (Winter: November 30), Human Resources Management, Library and Information Technology, Massage Therapy, Paralegal Studies and Travel and Tourism.
Applications open October 1 for Fall, February 1 for Winter and May 1 for Spring/Summer (for the following year). International applicants must apply by May 1 for Fall, October 1 for Winter and January 30 for Spring/Summer unless an earlier closing date is indicated.
Applications are submitted online through ApplyAlberta. The application fee is $110 (2026/27), non-refundable, paid by Amex, Debit MasterCard, MasterCard, Visa or Visa Debit. The admission confirmation deposit is $400 for new domestic students and $1,000 for new international students, applied towards tuition.
Apply through the official page: https://www.macewan.ca/apply-enrol/admissions/application/apply-now/
Arts & Humanities
MacEwan University, Canada
Arts & Humanities
MacEwan University, Canada
Arts & Humanities
MacEwan University, Canada
Arts & Humanities
MacEwan University, Canada
Arts & Humanities
MacEwan University, Canada
Arts & Humanities
MacEwan University, Canada
Arts & Humanities
MacEwan University, Canada
Arts & Humanities
MacEwan University, Canada
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