Diploma in Photographie is a diploma in Photography programme offered by Cégep du Vieux Montréal in Montréal, Canada. The programme runs for 3 years. Teaching is in French. Tuition for international students is CAD 19,610 per year (CAD 3,740 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Photography
Duration: 3 years
Language: French
Local tuition: CAD 3,740 / year
International tuition: CAD 19,610 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This program leads to a DEC in Photographie (code 570.F0), training students across the range of professional photographic and video production techniques, including studio and location shooting, image retouching and special effects, scanning and printing, model direction, and film photography. Coursework exposes students to multiple professional sectors such as advertising, architecture, portraiture, photojournalism, documentary, and fashion photography, and the program describes incorporating artificial-intelligence tools for analysis, creation, and optimization alongside traditional techniques. Facilities described include still and video cameras, full studios with lighting equipment, and both digital and analog darkrooms with professional scanners and printers. The program suits students seeking hands-on training grounded in professional practice rather than a purely conceptual arts education, and its location allows for guest talks and applied projects with local industry figures. Career paths listed include photographer, photographer's assistant, retoucher, laboratory technician, and production coordinator, with potential employers ranging from production houses and publications to advertising agencies and government bodies. Graduates may continue into university programs in photography, film, or graphic design, subject to each institution's admission requirements.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Cégep du Vieux Montréal's page for Photographie (570.F0) states no course-specific prerequisites beyond the college's general admission conditions; both this programme's admission page and the institution's general admission page direct applicants to admission.sram.qc.ca. The academic basis is a Diplôme d'études secondaires (DES) or Diplôme d'études professionnelles (DEP), having completed the standard secondary language, second-language and mathematics courses, or an equivalent Canadian diploma; SRAM ranks candidates using Secondary 4 and 5 grades and subject averages, with advanced math or science selection earning a bonus. Applicants without French-language schooling in Quebec must pass the college's own French-proficiency test; no pass mark is published. This programme is one of Cégep du Vieux Montréal's programmes explicitly open to international-student admission, per its own admission page: international applicants need a diploma equivalent to the DES (11 to 13 years of schooling, or the baccalauréat route for French-medium systems) plus this programme's own prerequisites, apply through the same SRAM portal for a CAD 85 fee, and must obtain a CAQ and study permit before enrolling.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through the Service régional d'admission du Montréal métropolitain (SRAM): for Fall 2027 entry the online system opens mid-January 2027 and the round-one deadline is 1 March 2027, 11:59 p.m., with responses around 5 April and further rounds running into late May while places remain; Winter 2027 entry is already open, with a round-one deadline of 1 November 2026. International applicants follow a separate SRAM timeline: applications for Fall 2027 opened 15 March 2026 and close 14 March 2027, while Winter 2028 applications open 1 June 2026 and close 31 May 2027. Admission is not open-ended rolling, but SRAM runs successive rounds for as long as places remain. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
