Cert in Art and Design Fundamentals - Online is a certificate in Arts, Design & Architecture programme taught at Centennial College in Toronto, Canada. The programme runs for 2 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 18,005 per year (CAD 2,775 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Certificate
Field:Arts, Design & Architecture
Duration: 2 semesters
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 2,775 / year
International tuition: CAD 18,005 / year
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
The Art and Design Fundamentals program will nurture your artistic talents and develop your creative, practical and entrepreneurial skills in visual art and design — whatever your level of expertise. Practicing artists and designers, who will help you gain competencies in traditional, digital and multimedia, will deliver the studio-based, hands-on Art and Design Fundamentals curriculum. The program's goal is to help you prepare a portfolio of artwork required for admission to specialized programs and open up new possibilities and career choices in the diverse visual arts industry. In this art program, you will: Get hands-on exposure to drawing, design, colour, 3D modelling and design, visual culture, video making, digital illustration, photography and rapid prototyping. Build a comprehensive portfolio of artwork while working one-on-one with faculty. Once you complete the program, you'll be prepared to succeed in a variety of post-secondary communication arts and design diploma and degree program areas, including animation, game art, digital visual effects, product design, industrial design, architecture, fashion design, illustration, graphic design, digital media art, art direction, art management, creative advertising and fine arts.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, or mature-applicant status at 19 or older, plus Grade 12 English at the College (C) or University (U) level or equivalent, or a pass on Centennial's English Admission Test. English-language proficiency follows Centennial's institution-wide certificate/diploma scale: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no band below 5.5, TOEFL iBT 67 (Reading at least 16, Writing at least 23), PTE Academic 51 or above, CAEL 60 overall, or Duolingo 105–114. No portfolio, interview or work-experience condition is stated; the program is not PGWP-aligned.
Application Details
Start Date:January
Application Deadline:Centennial publishes no application deadline for this program; what follows is the Ontario college cycle that governs it. Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for a program starting in Fall 2027 the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027, and applications arriving after it are still assessed, but first-come first-served while places remain. Across the Ontario college system the application opened on 26 September 2026, offers may be issued from 1 November 2026, and an offer must be accepted by 1 May 2027. One $150 fee covers up to five program choices. International applicants apply directly to Centennial through its own international application process and are assessed on a rolling basis across the Fall, Winter and Summer intakes; the college publishes no fixed international closing date. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
