Diploma in Game - Design is a diploma in Digital Media & Game Development programme offered by Conestoga College in Kitchener, Canada. The programme runs for 4 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 15,477 per year (CAD 5,673 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Digital Media & Game Development
Duration: 4 semesters
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 5,673 / year
International tuition: CAD 15,477 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Game - Design is a two-year diploma at Conestoga's Kitchener - Doon campus blending creative and technical training for game development, software design and digital media roles. Students study game design principles, gameplay programming and simulation development with industry-standard tools, working both individually and in teams. A field placement and a portfolio of original work round out the program, with exposure to companies across Canada's tech corridor.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Direct entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, or mature-student status at 19 years of age or older, plus Grade 12 compulsory English at the C (65%) or U (55%) level or equivalent, or Conestoga's Preparatory Communications course (COMM1251). The program page does not itself publish a language-test score, deferring instead to Conestoga's institution-wide English Language Proficiency Requirement, which for diploma programs sets IELTS Academic 6.0 overall (no band below 5.5), TOEFL iBT 80 (no skill below 20), PTE Academic 53, or Duolingo 110; the page separately notes that an applicant's English background is reviewed during selection and that minimum cut-offs apply, without quoting a number. Canadian applicants holding non-Canadian transcripts must obtain a course-by-course credential evaluation from an approved service such as ICAS or WES. No portfolio or interview is stated as a requirement.
Application Details
Start Date:Intake months: January and September. Start dates listed by Conestoga on 6 September 2026, for domestic and international applicants alike: September 2026 and January 2027 at Kitchener – Doon. An individual campus intake may already be closed.
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca (college code CONS): for the Fall 2027 intake the online application opens 26 September 2026, the equal consideration date is 1 February 2027, offers may be issued from 1 November 2026, and accepted offers must be confirmed by 1 May 2027; most oversubscribed programs stop accepting applications after 1 February 2027, though many programs remain open afterward. Conestoga does not publish a separate equal-consideration date for its January intake. International applicants apply directly to Conestoga and are assessed on a rolling, first-come, first-served basis until each program fills; no fixed international closing date is published. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.