Diploma in Visual and Digital Media Arts at Georgian College in Barrie, Canada is a diploma in Visual Arts programme. The programme runs for 4 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 7,619 per semester (CAD 1,387 per semester for local students).
This four-semester diploma builds creative and artistic ability through both the latest digital tools and a range of traditional media, pairing creative coursework with hands-on studio practice across techniques and media that include painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, digital art, 3D modelling and printing, photography, and extended reality such as VR and AR. Experiential studios and specialized media labs support the development of visual art skills, and the Campus Gallery gives students contact with work by contemporary artists alongside chances to display their own pieces. The programme also builds critical thinking, social innovation and entrepreneurial skills relevant to the range of careers found across the visual arts.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent (mature-student status accepted) and Grade 12 English at the C or U level. Mature students, non-secondary-school applicants aged 19 or older, and home-schooled applicants may qualify through equivalent courses, upgrading, GED completion or equivalency testing, and applicants with post-secondary coursework or relevant life experience may earn credit through Georgian's Credit for Prior Learning process. The programme page sets no English-language score of its own and defers to Georgian's institution-wide English Language Proficiency Requirement, which for a diploma is IELTS Academic 6.0 overall, TOEFL iBT 79, PTE Academic 58, or Duolingo English Test 110. The page states no interview, portfolio, criminal record check or immunization requirement, though once enrolled students must supply their own art materials plus a personal tablet and stylus for digital drawing.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: 1 February 2027 is the equal-consideration date for Georgian's highly competitive programs, which now covers Fall 2027, Winter 2028 and Summer 2028 entry, and later applications are assessed first-come, first-served while seats last; offers of admission for this 2026-2027 cycle must be accepted by 1 May 2027. Programs outside the highly competitive list carry no equal-consideration date and are assessed on a rolling basis year-round. International applicants apply directly through Georgian's own portal with no published closing date and are assessed on a rolling basis while seats remain, though Georgian warns a program open when applied to may close before assessment. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
