Diploma in Engineering Design and Architectural Technology is a diploma in Architecture programme taught at Medicine Hat College in Medicine Hat, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 20,026 per year (CAD 6,258 per year for local students).
This diploma program at Medicine Hat College covers three design disciplines: mechanical design technology, civil design technology, and building design technology. Students learn to research, plan, design, construct, and test projects with consideration for the relationship between the built and natural environments, using standard engineering drawing methods, 3D modelling, scanning and printing, and product design and coding. The two-year program runs full-time across four terms with a fall intake at the Medicine Hat campus, and offers flexible delivery allowing students to choose in-person or online learning, or a combination of both. The program suits high school graduates with Physics 20, English Language Arts 30, and Math 30, as well as mature students aged 21 or older with equivalent qualifications, and prepares graduates for employment in research, design, manufacturing, and sales roles across consulting, government, oil and gas, mining, and manufacturing sectors.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: High-school applicants need a diploma including ELA 30-1 or 30-2, Math 30-1 or 30-2, and Physics 20; mature students aged 21 or older need the same three courses in place of a high-school diploma. The programme page sets no minimum admission average, no interview, and no portfolio requirement, and states no programme-specific language-test scores; Medicine Hat College's general international-admission standard applies, requiring IELTS Academic 6.0 with no band below 6.0, TOEFL iBT 79, PTE Academic 54, Duolingo English Test 105, or CAEL 60 with no component below 50. No work-experience prerequisite or competitive-entry process is described for this diploma. Fall intake only.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants to Medicine Hat College apply through ApplyAlberta: for the Fall 2026 intake (September) applications opened October 1, 2025 and the domestic deadline was September 2, 2026; Winter 2026 (January) closed December 19, 2025, and Spring 2026 (May/June) closed May 1, 2026. International applicants face earlier fixed deadlines for the same intakes: June 1, 2026 for Fall 2026, October 1, 2025 for Winter 2026, and February 2, 2026 for Spring 2026. Several competitive programs, including the Paramedic degree and Social Work diploma, close ahead of the general deadline. MHC had not yet published Winter, Spring, or Fall 2027 dates as of this check; admission is not described as rolling. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
