At Vancouver Community College in Vancouver, Canada, VR/AR Design and Development Diploma is offered as a diploma in Digital Media & Game Development programme. The programme runs for 16 months, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English.
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Digital Media & Game Development
Duration: 16 months
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
We have no tuition fees on record for this programme yet — see the official programme page.
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Coursework centers on building human-centred virtual and augmented reality experiences using hardware and engines such as Unity, Unreal, HTC Vive, Oculus Quest, and Oculus Rift. Students examine and analyse visual and experiential design problems while developing authentic VR and AR projects, alongside project management practices, industry expectations, and communication skills relevant to the technology sector. A portfolio of VR/AR work is produced over the course of study, delivered jointly with Vancouver Film School.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: This diploma requires Grade 12 graduation, or equivalent, English 12 at a minimum 'C+' grade (or VCC's English Language Proficiency assessment at an equivalent English 12 'C+' level), and Pre-Calculus 12 at a minimum 'B', or equivalent; the calendar page notes that individual courses within the diploma may carry additional prerequisites. The page names no standardized English test score (IELTS, TOEFL, PTE or similar) and describes no formal portfolio requirement, though it looks for a creative, motivated candidate with good analytical and critical-thinking skills, interest in emerging technology, and familiarity and comfort using VR headsets. Applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents, at least 16 years old or a secondary-school graduate, and submit official transcripts and any other required documents; students must formally declare their intent to complete the diploma before taking its courses.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants (Canadian citizens and permanent residents) apply through EducationPlannerBC. VCC publishes each programme's own application window, term by term, on its When to Apply page rather than one college-wide date: windows open roughly six to twenty months before the term starts and close on a stated date, though popular programmes can close earlier once seats fill, since places generally go to eligible applicants in the order their application is completed. International applicants use the International Applicant option on EducationPlannerBC; VCC opens international applications on 1 February of the previous year for Winter entry, 1 June for Spring/Summer, and 1 October for Fall, with no fixed closing date — applications continue until roughly three to four months before the term begins or until it fills, so admission is effectively rolling for international applicants. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
