About Digital Product Design in Sheridan College (Ontario)

Become well-rounded in all aspects of product design

The product design industry needs designers who know more than web design or UI design. Our unique program teaches required essentials for a career in multimedia design and development. You’ll learn business strategy, research methods, visual design, prototyping and more. With skills in many experience design elements, you can position yourself as a well-rounded designer and work in many roles.

Work with industry experts, software and processes

Courses are taught by experts who bring their unique industry experience into the classroom. You'll use the same software as design professionals, such as Sketch and Adobe Creative Cloud applications. Our course structure is even designed to mimic the workflow of the modern workplace. Content from one class carries over into others, ensuring you'll learn to fully develop and iterate on your ideas.

Learning Outcomes

The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:

• Apply holistic, user-centred design approaches to analyze and document client needs.
• Apply design research methods to build an empirical and analytical knowledge base that informs a digital product design solution.
• Create a design that supports a business strategy resulting in a successful digital product.
• Use data analytics to inform the design of meaningful user experiences.
• Vet sustainable digital product design solutions to create a better user experience based on an analysis of user needs.
• Design effective and engaging digital product interfaces for optimal user experiences.
• Collaborate effectively with peers to resolve real-world challenges.

Career Opportunities

When you graduate from Sheridan's eight-month post-graduate certificate in Digital Product Design, you'll be prepared to work as a freelancer or as part of an organization. This field of study is in high demand in the workforce. Industry experts say for every technical position in a company, a designer is also needed. You may find work in roles such as:

You may find work in roles such as:

• Design researcher
• Design strategist
• Product designer
• UX designer
• UI designer
• Usability tester
• Design consultant

Academic qualification equivalents

• Postsecondary diploma or a degree or 2–3 year diploma (media-related is desired)

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS       :    6.5 – Overall Band Score with no Band below 6.0
• TOEFL      :    88 (21L,W,S,R) iBT (Internet-based TOEFL) or 570 Paper-based
• PTE           :    60 – Overall Minimum Score (57L,W,S,R)

Sheridan College (Ontario) Highlights

Sheridan College (Ontario) The Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses

Though the cost of attendance for a student studying at Sheridan College would vary as per standard of living and choices of an individual, however, the estimated average cost for an academic year is tabulated below: