Humber’s Media Communications diploma program is designed to meet industry demands within multi-faceted areas of the communications industry. Students graduate with a diverse range of marketable skills in graphic and motion design, photography, video, web design and XD, strategic media writing, communications, social media marketing, and digital content creation.
In this program, you will learn how to:
Courses are designed with industry input, ensuring you are learning current and relevant information from industry experts – people who know the trends and effective methods of communications. What's more, you will be working in state-of-the-art labs.
The first semester of this program is shared with the two-year Advertising and Graphic Design diploma, the three-year Journalism advanced diploma, the two-year Advertising and Marketing Communications diploma, and the three-year Public Relations advanced diploma programs, allowing the flexibility to continue in any of these five programs in second semester.
Upon successful completion of the program, a graduate will:
Perform the duties, tasks and activities required of a media communications specialist in business, government and the not-for-profit sectors.
Research and gather information in print, audio and visual formats for communications’ products and strategies.
Analyze clients’ communications needs and implement solutions for business, government and the not-for-profit sectors.
Create audio, visual and print communications according to the client’s purpose and audience.
Design and create content for websites, using current software applications.
Capture, scan, download, save, store, and manipulate digital images using current software applications.
Produce corporate video and audio using current software applications.
Create and manage content for presentations at in-house meetings and media conferences.
Adhere to ethical and legal guidelines in communications practice.
Maintain professional relationships with business associates and clients.
Develop a portfolio of communications’ products and strategies for a variety of projects and audiences.
Students will gain practical, hands-on experience in the industry by completing a mandatory work placement in their final semester of study. After completing a work placement preparation course, students will be supported in marketing themselves to prospective employers in order to find a work placement that aligns with their personal career goals.
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Students in Humber's Media Communications program celebrated the opening of their graduate exhibit showcase at North Campus.
The Communication Platform offers a shared first semester between five programs giving you the freedom to change your area of study in the second semester to any of the five.
Students from more than eight Media & Creative Arts programs worked with Villamedia to test the company's AI-driven generative art project, Vote for Peace, and to learn how the technology may be used in the future.
Toronto Star head of UI/UX design between 2005 to 2018. Video game designer. CEO of Pixelmanmarketing.ca.
Metro News senior graphic designer.
Cathy Bidini is an award-winning photographer, professor and creative image-maker based in Toronto. She has being shooting and teaching photography for over 2 decades and is currently Program Coordinator of the multi-disciplinary Media Communications program at Humber. As a leader in education, she is responsible for inspiring and mentoring students as they find their way in the creative economy. Cathy has worked in the industry shooting both editorial & commercial gigs with an emphasis on interior design & architecture photography. Her work has appeared online and in print world-wide. She continues to inspire and be inspired by her students as she develops her photographic practice.
Johann Bona is a portrait, beauty and fashion photographer whose approach relies on the foundations of strong portraiture. His work assembles the revelatory elements of an image by tying in clean, graphic compositions and lighting with the mood and expressions of his subjects. There is an elegance in his visual language that highlights the beauty that otherwise might be overlooked, giving space for the stories of the subjects he is working with.
With many years of industry experience under his belt, Johann fell in love with sharing this knowledge, finding joy in teaching the craft to young aspiring image-makers. He teaches at Humber College, one of the leading creative colleges in Toronto, and conducted lectures at Seneca College and the University of Toronto. A cum laude graduate with a Master in Fashion and Luxury Brand Management from Istituto Marangoni in Milan, Johann worked largely as a fashion photographer after graduating, shuffling his time between Canada, Italy, and the Philippines. His work has since appeared in international editions of Esquire, L’Officiel, Town & Country and Tatler, among others, and he has amassed a notable clientele for commissioned work. In 2013, he was signed by the artist management agency Jed Root, presently the Artists & Company Manila. He currently lives and works in Toronto, Canada.
Vince J. Ciarlo has been a communications professional for over 20 years and has been teaching in Humber College’s Faculty of Media & Creative Arts since 2008. He has worked in an agency environment, as well as an entrepreneur, with a variety of clients in a variety of industries, including arts, culture, lifestyle, and non-profit. In 2017, his boutique-style agency was nominated for the INSPIRE Awards’ LGBTQ Positive Business of the Year. Vince has sat on a number non-profit boards and continues to be an active volunteer. He graduated in 2003 with a BA in Sociology from York University, holds a Public Relations Certificate from Ryerson University, and is currently working on a master's degree in adult education from Central Michigan University.
In addition to teaching at Humber, during the fall semester, Vince continues to work in the communications industry and seeks out unique and interesting projects that feed his curiosity and makes life interesting.
Peter is a writer, filmmaker and educator based in Toronto.
His documentary On the Road to Virtue chronicles the relationship between a Canadian social justice advocate and refugees from the 1980s civil war in El Salvador. It was recently added to the permanent collection of the Museum of the Word and Image in San Salvador. Earlier documentaries include Guarding A Musical Treasure, a journey into the world of Baroque culture in Bolivia, as well as the science docs The Challenge of Quantum Reality and The Mystery of Dark Matter for Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. He also produced, shot, and edited English for Yu, a 1994 Hot Docs finalist, which followed three women who fled the Bosnian civil war for new lives in Canada. Previous scripted projects include the comedic short Dear Bear and the irreverent web series Turning Intern.
Peter was also a visual effects designer on several successful multimedia musical revues for Drayton Entertainment including Twist & Shout: Music of the British Invasion, Legends: A Salute to Musical Pioneers, You’ll Get Used to It: The War Show! and Canadian Legends.
Peter is also the author of the 1987 historical monograph Caring On The Grand: A History of the Freeport Hospital, and the memoir essay “Terrazzo,” published in the 2004 American anthology Walking Higher: Gay Men Write About The Deaths of Their Mothers.
As a graduate of the Ontario College of Art and Design University, Kenneth began his career in sports marketing and event management for clients such as the National Hockey League, Major League Baseball, and General Motors. He transitioned to senior design and art direction roles with marketing and design agencies prior to opening a design business in 2003.
Practicing in various segments of design such as visual brand development, design for publications, package design, and writing, Kenneth maintains an active clientele that includes authors, boutique wine and commercial food producers, public relations organizations, and several small businesses.
Kenneth began teaching at Ontario colleges in 2010 and deems it to be the most enjoyable and rewarding aspect of his career thus far.
Eric is a digital age creator who still has little dirt and ink under his fingernails. He contracts design assignments with print, photography, web, and fabrication requirements. As an academic Eric has explored accessible forms of design education through concrete media like woodworking. He plays an active role in the design community through the RGD, supporting the certification committee and co-authoring educational materials.
Felice Forte has spent more than thirty years working as a Graphic Designer, in both the print and web mediums. He has been teaching at Humber College since 2017, introducing students to the fun and engaging world of Web Design. Felice approaches teaching with a hands-in delivery method, understanding that the best way to learn to code is by coding.
Joyce Grant, MA, is a freelance journalist and strategic marketing specialist. She co-founded a boutique ad agency and publishes an award-winning news website, TeachingKidsNews.com. She is the author of six children's books and she's a proud Humber grad!
Jennie is a freelance graphic designer, specializing in illustration, print and front-end web design for various clients since 2008. She has had the opportunity to create illustrations for the Toronto Regional Conservation Authority, design training manuals for Spinal Cord Injury Ontario and marketing materials for several local businesses.
As an educator, Jennie has been teaching design at Humber since she graduated from the Graphic Design for Print and Web program in 2008. Her passion for design and helping others find their creative voices led her to complete a master’s degree in Inclusive Design from OCAD University. Creating communications that are approachable and accessible to diverse audiences is an important aspect of her practice as an educator and designer.
Brian is an experienced content creator with a demonstrated history of working in the broadcast media industry. He is skilled in broadcasting, video editing, print journalism and social media. He is a graduate from Ryerson University where he earned a bachelor of Journalism degree and a master of arts focused in Media Production. Brian joined Humber College in 2018. Before that, he worked at TSN Sportscentre. His first editorial position was an archivist at The Score Television Network.
Cobi Ladner had her eye on a career in television after graduating from Ryerson’s Radio & Television Arts program; however, the writing was on the wall for her to work in print. She landed her first job at Chatelaine magazine, then moved on to Canadian Living and eventually House & Home magazine where she enjoyed a special connection with Canadian homeowners through her role as editor-in-chief for 15 years. Cobi was a key contributor to building the H&H brand in all areas from product with The Bay, to television with HGTV and daily morning shows, to an online presence, books, and special interest publications.
In 2008, Cobi struck out on her own to create a home decor and media brand embodying her personal style and spirit. In five short years, cobistyle grew to be a nationally recognized brand with products available in over 1,000 stores across Canada. She authored a best-selling children’s book called Why is an Orange called an Orange? A firm believer in lifelong learning, Cobi completed her master of ducation in 2020 with a focus on adult education.
Peter Power is an Ontario-based award-winning professional photographer and videographer with an emphasis on editorial and corporate portraits and story-telling.
With a wealth of carefully cultivated experience that draws on three decades of work in Canada and abroad Peter is widely considered among the top visual story-tellers in Canada. His proven visual and journalism skills have been honed from years of assignments photographing everything from business leaders to revolutionaries; work that has earned him international recognition with four National Newspaper Awards and five separate Photographer of the Year titles to name a few.
As an independent visuals professional Peter's corporate and commercial client base continues to grow with creative, well produced and consistently high quality location production while still providing editorial clients with the highest standard of images and video.
Canadian Geographic Magazine, The Canadian Press, the CBC, CAMH Foundation, The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star, AFP Services, Reuters, PostMedia, National Post, Our Kids Media, Communitech, Clothesline Media, Appleby College, and NOMA Event Design are among Peter's growing list of clients.
Peter is happy to share his experience and knowledge through formal college-level instruction, industry workshops and speaking engagements.
AWARDS
Peter has been named Photographer of the Year five times, has won four Canadian National Newspaper Awards (nominated nine times) and has won the prestigious Governor General's Michener Award for Public Service Journalism. His work has been recognized many times by the National Press Photographer's Association (NPPA), News Photographer's Association of Canada (NPAC), Pictures of the Year International (POYi), the Society of Newspaper Design (SND) among others. His multimedia work has been recognized internationally as a Webby Award Honoree three times, a Webby Award Finalist once, a POYi winner, and NPAC POY winner.
Sam Sciarrino is as an internationally known portrait photographer and the owner of Horvath Photography located in Toronto, Canada. A second-generation professional photographer for over 30 years, he holds a Master of Photographic Arts from Professional Photographers of America and a Master of Photographic Arts from Professional Photographers of Canada. He has received the title of Triple Master of Wedding-Portrait Photographers International. He was selected as one of six first Nikon ambassadors in Canada and Album Epoca international master ambassador.
Creativity, technical knowledge and keen attention to his clients' individual tastes has garnered Sam a solid reputation of creating work of exceptional artistic quality. He has been featured in numerous leading photography magazines such as Rangefinder, Professional Photographer, Studio Photography, Photo Imaging, Photo Pro, PPOC Magazine, and Image Maker in the United Kingdom. Sam has lectured and held workshops in Canada, U.S.A., England, Italy, Greece and China. With his vast knowledge of technique and composition, he has enjoyed a personally and professionally rewarding career as respected lecturer on the world-wide professional photography circuit.
A recognized documentarian and visual journalist, photographer, Spencer Wynn is known for his sensitive eye for human interest stories. Wynn is also an educator at Humber College where he has enjoyed three years of working with students to develop their passion for connecting with others through compelling visual narratives.
Wynn is a restless observer of the world, seeing stories everywhere. Each week, Wynn encourages his students to see again, the world around them while creating visual documentaries with sensitivity and passion.
From the High Arctic, to Tibet, China, Greenland, India, Turkey, Europe and numerous road trips around North America. Wynn has lived in caves, slums, on ice flows and in First Nations communities photographing the stories of diverse cultures, tragedy, triumph and love.
Wynn shares his knowledge and skills as a photographer and observer with those attending his classes, workshops, speaking engagements and photo trips. Patient and understanding, he encourages those with whom he meets to strive for originality and brilliance – all the while having fun and enjoying the process.
The skills you learn in our program will prepare you for a career in this innovative and expanding field. As a media communications specialist, you will help organizations better engage clients, partners, employees and reporters by developing compelling external and in-house communications that inform, persuade and motivate.
With broad-ranging skills and knowledge in multimedia, marketing, web design, writing, social media, photography and video, graduates find work in the marketing and digital communication departments of businesses, organizations or government departments, and as freelance communications professionals.
Watch the video to find out why students chose the Media Communications program at Humber.
The Humber Centres of Innovation Network demonstrates our strong commitment to providing an experiential learning environment for students. Students and faculty work with industry partners on real-world challenges to prepare them to become the innovative and strategic problem-solvers of tomorrow. Come to Humber and experience interdisciplinary learning across five COIs.
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Semester 1, 3
Details and Specifications | Minimum Specs | Additional Details |
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Requirements | MacBook Pro with 16gb of ram or equivalent Windows PC with a minimum of 16gb ram. Camera with Manual mode capability, interchangeable lenses, hot shoe, sync port, audio in port, 4K Video (preferred). See list of recommended cameras under Post-Admission Requirements. | Students are required to have a Laptop and entry level or higher DSLR or Mirrorless camera (as indicated on website under Post-Admission Requirements) and a subscription to the Adobe CC suite. More information on software will be provided at the beginning of the semester. |
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The 2022-2023 fee for two semesters was:
Fees are subject to change.
Fees by Semester
Domestic Fees International FeesSemester 1 | 2022-23 Fees |
Tuition | $1,351.41 |
Compulsory Ancillary Fee | $340.39 |
Compulsory Student Union Fee | $64.00 |
IGNITE Health and Dental Insurance Fee | $104.23 |
Enhanced Student Experience Fee (Optional) | $20.00 |
Program Ancillary Fee | $0.00 |
Co-op/Placement | $0.00 |
Total | $1,880.03 |
Semester 2 | 2022-23 Fees |
Tuition | $1,351.41 |
Compulsory Ancillary Fee | $340.39 |
Compulsory Student Union Fee | $64.00 |
IGNITE Health and Dental Insurance Fee | $104.23 |
Enhanced Student Experience Fee (Optional) | $20.00 |
Program Ancillary Fee | $0.00 |
Co-op/Placement | $0.00 |
Total | $1,880.03 |
Semester 3 | 2022-23 Fees |
Tuition | $1,351.41 |
Compulsory Ancillary Fee | $340.39 |
Compulsory Student Union Fee | $64.00 |
IGNITE Health and Dental Insurance Fee | $104.23 |
Enhanced Student Experience Fee (Optional) | $20.00 |
Program Ancillary Fee | $0.00 |
Co-op/Placement | $0.00 |
Total | $1,880.03 |
Semester 4 | 2022-23 Fees |
Tuition | $1,351.41 |
Compulsory Ancillary Fee | $340.39 |
Compulsory Student Union Fee | $64.00 |
IGNITE Health and Dental Insurance Fee | $104.23 |
Enhanced Student Experience Fee (Optional) | $20.00 |
Program Ancillary Fee | $0.00 |
Co-op/Placement | $0.00 |
Total | $1,880.03 |
Semester 1 | 2022-23 Fees |
Tuition | $7,668.38 |
Compulsory Ancillary Fee | $340.39 |
Compulsory Student Union Fee | $64.00 |
IGNITE Health and Dental Insurance Fee | $104.23 |
Enhanced Student Experience Fee (Optional) | $20.00 |
Program Ancillary Fee | $0.00 |
Co-op/Placement | $0.00 |
Total | $8,197.00 |
Semester 2 | 2022-23 Fees |
Tuition | $7,668.38 |
Compulsory Ancillary Fee | $340.39 |
Compulsory Student Union Fee | $64.00 |
IGNITE Health and Dental Insurance Fee | $104.23 |
Enhanced Student Experience Fee (Optional) | $20.00 |
Program Ancillary Fee | $0.00 |
Co-op/Placement | $0.00 |
Total | $8,197.00 |
Semester 3 | 2022-23 Fees |
Tuition | $7,668.38 |
Compulsory Ancillary Fee | $340.39 |
Compulsory Student Union Fee | $64.00 |
IGNITE Health and Dental Insurance Fee | $104.23 |
Enhanced Student Experience Fee (Optional) | $20.00 |
Program Ancillary Fee | $0.00 |
Co-op/Placement | $0.00 |
Total | $8,197.00 |
Semester 4 | 2022-23 Fees |
Tuition | $7,668.38 |
Compulsory Ancillary Fee | $340.39 |
Compulsory Student Union Fee | $64.00 |
IGNITE Health and Dental Insurance Fee | $104.23 |
Enhanced Student Experience Fee (Optional) | $20.00 |
Program Ancillary Fee | $0.00 |
Co-op/Placement | $0.00 |
Total | $8,197.00 |
*Plus Mandatory Health Insurance fee once per academic year: Fall start - $420 Winter start - $280 Summer start - $140
Understand the costs associated with coming to Humber and explore resources available from first year to your final year on Student Fees and Financial Resources.
Find out more about scholarships and bursaries that you may be eligible for, visit Student Scholarships. International students can visit International Student Scholarships.
Bursaries are available for Certificate, Diploma and Degree programs primarily based on financial need, visit Humber Bursaries.
Find out more information about external scholarships and bursaries, visit External Awards.
Humber offers a variety of bursaries and scholarships for Indigenous students, visit Indigenous Student Awards.
Humber Pathways include:
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Additional information will be made available to students from their program before the beginning of the Winter term. Courses with in-person requirements will likely also have online components. The delivery mode of some courses is still being determined. Humber may need to change plans for in-person learning, subject to government and public health directives and/or additional health and safety considerations.
You can find a complete list of programs with downloads including program and course details at Current Student Resources
Students in programs marked as online/in-person will have a combination of those two types of delivery. Additional information will be made available to students from their program in the first week of June. Courses with in-person requirements will likely also have online components. The delivery mode of some courses is still being determined. Humber may need to change plans for in-person learning, subject to government and public health directives and/or additional health and safety considerations.