Humber is proud to have the highest graduate employment and employer satisfaction rate of the GTA colleges based on Colleges Ontario’s key performance indicators for college graduates in 2022-2023.
Interactive media is a constantly growing, multidisciplinary industry that combines creative and technical skills to build the tools we depend on every day. Whether it is the design of a website for a product or service, the development of a mobile app that connects people, or the exploration of physical/digital connections with the Internet of Things, the creation of interactive media requires a diverse skill set. These on-demand skills include visual design, coding, the ability to imagine what does not yet exist, and the production skills to build it, all within a dynamic, ever-expanding industry that is constantly reinvented by innovation.
Humber's Web Design and Interactive Media advanced diploma programs is one of the three media studies programs within our interaction and design common platform cluster. The first semester is shared with the two-year Multimedia Design and Development program, and the first year of the program is shared with the three-year Graphic Design program. This offers you exposure to the different areas of design and programming, common elements of creative thinking, and collaborative work with students in related fields. Exposure in the first year to the ever-evolving, dynamic world of design will allow you to investigate your options as a designer. You will confirm your focus prior to the start of your second year of study.
This program enables you to build fundamental design and development skills, and gives you room for specialization within the field. Cross-disciplinary projects will allow you to develop collaborative and teamwork skills while preparing you for workplace environments. You will be able to learn real-world user experience skills through our unique, state-of-the-art mobile usability lab. This program will guide you through the creation of a comprehensive portfolio of work leading to a capstone project in the third year.
Course list will be available soon.
This program does not have a work placement component, however, within the final year, you are connected with an industry partner for an industry project. These are generally done at the studio of the industry partner, allowing you to get a feel for the studio environment and build relationships that can lead to employment. Additionally, the program stresses engagement with industry through guest speakers, studio tours, facilitating freelance work and conference participation.
Work-integrated learning opportunities prepare you for your future career. You will apply what you’ve learned in class and in real-world environments through a wide range of academic, community and industry partnerships. These work-integrated learning opportunities may include field experiences, professional practicums and co-operative education.
A field experience offers students an opportunity to engage in intensive experiences related to their field of study or career goals to build their skills, knowledge and abilities. Field experiences may be paid or unpaid.
Programs requiring a professional practicum offer practice-based experience or work hours for a professional license or certification. Students work under the direct supervision of an experienced professional. Placements are unpaid.
Students in co-op programs gain experience through paid work terms in their field of study that become progressively more complex as their skill level increases.
Students in co-op programs gain experience through paid work terms in their field of study that become progressively more complex as their skill level increases. The co-op portion of this program is optional.
If you would like to learn more about work-integrated learning at Humber, visit WIL AT HUMBER
The Usability Lab is a new facility for students in the Faculty of Media & Creative Arts at Humber College. This “Live Lab” is a full-fledged usability lab where content creators can capture & assess the interaction between user and design.
This Usability Lab is specialized, in that it was purposefully built for usability studies to ensure that the environment does not interfere with the testing. Designed with flexibility at its core, it has been equipped with a broad variety of technology, supporting usability testing at many different levels of sophistication.
What makes this lab unique is the fact that it is mobile. This one-of-a-kind usability lab can be delivered to those who wish to use and evaluate our designs, as well as their own. For our students, they can participate in, and lead experiments that will truly test the designs they have developed, to make sure they work in the manner they have been designed to work.
Take a 360 degree tour!
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Four students in the Web Design and Interactive Media program designed olive to redefine the current sit-down dining experience by improving the speed, efficiency, and overall experience in restaurants. Olive App customers can optimize their dine-in experience by reserving a table, ordering food, and paying for the meal before they even arrive.
This program has a common platform with 1 common year, giving you 3 choices.
Collectively, Web Design and Interactive Media professors are internationally award-winning media specialists with many years of industry and teaching experience. They bring their passion for learning, technology, creativity and problem solving to the classroom each day. Professors currently include Adam Thomas, Greg Goralski, and David Neumann, along with a great group of part-time, industry-leading expert instructors.
David is an internationally award-winning emerging technology specialists with many years of industry and teaching experience. He bring his passion for learning, technology, creativity and problem solving to the classroom each day. Along with his teaching responsibilities he is heavily involved with Humber's Centres of Innovation in cross-department, multi-disciplinary projects with industry partners, colleagues, and students from across the College.
The interactive media field, also referred to as digital media, has been growing consistently at twice the national average for the last ten years. As digital technology becomes more central to our lives, there is an increased demand for those who can imagine, design and develop these experiences. These digital creatives are employed as interactive designers and developers in a variety of companies including interactive studios, advertising agencies and as freelance designers. Increasingly, they are also becoming involved with start-ups to create the next great products/apps.
Condensed Week - Courses requiring students to come to campus are scheduled over 2-3 days per week. Online courses are scheduled on other days.
Course-Based - Students create their own schedule of courses from among in-person, hybrid and online options.
Online - Courses are scheduled only online and may be delivered asynchronously, where students study independently or synchronously, where students attend the online class on a specified time and day.
Block-Based - Students select a pre-set weekly schedule of courses that best meets their needs (in-person, hybrid and online).
Twilight - In-person, online synchronous and hybrid courses are generally scheduled after 3:00pm.
Watch the video to see our students in action at the Web Design and Interactive Media Hack-a-Thon.
Bachelor of Industrial Design Students Participate in BRP International Design Competition
Wed, May 10, 2023
The Industrial Design program was invited to return and participate in the BRP (Bombardier Recreational Products) International Design Competition!
Industrial Design Third Year Students Design for Modern Living in Umbra/Humber Studio Project
Fri, March 24, 2023
Driven by innovation, Toronto-based Umbra has become a global leader in product design, known for pushing boundaries in its approach to original design.
Annual By The Lake Book Club Scholarship Awarded to Emerging B.C. - Based Writer
Mon, February 27, 2023
Layla Reeves, a Vancouver Island writer and student in Humber's Creative Writing Graduate Certificate program, is the 2022 recipient of a $1,500 scholarship.
Designs Created by Fast Students Unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas
Wed, February 01, 2023
Prof. George Paravantes (FMCA) and Dr. Dennis L. Kappen (FAST) proudly unveiled the results of the 2022 ARROW HMI - Humber Industrial Design competition.
Interior Design Students Visit Toronto’s Newest Athletic Fashion Stored
Wed, February 01, 2023
Our Interior Design students headed downtown to visit Toronto’s newest athletic fashion store and its unique design.
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An applicant is considered a university transfer applicant if they have completed some or all of a university-level credential. Humber may use a combination of secondary school and/or university courses and grades to determine program eligibility. Applicants are required to disclose and provide academic transcripts for all course work completed at the postsecondary level.
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N/AThe 2019/2020 fee for two semesters is:
Fees are subject to change.
Fees by Semester
Domestic Fees International FeesSemester 1 | 2019-2020 Fees |
Tuition | $1,351.41 |
Compulsory Ancillary Fee | $469.89 |
Compulsory Student Union Fee | $0.00 |
IGNITE Health and Dental Insurance Fee | $55.95 |
Enhanced Student Experience Fee (Optional) | $0.00 |
Program Ancillary Fee | N/A |
Co-op/Placement | N/A |
Total | $1,877.25 |
Semester 2 | 2019-2020 Fees |
Tuition | $1,351.41 |
Compulsory Ancillary Fee | $469.89 |
Compulsory Student Union Fee | $0.00 |
IGNITE Health and Dental Insurance Fee | $55.95 |
Enhanced Student Experience Fee (Optional) | $0.00 |
Program Ancillary Fee | N/A |
Co-op/Placement | N/A |
Total | $1,877.25 |
Semester 3 | 2019-2020 Fees |
Tuition | $1,351.41 |
Compulsory Ancillary Fee | $469.89 |
Compulsory Student Union Fee | $0.00 |
IGNITE Health and Dental Insurance Fee | $55.95 |
Enhanced Student Experience Fee (Optional) | $0.00 |
Program Ancillary Fee | N/A |
Co-op/Placement | N/A |
Total | $1,877.25 |
Semester 4 | 2019-2020 Fees |
Tuition | $1,351.41 |
Compulsory Ancillary Fee | $469.89 |
Compulsory Student Union Fee | $0.00 |
IGNITE Health and Dental Insurance Fee | $55.95 |
Enhanced Student Experience Fee (Optional) | $0.00 |
Program Ancillary Fee | N/A |
Co-op/Placement | N/A |
Total | $1,877.25 |
Semester 5 | 2019-2020 Fees |
Tuition | $1,351.41 |
Compulsory Ancillary Fee | $469.89 |
Compulsory Student Union Fee | $0.00 |
IGNITE Health and Dental Insurance Fee | $55.95 |
Enhanced Student Experience Fee (Optional) | $0.00 |
Program Ancillary Fee | N/A |
Co-op/Placement | N/A |
Total | $1,877.25 |
Semester 6 | 2019-2020 Fees |
Tuition | $1,351.41 |
Compulsory Ancillary Fee | $469.89 |
Compulsory Student Union Fee | $0.00 |
IGNITE Health and Dental Insurance Fee | $55.95 |
Enhanced Student Experience Fee (Optional) | $0.00 |
Program Ancillary Fee | N/A |
Co-op/Placement | N/A |
Total | $1,877.25 |
Semester 1 | 2019-2020 Fees |
Tuition | $8,184.16 |
Compulsory Ancillary Fee | $469.89 |
Compulsory Student Union Fee | $0.00 |
IGNITE Health and Dental Insurance Fee | $55.95 |
Enhanced Student Experience Fee (Optional) | $0.00 |
Program Ancillary Fee | N/A |
Co-op/Placement | N/A |
Total | $8,710.00 |
Semester 2 | 2019-2020 Fees |
Tuition | $8,184.16 |
Compulsory Ancillary Fee | $469.89 |
Compulsory Student Union Fee | $0.00 |
IGNITE Health and Dental Insurance Fee | $55.95 |
Enhanced Student Experience Fee (Optional) | $0.00 |
Program Ancillary Fee | N/A |
Co-op/Placement | N/A |
Total | $8,710.00 |
Semester 3 | 2019-2020 Fees |
Tuition | $8,184.16 |
Compulsory Ancillary Fee | $469.89 |
Compulsory Student Union Fee | $0.00 |
IGNITE Health and Dental Insurance Fee | $55.95 |
Enhanced Student Experience Fee (Optional) | $0.00 |
Program Ancillary Fee | N/A |
Co-op/Placement | N/A |
Total | $8,710.00 |
Semester 4 | 2019-2020 Fees |
Tuition | $8,184.16 |
Compulsory Ancillary Fee | $469.89 |
Compulsory Student Union Fee | $0.00 |
IGNITE Health and Dental Insurance Fee | $55.95 |
Enhanced Student Experience Fee (Optional) | $0.00 |
Program Ancillary Fee | N/A |
Co-op/Placement | N/A |
Total | $8,710.00 |
Semester 5 | 2019-2020 Fees |
Tuition | $8,184.16 |
Compulsory Ancillary Fee | $469.89 |
Compulsory Student Union Fee | $0.00 |
IGNITE Health and Dental Insurance Fee | $55.95 |
Enhanced Student Experience Fee (Optional) | $0.00 |
Program Ancillary Fee | N/A |
Co-op/Placement | N/A |
Total | $8,710.00 |
Semester 6 | 2019-2020 Fees |
Tuition | $8,184.16 |
Compulsory Ancillary Fee | $469.89 |
Compulsory Student Union Fee | $0.00 |
IGNITE Health and Dental Insurance Fee | $55.95 |
Enhanced Student Experience Fee (Optional) | $0.00 |
Program Ancillary Fee | N/A |
Co-op/Placement | N/A |
Total | $8,710.00 |
*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:
Humber Pathways include:
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.
Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of the program, a graduate will:
Design internet services, and administer internet application servers and database servers.
Design, model, evaluate and administer effective databases, and interface with applications.
Develop policies to reinforce internet services and web application security, and contribute to the compliance to these policies.
Validate, debug and integrate client-side and server-side applications using a variety of development languages.
Design, develop and administer effective websites by applying graphic and web design skills and principles.
Develop and administer websites reflective of business objectives and clients’ needs through the application of advertising and marketing principles.
Adhere to relevant laws and industry standards.
Coordinate or participate as a member of a project management team that develops basic to complex internet applications.
Develop strategies for ongoing personal and professional development, that will lead to enhanced work performance and career opportunities, and keep pace with industry changes.
Design, develop and administer electronic commerce (e-commerce) applications.