Ready to Create
Are you creative? Are you energized by words, art and video? can you create unique spaces with just your imagination?
Bring your ideas to life in one of our media and design programs. You’ll use technology to stand out from the crowd, and benefit from hands-on work experiences the industry is looking for.
You’ll learn from highly skilled, experienced instructors, getting the classroom theory you need and the opportunity to put that learning into practice in the real world.
2 week
Troy Reeb internship in a major market newsroom available only to Digital Communications and Media students
Four
Student media platforms. Our students manage their own website, television news, newspaper and radio station.
Career Paths
Students who have taken our media and design programs have found success right out of school as:
- Communication Specialists
- Freelance Writers
- Digital Journalists
- Web Developers
- New Media Specialists
- Freelancers and Entrepreneurs
- Architectural Animation Communication Specialists
- Architectural Illustrators
- Interior Designers
Wondering if a career in Media and Design is right for you?
While the jobs in media and design are varied, the people who choose them have something in common – they tend to be both creative and tech-savvy, and they like the idea of learning about how communication and design can create change. Join a long and proud list of alumni leading the way in these industries, and turn your ideas and imagination into a rewarding career by starting at Lethbridge College.
Consider Media and Design programs if you:
- excel at communication, design and art
- enjoy people, following current events and working with tight deadlines
- are energized when you can use your creativity as part of a team
- picture a career working with the newest technology
Turn your creative talents and interests into a rewarding career in one of our Media and Design programs. Our hands-on programs will give you real-life experience with the emerging creative technologies you need to succeed in an evolving industry
• TWO-YEAR DIPLOMA • SEPTEMBER ADMISSION • 120-HOUR INDUSTRY INTEGRATION
Learn to take an idea for a space and create it virtually to ensure it’s up to code and beyond client expectation before construction begins. In the Architectural Animation Technology program, you’ll learn to communicate spatial ideas and basic construction visualization techniques to a variety of industries, including architecture, interior design and digital environments. This unique program will give you specialized production knowledge and visual communication skills in digital rendering and animation to succeed in the world of architecture.
Hyflex delivery
Requirements: High school diploma and Grade 12 English (30-1 or 30-2) and Grade 12 Math (30-1 or 30-2)
• TWO-YEAR DIPLOMA • SEPTEMBER ADMISSION • 120-HOUR PRACTICUM
Are you able to look at a space and visualize its potential? If so, the Interior Design Technology program might be right for you. This two-year program is structured around the professional standards of the Council for Interior Design Accreditation. In the classroom, our experienced instructors will stimulate your imagination while showing you how to develop creative yet practical solutions to create healthy, productive and exciting living and working environments. With our hands- on approach to training, you’ll use industry-standard software, put classroom theory into practice and gain valuable experience working on real-world design projects.
Hyflex delivery
Requirements: High school diploma and Grade 12 English (30-1 or 30-2) and Grade 12 Math (30-1 or 30-2)
• ONE-YEAR CERTIFICATE • SEPTEMBER ADMISSION • INDUSTRY-INTEGRATED CAPSTONE PROJECT
With a balance of technical and entrepreneurial skill-building, the Virtual Reality program focuses on four areas of study: production fundamentals, experiential design, spatial media, and industry application. In this one-year program, you’ll enhance your technical expertise and convert your imaginative ideas into exciting and relevant virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) content. You’ll learn the fundamentals of extended reality design and be exposed to the latest tools including 3D asset creation, spatial media production, sound design, real-time game engines and coding.
Hyflex delivery
Requirements: High school diploma and Grade 12 English (30-1 or 30-2)
• TWO-YEAR DIPLOMA • SEPTEMBER ADMISSION • 150-HOUR PRACTICUM
Do you envision a future delivering news, creating marketing materials, writing engaging content, taking photos, shooting video or producing podcasts? If so, join our Digital Communications and Media program, where you will have the opportunity to pursue your passions while preparing for success in any media environment. You’ll learn how to be a multi- faceted media and communication professional, working across varied areas of journalism, communications, video, audio, photography and design to create your own unique career path.
Requirements: High school diploma and Grade 12 English (30-1 or 30-2)
• TWO-YEAR DIPLOMA • SEPTEMBER ADMISSION • 120-HOUR PRACTICUM
Bring your creativity to life through digital design and interactive programming with a diploma in Multimedia Production. In this interactive, technology-based program, you’ll learn to blend animation, graphics, audio, video and text in a digital environment to create memorable experiences. The Multimedia Production program will prepare you for a rewarding career in the industry, ensuring your skill development in new technologies is complemented by essential business skills. Collaborate with peers, industry professionals and real-world clients to design and pitch creative projects and grow your portfolio.
Requirements: High school diploma and Grade 12 English (30-1 or 30-2)