Media and Design - Cluster Brochure (2015)

media & design

delivery iconsOn-campus – This is the traditional setting for college courses,

where all of the courses needed to complete your program are taken

on campus. Note that some programs may require participation off-

campus including field-trips or practicum experiences.

Online – These programs are fully completed online, without the need

to come to campus. Note that some programs may offer practicum

experiences or labs that require participation on-site. Programs offered

online can often be completed in a flexible time frame.

Blended – Programs that can be taken with a blended learning

approach offer most courses face-to-face in the classroom but some

courses in the program can be completed online.

Lethbridge College is leading and transforming education in Alberta.

Are you creative? Do you stay on top of technology, consumer trends and the world around

you? Do you care passionately about communication or have exceptionally high standards

when it comes to design?

If so, then look to Lethbridge College’s Media and Design programs. With instructors who are

experienced in the fields they teach and the most up-to-date curriculum and technology, you’ll get the

classroom theory and hands-on experience you will need to succeed in your career.

As a student at Lethbridge College, you’ll work with industry-standard software and state-of-the-art

equipment, and you’ll get practical experience in real-life situations at newspapers, radio and television

stations, graphics and web companies, fashion shows and more. You’ll also participate in the annual

student showcase, Collide-O-Scope, which features the best of student work from all four programs.

Whether you want to work as a fashion stylist, a journalist, an interior design technologist, or a

multimedia specialist, Lethbridge College’s Media and Design programs are the perfect place to get

your start. Welcome to your future in media and design – at Lethbridge College.

connect Program office: 403.320.3267

[email protected] lethbridgecollege.ca/collideoscope

/LCMediaDesign

Job profiles and salaries:alis.alberta.ca/occinfo

Digital Communications and Media - Digital Journalism • Media Production and AdvertisingFashion Design and Sustainable ProductionInterior Design TechnologyMultimedia Productionmedia & design

digital communications and media

Digital Communications and Media• two-year diploma (with streams in Digital Journalism or Media Production and Advertising)

• September admission

• 150-hour practicum experience

Lethbridge College’s Digital Communications and Media program reflects the evolution of

media and communication industries and prepares you to work for TV and radio broadcasters,

newspapers, magazines and corporations, or as an entrepreneur or freelancer working in the

media anywhere in the world.

After completing your first year, you can choose to focus on Digital Journalism to learn how to create and

deliver news content for broadcast, print and mobile while employing innovative online and social media

strategies. Or, you can choose to focus on Media Production and Advertising to engage audiences by taking

great ideas and creatively utilizing audio, video and graphic design to share them with the rest of the world.

With a mobile learning device you will purchase from Lethbridge College, you will be able to use current

technology and cloud-based applications to stay completely connected to your studies wherever and

whenever you need.

Working with outstanding instructors and industry partners, you’ll graduate with 150 hours of internship

experience and with the knowledge and experience needed to succeed in any media environment. Get

started on this exciting career today at Lethbridge College.

connect [email protected]

lethbridgecollege.ca/dcmStudent radio station: thekodiak.caStudent television station: lctv.ca Student newspaper: endeavouronline.ca

Admission requirements * High school diploma

Estimated cost * Tuition Fees Books and suppliesYear I $5,250 $925 $3,000Year II $5,775 $990 $560

Career opportunities

• radio/TV producers/scriptwriters• media account representatives• communications specialists• radio announcers/television anchors• digital journalists• copy editors• social media content managers• freelance writers/producers

Courses include

• Communication process• Visual media• Research and writing for digital media• Public relations• Advertising and marketing for media• Digital reporting and publishing• Digital production• On-air presentation

* Accurate at time of printing. Check lethbridgecollege.ca for most current details.

Program at a glance:

TROY REEB INTERNSHIPDigital Communications and Media students can apply for the Troy Reeb Alumni Internship. Troy Reeb graduated from Lethbridge College in 2003 and is now vice-president of News Operations at Global News. This annual two-week internship includes spending one week at Global Toronto and one week with Global National. This internship is offered only to Lethbridge College students.

Fashion Design and Sustainable Production• two-year diploma (option for a fifth-semester, 200-hour intensive internship)


Lethbridge College’s one-of-a-kind Fashion Design and Sustainable Production program

will give you all of the skills you need to succeed and shape the apparel industry in Canada

today and for years to come. In this program, you will have the opportunity to focus on

design, production, sustainability, business and technology.

Receive the training to best prepare you for your dream career in fashion. With a curriculum that is

focused on sustainability in its various forms and continuous research projects that will connect you

with your instructors and industry members across the country, you’ll graduate with the training and

experience needed to be hired. You’ll learn how to sew (or refine your skills if you already know how),

and you’ll challenge yourself and your creativity.

At the end of your four semesters of coursework, you’ll have the option of taking part in a fifth semester,

200-hour intensive internship to put your classroom theory and hands-on experience to the test. This is

the only internship of its kind in western Canada, and our industry partners tell us this kind of long-term,

hands-on experience is particularly valuable to students. When you receive your diploma, you’ll be sought

after to work in the apparel industry, thanks to your well-developed production and services skills.

fashion


lethbridgecollege.ca/fashion

Apparel Human Resources Council:apparelconnexion.ca


Estimated cost * Tuition Fees Books and suppliesYear I $5,250 $975 $3,150Year II $5,250 $975 $2,500

Transfer agreements

• University of Lethbridge - block transfer credit into the third year of the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre and Dramatic Arts


• trend and colour specialist• fit technician• independent designer• assistant designer• product coordinator• assistant fashion buyer• fashion merchandiser

Courses include

• Fashion illustration• Technical fashion drawing• Market analysis for fashion design• Apparel industry• Global textile applications• Manufacturing and production• Sustainable fashion



Calgary’s Caitlin Power came to Lethbridge College to study fashion. After earning her diploma in 2008, she established her own fashion line – Caitlin Power – and since has had several successful shows during Toronto’s Fashion Week. Her name is in the fashion news year round and she has been described as a new force in the Canadian fashion industry. Caitlin – whose creations can be found on movie stars and in magazines across North America – is quick to give credit to the college as the place where she got her solid start. In 2014, she received the Lethbridge College Rising Star alumni award.

Interior Design Technology• two-year diploma



The art of interior design involves the creative and practical use of space to create

healthy, productive and exciting living and working environments. With Lethbridge College’s

two-year Interior Design Technology diploma program, you’ll learn the practical skills to go with your

own creative energy to design and improve homes, businesses and retail and hospitality spaces.

In the classroom, our experienced instructors will stimulate your imagination by showing you how to

develop solutions to the design problems you’ll encounter in your career. You’ll solve these situations

working with other students who share your passion for design, on laptops loaded with the latest

design software. You’ll get to put classroom theory into practice in our community-based practicums,

giving you valuable experience working on real-world design projects throughout the region.

And we can tell you straight: employers ask for Lethbridge College Interior Design Technology grads.

Our program is structured around the professional standards expected within the highest levels of the

interior design industry. With the knowledge and skills we’ll teach you as well as your own

creative imagination and attention to detail, you’ll graduate ready to practise interior

design in a residential or commercial setting.

interior design


lethbridgecollege.ca/interiordesign

Admission requirements *

High school diploma with 50% grade 12 math (30-1 or 30-2)

Estimated cost * Tuition Fees Books and suppliesYear I $2,847 $1,040 $3,100Year II $2,588 $1,025 $1,475


• commercial design• office design• kitchen and bath design• residential design• home staging

Courses include

• Design studio• History of interiors• Business writing• E-tools for interior design



“I can draw. I can render. I can think in 3-D. I can do all these different things. I am way more visual now. It’s taught me a lot.”

Mariah Duval (left)Interior Design Technology 2012

Multimedia Production• two-year diploma



With you, it’s all in the details. You have a passion for communication and a desire to use

current interactive technologies. And at Lethbridge College you can turn your love for digital

design and interactive programming into a career in multimedia. Multimedia content creators

are the masters behind those moments of magic that you experience on a variety of devices

every day. They are the people with skills in web and interactive programming, layout and

design, 2-D and 3-D animation, and video and audio editing.

The Multimedia Production program at Lethbridge College will get you on the inside track

to a growing field that is reinventing the concept of communication. You’ll develop an

understanding of this industry by learning how to blend audio, video, animation, graphics,

and text in a digital environment. You can also choose to focus on an area of interactivity that

interests you most, including video and motion graphics, web and interactive programming,

or e-learning technologies. You’ll learn how to identify and develop commercially-viable ideas,

pitch your proposals, and plan and manage projects. Put your creative talents with

computers to the test in our Multimedia Production program.

multimedia


lethbridgecollege.ca/multimedia

“I chose the Multimedia Production program because I was interested in web design and video work. What I liked most were the small class sizes, passionate instructors and working with industry quality audio and video equipment. In my last semester, I interned at the Advancement Office on campus. I’m happy to say I was employed in the field before I had even graduated, with a contract offered to me at the end of my internship.”

Ashly MagotiauxMultimedia Production 2013


Estimated cost * Tuition Fees Books and suppliesYear I $2,588 $925 $1,100Year II $2,713 $925 $565

Transfer agreements

• Athabasca University – two years of credit towards a Bachelor of Professional Arts in Communication

• University of Calgary – up to five course credits towards a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies


• new media entrepreneurs/freelancers• new media e-learning specialists• web and interactive media designers/programmers/developers• user-experience designers• front-end developers• interactive narrative designers• motion graphics editors• 2D/3D animation/modeling assistants

Courses include

• Graphic design • 3-D modeling and animation with Maya• Writing for interactive media• Digital video • Digital audio• Coding with web standards



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