Design Management Program
(Postgraduate)
(G401)
-
Program Name:
Design Management
- Code: G401
-
Credential:
Ontario College Graduate Certificate
-
Method of Study:
Full-time
-
Duration:
1 year (2 semesters)
- Centre:
- School: Design
- Location: Waterfront Campus
- Starting Months: January, September
-
Domestic Tuition:
$12,287.00 *
-
International Tuition:
$22,404.00 **
-
Experiential Learning:
Design Management Internship
Compare up to 3 programs
Overview
Program Overview
The postgraduate Design Management program prepares you for a career managing design strategically. This program builds the skills needed to lead a multidisciplinary design team to develop products and services based on strategic business objectives. The program also teaches the business skills necessary to manage a consultancy or corporate design division.
Full Description
This postgraduate program in Design Management builds the skills needed to lead a multidisciplinary design team. You will learn how to develop design strategies for products and services based on business objectives. This program teaches practical tools and interpersonal facilitative skills, as well as the business knowledge required to manage a consultancy or corporate design division.
Who should take this program:
- Design professionals with a global perspective who want to become active partners in helping firms develop and grow through expanded participation in strategic management.
- Designers looking to enhance their career opportunities in supervisory or management positions.
- Designers seeking to integrate strategic design into the workplace.
- Designers with an entrepreneurial spirit looking to start their own company.
Courses in design process and strategy, project management, finance, team management, design research, contracts, business planning, communications and intellectual property protection complement a major studio course featuring real-world design projects. The courses cover the essential elements of a business strategy and how design contributes to the definition and realization of the strategy.
Your Field Education Options
A mandatory Design Management Internship (DESN1031) course is taken in semester 2. An external field placement role is not guaranteed in this course; students who are not placed externally will engage in a Work Integrated Project. The work term is a total of 120 hours, part-time, over an 8-week period. The Design Management Internship provides students with exposure to a Design Manager in a Canadian workplace environment.
Program Learning Outcomes
The graduate demonstrates the ability to:
- Manage multidisciplinary design groups using practical working models of management systems.
- Analyze evolving market needs to identify design strategies required for the development of new products and services.
- Plan, implement and control project plans that are flexible and reflect the evolutionary environment of the design process.
- Enhance leadership skills, management skills and design expertise through the development of personal professional development strategies and plans.
- Establish working relationships with clients, customers and designers which maintain and strengthen their loyalty to their organization, as well as recognize design discipline protocols.
- Develop and implement business strategies to recruit clients and new business opportunities.
- Design and deliver sales presentations persuasively and accurately in oral, written, graphic and digital form.
- Formulate and present comprehensive business plans for design projects.
- Develop design strategies based on perceived value, competitive pressures and corporate objectives.
- Evaluate results of design activities using criteria relating to application of best practices, costs and profits.
Courses
Required Courses
SEMESTER 1
| Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| DESN 1022 | Design Strategy |
| DESN 1023 | Managing Innovation and Creativity |
| DESN 1024 | Managing Design Projects |
| DESN 1027 | Business Design |
| DESN 1028 | Strategic Design Research and Development |
| COMM 1152 | Design Business Communications |
SEMESTER 2
| Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| DESN 1021 | Design Team Leadership |
| DESN 1025 | Case Studies and Applications |
| DESN 1029 | Major Design Project |
| DESN 1031 | Design Management Internship |
Career & Postgraduate Study Opportunities
Educational Pathways
Tuition and Fees
Domestic Tuition
International Tuition
Additional Costs
* Amounts listed are the total of tuition, materials (non-refundable), student service and ancillary fees for the first two semesters of programs starting in Fall 2022. Fees are subject to change for programs starting in Fall 2023 and at later dates.
**Amounts listed are the estimated total of tuition, materials, student service and ancillary fees for the first two semesters of programs starting in Fall 2023. Tuition fees are subject to board approval. Material, student service and ancillary fees are estimated based on prior years. All fees are subject to change without notice.
International Students
Visit the International Fees and Related Costs page for more information.
Financial Assistance
This program is approved for OSAP funding, provided the applicant meets OSAP eligibility criteria.
Disclaimer: The information contained in this website is subject to change without notice. It should not be viewed as a representation, offer or warranty. Students are responsible for verifying George Brown College fee requirements.
How to Qualify and Apply
Admission Requirements
- Diploma or Bachelor's Degree, or demonstrated competence through related work experience (resume required)
- Online Interview
- Questionnaire & Portfolio (Link for Questionnaire and Portfolio will be provided when you reach that part of the application process)
English Language Proficiency
Applicants with international transcripts who do not provide English proficiency test results must test at the college level in the George Brown College English assessment to be considered for admission. In addition, applicants who are accepted based solely on their work experience will be required to provide proof of English proficiency at the college level, and may be required to write the George Brown College English admission assessment.
Please visit the English Proficiency page for more details.
Course Exemptions
College or university credits may qualify you for course exemptions. Please visit the Transfer Guide for more information.
Apply to
Domestic students should apply through Ontario Colleges.
International Students
Visit the International Admissions page for more information regarding country specific admission requirements.
How to Apply
Domestic students should apply through Ontario Colleges.
International Students
Visit the How to Apply page for more information on how and when to apply.
International students should apply through the George Brown College Online Application System.
Student Success
“My journey at the School of Design, George Brown College was filled with creative decisions. The course provided me with many opportunity areas in Design Strategy, developing Creative Design Briefs, managing Multidisciplinary Design Teams and Collaboration… This course has helped me develop design management traits with versatility and resilience.
Design Management makes us believe in the value and power of collaboration and flexibility when we talk about creative disciplines. I now find my inspiration through dynamic team synergies. I believe in learning from and designing for experiences. It is all about Creative Commitment.
I am grateful to have been taught by such inspiring faculty members at the School of Design. I am also thankful for the Best Major Project Award for my research insights related to collaboration between industry and academia. Thank you for imparting me with the analytical business knowledge required to integrate strategic design into the workplace.”
Contact Us
Phone: 416-415-5000, ext. 2137
Email: design@georgebrown.ca
Design Management program co-ordinator: Toni Allen Toni.Allen@georgebrown.ca
For more information about George Brown College, you may also call the Contact Centre at 416-415-2000 (TTY 1-877-515-5559) or long distance 1-800-265-2002.
International Students
Contact one of our international recruitment representatives specializing by country of origin by either booking a virtual meeting or submitting an inquiry. For more information visit the International Contact Us page
Visit Our Campus
This program is part of our School of Design, located at our Waterfront Campus, at 3 Lower Jarvis St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The School of Design resides in a new 103,000-square-foot facility in the Daniels Waterfront – City of the Arts development. This state-of-the-art building supports academic programs and industry projects with features such as:
- virtual and augmented reality lab
- usability and testing lab
- Future Ways of Living lab
- peer tutor lab
- digital sandbox
- incubators
- prototyping and workshop spaces
- design and innovation showcase spaces
Come and have your questions answered, learn about the program content and career options, meet your friendly professors and staff and experience what it is like to be in a George Brown College classroom at one of our information sessions. You can also book a campus tour.
Sign up and learn more about your options, our programs, and life at George Brown.
Design Management Program
(Postgraduate)
(G401)
-
Program Name:
Design Management
- Code: G401
-
Credential:
Ontario College Graduate Certificate
-
Method of Study:
Full-time
-
Duration:
1 year (2 semesters)
- Centre:
- School: Design
- Location: Waterfront Campus
- Starting Months: September
-
Domestic Tuition:
$12,267.00 *
-
International Tuition:
$21,614.00 **
-
Experiential Learning:
Design Management Internship
-
Winter 2023 Delivery:
Semester 2: Hybrid
-
Spring 2023 Delivery:
Not Available
Compare up to 3 programs
Overview
Program Overview
The postgraduate Design Management program prepares you for a career managing design strategically. This program builds the skills needed to lead a multidisciplinary design team to develop products and services based on strategic business objectives. The program also teaches the business skills necessary to manage a consultancy or corporate design division.
Full Description
This postgraduate program in Design Management builds the skills needed to lead a multidisciplinary design team. You will learn how to develop design strategies for products and services based on business objectives. This program teaches practical tools and interpersonal facilitative skills, as well as the business knowledge required to manage a consultancy or corporate design division.
Who should take this program:
- Design professionals with a global perspective who want to become active partners in helping firms develop and grow through expanded participation in strategic management.
- Designers looking to enhance their career opportunities in supervisory or management positions.
- Designers seeking to integrate strategic design into the workplace.
- Designers with an entrepreneurial spirit looking to start their own company.
Courses in design process and strategy, project management, finance, team management, design research, contracts, business planning, communications and intellectual property protection complement a major studio course featuring real-world design projects. The courses cover the essential elements of a business strategy and how design contributes to the definition and realization of the strategy.
Computer Recommendation
All School of Design students are able to utilize the computers within the School of Design to complete their assignments. If a student within this program would like to purchase a personal computer to complete their work from home, we recommend the following specifications:
Apple
- A Macbook Pro, iMac, Mac Studio, or Mac Pro that was released within the last 3 years or better.
Windows
- Desktop or Laptop
- Processor: Intel i5 or better
- RAM: 16GB (minimum 8GB)
- Graphics Card: Dedicated Graphic Card
- Audio/Video: Camera & Microphone
Your Field Education Options
A mandatory Design Management Internship (DESN1031) course is taken in semester 2. An external field placement role is not guaranteed in this course; students who are not placed externally will engage in a Work Integrated Project. The work term is a total of 120 hours, part-time, over an 8-week period. The Design Management Internship provides students with exposure to a Design Manager in a Canadian workplace environment.
Program Learning Outcomes
The graduate demonstrates the ability to:
- Manage multidisciplinary design groups using practical working models of management systems.
- Analyze evolving market needs to identify design strategies required for the development of new products and services.
- Plan, implement and control project plans that are flexible and reflect the evolutionary environment of the design process.
- Enhance leadership skills, management skills and design expertise through the development of personal professional development strategies and plans.
- Establish working relationships with clients, customers and designers which maintain and strengthen their loyalty to their organization, as well as recognize design discipline protocols.
- Develop and implement business strategies to recruit clients and new business opportunities.
- Design and deliver sales presentations persuasively and accurately in oral, written, graphic and digital form.
- Formulate and present comprehensive business plans for design projects.
- Develop design strategies based on perceived value, competitive pressures and corporate objectives.
- Evaluate results of design activities using criteria relating to application of best practices, costs and profits.
Courses
Required Courses
SEMESTER 1
| Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| DESN1022 | Design Strategy |
| DESN1023 | Managing Innovation and Creativity |
| DESN1024 | Managing Design Projects |
| DESN1027 | Business Design |
| DESN1028 | Strategic Design Research and Development |
| COMM1152 | Design Business Communications |
SEMESTER 2
| Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| DESN1021 | Design Team Leadership |
| DESN1025 | Case Studies and Applications |
| DESN1029 | Major Design Project |
| DESN1031 | Design Management Internship |
Career & Postgraduate Study Opportunities
Educational Pathways
Tuition and Fees
Domestic Tuition
International Tuition
Additional Costs
* Amounts listed are the total of tuition, materials (nonrefundable), student service and ancillary fees for the first two semesters of programs starting in Fall 2021. Fees are subject to change for programs starting in Fall 2022 and at later dates.
**Amounts listed are the total of tuition, materials, student service and ancillary fees for the first two semesters of programs starting in Fall 2022. Fees are subject to change for programs starting in Fall 2023 and at later dates.
International Students
Visit the International Fees and Related Costs page for more information.
Financial Assistance
This program is approved for OSAP funding, provided the applicant meets OSAP eligibility criteria.
Disclaimer: The information contained in this website is subject to change without notice. It should not be viewed as a representation, offer or warranty. Students are responsible for verifying George Brown College fee requirements.
How to Qualify and Apply
Admission Requirements
- Diploma or Bachelor's Degree, or demonstrated competence through related work experience (resume required)
- Online Interview
- Questionnaire & Portfolio
English Language Proficiency
Applicants with international transcripts who do not provide English proficiency test results must test at the college level in the George Brown College English assessment to be considered for admission. In addition, applicants who are accepted based solely on their work experience will be required to provide proof of English proficiency at the college level, and may be required to write the George Brown College English admission assessment.
Please visit the English Proficiency page for more details.
Course Exemptions
College or university credits may qualify you for course exemptions. Please visit the Transfer Guide for more information.
Apply to
Domestic students should apply through Ontario Colleges.
International Students
Visit the International Admissions page for more information regarding country specific admission requirements.
How to Apply
Domestic students should apply through Ontario Colleges.
International Students
Visit the How to Apply page for more information on how and when to apply.
International students should apply through the George Brown College Online Application System.
Student Success
“My journey at the School of Design, George Brown College was filled with creative decisions. The course provided me with many opportunity areas in Design Strategy, developing Creative Design Briefs, managing Multidisciplinary Design Teams and Collaboration… This course has helped me develop design management traits with versatility and resilience.
Design Management makes us believe in the value and power of collaboration and flexibility when we talk about creative disciplines. I now find my inspiration through dynamic team synergies. I believe in learning from and designing for experiences. It is all about Creative Commitment.
I am grateful to have been taught by such inspiring faculty members at the School of Design. I am also thankful for the Best Major Project Award for my research insights related to collaboration between industry and academia. Thank you for imparting me with the analytical business knowledge required to integrate strategic design into the workplace.”
Contact Us
Phone: 416-415-5000, ext. 2137
Email: design@georgebrown.ca
Design Management Program Co-ordinator: Toni Allen Toni.Allen@georgebrown.ca
For more information about George Brown College, you may also call the Contact Centre at 416-415-2000 (TTY 1-877-515-5559) or long distance 1-800-265-2002.
International Students
Contact one of our international recruitment representatives specializing by country of origin by either booking a virtual meeting or submitting an inquiry. For more information visit the International Contact Us page
Visit Our Campus
This program is part of our School of Design, located at our Waterfront Campus, at 3 Lower Jarvis St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The School of Design resides in a new 103,000-square-foot facility in the Daniels Waterfront – City of the Arts development. This state-of-the-art building supports academic programs and industry projects with features such as:
- virtual and augmented reality lab
- usability and testing lab
- Future Ways of Living lab
- peer tutor lab
- digital sandbox
- incubators
- prototyping and workshop spaces
- design and innovation showcase spaces
Come and have your questions answered, learn about the program content and career options, meet your friendly professors and staff and experience what it is like to be in a George Brown College classroom at one of our information sessions. You can also book a campus tour.
Sign up and learn more about your options, our programs, and life at George Brown.
Design Management Program
(Postgraduate)
(G401)
-
Program Name:
Design Management
- Code: G401
-
Credential:
Ontario College Graduate Certificate
-
Method of Study:
Full-time
-
Duration:
1 year (2 semesters)
- Centre:
- School: Design
- Location: Waterfront Campus
- Starting Months: September
-
Domestic Tuition:
$12,275.00 *
-
Experiential Learning:
Design Management Internship
-
Winter 2022 Delivery:
Semester 2: Online
-
Spring 2022 Delivery:
Not Running
Compare up to 3 programs
Overview
Program Overview
The postgraduate Design Management program prepares you for a career managing design strategically. This program builds the skills needed to lead a multidisciplinary design team to develop products and services based on strategic business objectives. The program also teaches the business skills necessary to manage a consultancy or corporate design division.
Full Description
This postgraduate program in Design Management builds the skills needed to lead a multidisciplinary design team. Students will learn how to develop design strategies for products and services based on business objectives. This program teaches practical tools and interpersonal facilitative skills, as well as the business knowledge required to manage a consultancy or corporate design division.
Who should take this program:
- Design professionals with a global perspective who want to become active partners in helping firms develop and grow through expanded participation in strategic management.
- Designers looking to enhance their career opportunities in supervisory or management positions.
- Designers seeking to integrate strategic design into the workplace.
- Designers with an entrepreneurial spirit looking to start their own company.
Courses in design process and strategy, project management, finance, team management, design research, contracts, business planning, communications and intellectual property protection complement a major studio course featuring real-world design projects. The courses cover the essential elements of a business strategy and how design contributes to the definition and realization of the strategy.
Your Field Education Options
A mandatory Design Management Internship (DESN1031) course is taken in Semester 2. An external field placement role is not guaranteed in this course; students who are not placed externally will be given a design management role within the School of Design or as part of George Brown College.
Program Learning Outcomes
The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:
- Manage multi-disciplinary design groups using practical working models of management systems.
- Analyze evolving market needs to identify design strategies required for the development of new products and services.
- Plan, implement and control project plans that are flexible and reflect the evolutionary environment of the design process.
- Enhance leadership skills, management skills and design expertise through the development of personal professional development strategies and plans.
- Establish working relationships with clients, customers and designers which maintain and strengthen their loyalty to their organization, as well as recognize design discipline protocols.
- Develop and implement business strategies to recruit clients and new business opportunities.
- Design and deliver sales presentations persuasively and accurately in oral, written, graphic and digital form.
- Formulate and present comprehensive business plans for design projects.
- Develop design strategies based on perceived value, competitive pressures and corporate objectives.
- Evaluate results of design activities using criteria relating to application of best practices, costs and profits.
Courses
Required Courses
SEMESTER 1
| Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| DESN1022 | Design Strategy |
| DESN1023 | Managing Innovation and Creativity |
| DESN1024 | Managing Design Projects |
| DESN1027 | Business Design |
| DESN1028 | Strategic Design Research and Development |
| COMM1152 | Design Business Communications |
SEMESTER 2
| Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| DESN1021 | Design Team Leadership |
| DESN1025 | Case Studies and Applications |
| DESN1029 | Major Design Project |
| DESN1031 | Design Management Internship |
Career & Postgraduate Study Opportunities
Your Career
Graduates will go on to careers managing design in the corporate sector, in a design consultancy or in their own business.
Educational Pathways
Tuition and Fees
Domestic Tuition
Additional Costs
* Amounts listed are the total of tuition, materials (non-refundable), student service and ancillary fees for the first two semesters of programs starting in Fall 2020. Fees are subject to change for programs starting in Fall 2021 and at later dates.
International Students
Visit the International Fees and Related Costs page for more information.
Financial Assistance
This program is approved for OSAP funding, provided the applicant meets OSAP eligibility criteria.
Disclaimer: The information contained in this website is subject to change without notice. It should not be viewed as a representation, offer or warranty. Students are responsible for verifying George Brown College fee requirements.
How to Qualify and Apply
Admission Requirements
- Diploma or Bachelor's Degree, or demonstrated competence through related work experience (resume required)
- Online Interview
- Questionnaire & Portfolio
English Language Proficiency
Applicants with international transcripts who do not provide English proficiency test results must test at the College level in the George Brown College English assessment to be considered for admission. In addition, applicants who are accepted based solely on their work experience will be required to provide proof of English proficiency at the college level, and may be required to write the George Brown College English admission assessment.
Please visit the English Proficiency page for more details.
Course Exemptions
College or university credits may qualify you for course exemptions. Please visit the Transfer Guide for more information.
Apply to
Domestic students should apply through Ontario Colleges.
International Students
Visit the International Admissions page for more information regarding country specific admission requirements.
How to Apply
Domestic students should apply through Ontario Colleges.
International Students
Visit the How to Apply page for more information on how and when to apply.
International students should apply through the George Brown College Online Application System.
Student Success
“My journey at the School of Design, George Brown College was filled with creative decisions. The course provided me with many opportunity areas in Design Strategy, developing Creative Design Briefs, managing Multidisciplinary Design Teams and Collaboration… This course has helped me develop design management traits with versatility and resilience.
Design Management makes us believe in the value and power of collaboration and flexibility when we talk about creative disciplines. I now find my inspiration through dynamic team synergies. I believe in learning from and designing for experiences. It is all about Creative Commitment.
I am grateful to have been taught by such inspiring faculty members at the School of Design. I am also thankful for the Best Major Project Award for my research insights related to collaboration between industry and academia. Thank you for imparting me with the analytical business knowledge required to integrate strategic design into the workplace.”
Contact Us
Phone: 416-415-5000, ext. 2137
Email: design@georgebrown.ca
Design Management Program Co-ordinator: Toni Allen Toni.Allen@georgebrown.ca
For more information about George Brown College, you may also call the Contact Centre at 416-415-2000 (TTY 1-877-515-5559) or long distance 1-800-265-2002.
International Students
Contact one of our international recruitment representatives specializing by country of origin by either booking a virtual meeting or submitting an inquiry. For more information visit the International Contact Us page
Visit Our Campus
This program is part of our School of Design, located at our Waterfront Campus, at 3 Lower Jarvis St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The School of Design resides in a new 103,000-square-foot facility in the Daniels Waterfront – City of the Arts development. This state-of-the-art building supports academic programs and industry projects with features such as:
- virtual and augmented reality lab
- usability and testing lab
- future ways of living lab
- peer tutor lab
- digital sandbox
- incubators
- prototyping and workshop spaces
- design and innovation showcase spaces
Come and have your questions answered, learn about the program content and career options, meet your friendly professors and staff, and experience what it is like to be in a George Brown College classroom at one of our information sessions. You can also book a campus tour.
Sign up and learn more about your options, our programs, and life at George Brown.
Design Management Program
(Postgraduate)
(G401)
-
Program Name:
Design Management
- Code: G401
-
Credential:
Ontario College Graduate Certificate
-
Method of Study:
Full-time
-
Duration:
1 year (2 semesters)
- Centre:
- School: Design
- Location: Waterfront Campus
- Starting Months: September
-
Domestic Tuition:
$12,229.00 *
-
Experiential Learning:
Design Management Internship
-
Fall 2020 Delivery Method:
Online (on-campus activities will resume as soon as it is safe to do so)
Compare up to 3 programs
Overview
Program Overview
The postgraduate Design Management program prepares you for a career managing design strategically. This program builds the skills needed to lead a multidisciplinary design team to develop products and services based on strategic business objectives. The program also teaches the business skills necessary to manage a consultancy or corporate design division.
Full Description
This postgraduate program in Design Management builds the skills needed to lead a multidisciplinary design team. Students will learn how to develop design strategies for products and services based on business objectives. This program teaches practical tools and interpersonal facilitative skills, as well as the business knowledge required to manage a consultancy or corporate design division.
Who should take this program:
- Design professionals with a global perspective who want to become active partners in helping firms develop and grow through expanded participation in strategic management.
- Designers looking to enhance their career opportunities in supervisory or management positions.
- Designers seeking to integrate strategic design into the workplace.
- Designers with an entrepreneurial spirit looking to start their own company.
Courses in design process and strategy, project management, finance, team management, design research, contracts, business planning, communications and intellectual property protection complement a major studio course featuring real-world design projects. The courses cover the essential elements of a business strategy and how design contributes to the definition and realization of the strategy.
Your Field Education Options
A mandatory Design Management Internship (DESN1031) course is taken in Semester 2. An external field placement role is not guaranteed in this course; students who are not placed externally will be given a design management role within the School of Design or as part of George Brown College.
Program Learning Outcomes
The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:
- Manage multi-disciplinary design groups using practical working models of management systems.
- Analyze evolving market needs to identify design strategies required for the development of new products and services.
- Plan, implement and control project plans that are flexible and reflect the evolutionary environment of the design process.
- Enhance leadership skills, management skills and design expertise through the development of personal professional development strategies and plans.
- Establish working relationships with clients, customers, and designers which maintain and strengthen their loyalty to their organization, as well as recognize design discipline protocols.
- Develop and implement business strategies to recruit clients and new business opportunities.
- Design and deliver sales presentations persuasively and accurately in oral, written, graphic and digital form.
- Formulate and present comprehensive business plans for design projects.
- Develop design strategies based on perceived value, competitive pressures and corporate objectives.
- Evaluate results of design activities using criteria relating to application of best practices, costs, and profits.
Courses
Required Courses
SEMESTER 1
| Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| DESN1022 | Design Strategy |
| DESN1023 | Managing Innovation and Creativity |
| DESN1024 | Managing Design Projects |
| DESN1027 | Financial Issues and Business Planning |
| DESN1028 | Design Research and Development Issues |
| COMM1152 | Design Business Communications |
SEMESTER 2
| Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| DESN1021 | Design Team Leadership |
| DESN1025 | Case Studies and Applications |
| DESN1029 | Major Design Project |
| DESN1031 | Design Management Internship |
Career & Postgraduate Study Opportunities
Your Career
Graduates will go on to careers managing design in the corporate sector, in a design consultancy or in their own business.
Educational Pathways
Tuition and Fees
Domestic Tuition
Additional Costs
* Amounts listed are the total of tuition, materials (non-refundable), student service and ancillary fees for the first two semesters of programs starting in Fall 2019. Fees are subject to change for programs starting in Fall 2020 and at later dates.
International students: Visit the International Fees and Related Costs page for more information.
International Students
Visit the International Fees and Related Costs page for more information.
Financial Assistance
This program is approved for OSAP funding, provided the applicant meets OSAP eligibility criteria.
Disclaimer: The information contained in this website is subject to change without notice. It should not be viewed as a representation, offer or warranty. Students are responsible for verifying George Brown College fee requirements.
How to Qualify and Apply
Admission Requirements
- Diploma or Bachelor's Degree, or demonstrated competence through related work experience (resume required)
- Online Interview
- Portfolio
- Letter of Intent
English Language Proficiency
Applicants with international transcripts who do not provide English proficiency test results must test at the College level in the George Brown College English assessment to be considered for admission. In addition, applicants who are accepted based solely on their work experience will be required to provide proof of English proficiency at the college level, and may be required to write the George Brown College English admission assessment.
Please visit georgebrown.ca/englishproficiency for more details
Course Exemptions
College or university credits may qualify you for course exemptions. Please visit georgebrown.ca/transferguide/ for more information.
International (Visa) Students
Visit the International Admissions page for more information.
Apply to
Domestic students should apply through Ontario Colleges
International Students
Visit the International Admissions page for more information regarding country specific admission requirements.
How to Apply
Domestic students should apply through Ontario Colleges
International Students
Visit the How to Apply page for more information on how and when to apply.
International students should apply through the George Brown College Online Application System.
Student Success
“My journey at the School of Design, George Brown College was filled with creative decisions. The course provided me with many opportunity areas in Design Strategy, developing Creative Design Briefs, managing Multidisciplinary Design Teams and Collaboration… This course has helped me develop design management traits with versatility and resilience.
Design Management makes us believe in the value and power of collaboration and flexibility when we talk about creative disciplines. I now find my inspiration through dynamic team synergies. I believe in learning from and designing for experiences. It is all about Creative Commitment.
I am grateful to have been taught by such inspiring faculty members at the School of Design. I am also thankful for the Best Major Project Award for my research insights related to collaboration between industry and academia. Thank you for imparting me with the analytical business knowledge required to integrate strategic design into the workplace.”
Contact Us
Phone: 416-415-5000, ext. 2137
Email: design@georgebrown.ca
Design Management Program Co-ordinator: Toni Allen Toni.Allen@georgebrown.ca
For more information about George Brown College, you may also call the Contact Centre at 416-415-2000 (TTY 1-877-515-5559) or long distance 1-800-265-2002.
International Students
Contact one of our international recruitment representatives specializing by country of origin by either booking a virtual meeting or submitting an inquiry. For more information visit the International Contact Us page
Visit Our Campus
This program is part of our School of Design, located at our Waterfront Campus, at 3 Lower Jarvis St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The School of Design resides in a new 103,000-square-foot facility in the Daniels Waterfront – City of the Arts development. This state-of-the-art building supports academic programs and industry projects with features such as:
- Virtual and augmented reality lab
- Usability and testing lab
- Future Ways of Living lab
- Peer tutor lab
- Digital Sandbox
- Incubators
- Prototyping and workshop spaces
- Design and innovation showcase spaces
Come and have your questions answered, learn about the program content and career options, meet your friendly professors and staff, and experience what it is like to be in a George Brown College classroom at one of our information sessions. You can also book a campus tour.
Sign up and learn more about your options, our programs, and life at George Brown.
Design Management Program
(Postgraduate)
(G401)
-
Program Name:
Design Management
- Code: G401
-
Credential:
Ontario College Graduate Certificate
-
Method of Study:
Full-time
-
Duration:
1 year (2 semesters)
- Centre:
- School: Design
- Location: Waterfront Campus
- Starting Months: September
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Domestic Tuition:
$13,437.00 *
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Experiential Learning:
Design Management Internship
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Overview
Program Overview
Full Description
This postgraduate program in Design Management builds the skills needed to lead a multidisciplinary design team. Students will learn how to develop design strategies for products and services based on business objectives. This program teaches practical tools and interpersonal facilitative skills, as well as the business knowledge required to manage a consultancy or corporate design division.
Who should take this program:
- Design professionals with a global perspective who want to become active partners in helping firms develop and grow through expanded participation in strategic management.
- Designers looking to enhance their career opportunities in supervisory or management positions.
- Designers seeking to integrate strategic design into the workplace.
- Designers with an entrepreneurial spirit looking to start their own company.
Courses in design process and strategy, project management, finance, team management, design research, contracts, business planning, communications and intellectual property protection complement a major studio course featuring real-world design projects. The courses cover the essential elements of a business strategy and how design contributes to the definition and realization of the strategy.
Your Field Education Options
A mandatory Design Management Internship (DESN1031) course is taken in Semester 2. An external field placement role is not guaranteed in this course; students who are not placed externally will be given a design management role within the School of Design or as part of George Brown College.
Program Learning Outcomes
The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:
- Manage multi-disciplinary design groups using practical working models of management systems.
- Analyze evolving market needs to identify design strategies required for the development of new products and services.
- Plan, implement and control project plans that are flexible and reflect the evolutionary environment of the design process.
- Enhance leadership skills, management skills and design expertise through the development of personal professional development strategies and plans.
- Establish working relationships with clients, customers, and designers which maintain and strengthen their loyalty to their organization, as well as recognize design discipline protocols.
- Develop and implement business strategies to recruit clients and new business opportunities.
- Design and deliver sales presentations persuasively and accurately in oral, written, graphic and digital form.
- Formulate and present comprehensive business plans for design projects.
- Develop design strategies based on perceived value, competitive pressures and corporate objectives.
- Evaluate results of design activities using criteria relating to application of best practices, costs, and profits.
Courses
Required Courses
SEMESTER 1
| Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| DESN1022 | Design Strategy |
| DESN1023 | Managing Innovation and Creativity |
| DESN1024 | Managing Design Projects |
| DESN1027 | Financial Issues and Business Planning |
| DESN1028 | Design Research and Development Issues |
| COMM1152 | Design Business Communications |
SEMESTER 2
| Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| DESN1021 | Design Team Leadership |
| DESN1025 | Case Studies and Applications |
| DESN 1029 | Major Design Project |
| DESN1031 | Design Management Internship |
Career & Postgraduate Study Opportunities
Your Career
Graduates will go on to careers managing design in the corporate sector, in a design consultancy or in their own business.
Tuition and Fees
Domestic Tuition
Additional Costs
* Amounts listed are the total of tuition, materials (non-refundable), student service and ancillary fees for the first two semesters of programs starting in Fall 2018. Fees are subject to change for programs starting in Fall 2019 and at later dates.
International students: Visit the International Fees and Related Costs page for more information.
International Students
Visit the International Fees and Related Costs page for more information.
Disclaimer: The information contained in this website is subject to change without notice. It should not be viewed as a representation, offer or warranty. Students are responsible for verifying George Brown College fee requirements.
How to Qualify and Apply
Admission Requirements
- Diploma or Bachelor's Degree, or demonstrated competence through related work experience (resume required)
- Interview
- Portfolio
- Letter of Intent
English Language Proficiency
Applicants with international transcripts who do not provide English proficiency test results must test at the College level in the George Brown College English assessment to be considered for admission. In addition, applicants who are accepted based solely on their work experience will be required to provide proof of English proficiency at the college level, and may be required to write the George Brown College English admission assessment.
Please visit georgebrown.ca/englishproficiency for more details
Course Exemptions
College or university credits may qualify you for course exemptions. Please visit georgebrown.ca/transferguide/ for more information.
International (Visa) Students
Visit the International Admissions page for more information.
International Students
Visit the International Admissions page for more information regarding country specific admission requirements.
How to Apply
Apply To
Domestic students should apply through Ontario Colleges
International Students
Visit the How to Apply page for more information on how and when to apply.
International students should apply through the George Brown College Online Application System.
Contact Us
Phone: 416-415-5000, ext. 2137
Email: design@georgebrown.ca
Design Management Program Co-ordinator: Judith Gregory, jgregory@georgebrown.ca
For more information about George Brown College, you may also call the Contact Centre at 416-415-2000 (TTY 1-877-515-5559) or long distance 1-800-265-2002.
International Students
Contact one of our international recruitment representatives specializing by country of origin by either booking a virtual meeting or submitting an inquiry. For more information visit the International Contact Us page
Visit Our Campus
This program is part of our School of Design, located at our Waterfront Campus at 3 Lower Jarvis St.
Come and have your questions answered. Learn about the program content and career options, meet your friendly professors and staff, and experience what it is like to be in a George Brown College classroom at one of our information sessions. You can also book a tour of the campus or explore our virtual tour.
The new home of the School of Design
In 2019 the School of Design moved to the Daniels Waterfront—City of the Arts complex at our Waterfront Campus. This 103,000-square-foot facility houses our design programs and serves as a research hub. It also includes the following features:
- Virtual and augmented reality lab
- Usability and testing lab
- Future Ways of Living lab
- Peer Tutor lab
- Digital Sandbox
- Incubators
- Prototyping and workshop spaces
