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Interaction Design
(previously G103) (G113)
Program Details
- Program Code: G113
- Credential: Ontario College Advanced Diploma
- Duration: 3 years
- Method of Study: Full-time
- Starting Months: January, September
- Domestic Tuition: $9,191.00 *
Program Availability
| Semester | Domestic | International |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2019 | Closed | Closed |
| Winter 2020 | Closed | Closed |
| Spring 2020 | Not Available | Not Available |
- PGWP Eligible: No
- CIP Code: N/A
Program Description
Program Overview
Interaction Design is an interdisciplinary field merging design skills such as user experience, interface development and graphic design with coding fundamentals to create meaningful experiences between the user and digital platforms such as social media, websites, wearables and mobile devices.
Full Description
Interaction Design is an interdisciplinary field merging design skills such as user experience, interface development and graphic design with programming to create meaningful experiences between the user, digital and physical platforms, such as websites, wearables and mobile devices.
Modified by the psychological, social, economic and cultural factors that shape our present and future world, this ever-evolving field envisions new ways of human-computer interaction within systems, services, products and spaces across multiple industries.
Throughout the Interaction Design program, students will be expected to address such topics as mixed realities, immersive environments, usability, spatial relations and human factors. An emphasis on usability testing, research, collaboration and real-world projects distinguish this program.
This program is part of our School of Design.
Career & Postgraduate Study Opportunities
Your Career
Graduates of this program will have acquired the skills necessary to be employed in various digital media studios, with careers such as:
- Information Architect
- Interaction Designer
- Mobile Designer
- Mobile Developer
- Production Artist
- 3D Visualization Artist
- Motion Designer
- User Experience Designer
- User Interface Developer
- Web Designer
- Web Developer
- SEO/SEM Specialist
Courses
Semester 1
| Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| COMM2000 | Communicating Across Contexts |
| INTR1001 | 2D Visualization |
| INTR1002 | Information Architecture 1 |
| INTR1003 | Visual Design |
| INTR1005 | Technical Drawing 1 |
| INTR1006 | Interactive Systems |
Semester 2
| Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| INTR1007 | Design, Technology and Humans |
| INTR1011 | 3D Visualization 1 |
| INTR1012 | Information Architecture 2 |
| INTR1013 | Information Design |
| INTR1015 | Technical Drawing 2 |
| INTR2004 | Usability Testing |
Semester 3
| Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| INTR1014 | Cognitive Ergonomics |
| INTR2001 | 3D Visualization 2 |
| INTR2002 | Interface Development 1 |
| INTR2003 | Communicating Design |
| INTR2005 | Branding and Marketing Strategies |
| GNED | General Elective |
Semester 4
| Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| INTR2011 | 3D Visualization 3 |
| INTR2012 | Interface Development 2 |
| INTR2013 | Physical Interfaces |
| INTR2016 | Design Process and Management |
| INTR3004 | Ergonomics in Design |
| GNED | General Elective |
Semester 5
| Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| INTR3002 | Device Development 1 |
| INTR3006 | Portfolio 1 |
| INTR3008 | Interactive Systems Project 1 |
| INTR3010 | Immersive Media 1 |
| INTR3013 | Human Computer Interaction |
| GNED | General Elective |
Semester 6
| Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| INTR3012 | Device Development 2 |
| INTR3018 | Interactive Systems Project 2 |
| INTR3020 | Immersive Media 2 |
| INTR3024 | Interaction Design Studio Lab |
Program specialization (one required)
| Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| INTR3016 | Portfolio 2 |
| INTR3030 | Field Placement |
Course Outline URL
Program Learning Outcomes
The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:
- Collaborate in a team environment with various stakeholders to design multi-disciplinary products and services.
- Apply the appropriate tools that allow for designing, building, visualizing, and programming digital interactive experiences.
- Assess the requirements of a complex interactive media project.
- Plan the development and execution of an interaction design project in response to resource and budgetary requirements.
- Design a complex media project (interface, navigation, graphics, text treatment) using best practice design and development principles, and applying conceptual and theoretical frameworks.
- Make interactive products, environments, systems and services using appropriate technologies, materials, and manufacturing methods.
- Perform all work in compliance with regulations, legislation, security policies, industry standards and codes of ethics.
- Use research skills to assess and inform optimal digital user experience within interactive interfaces.
- Apply creative and innovative thinking techniques to manage change and solve design problems.
- Make recommendations based on human computer interaction design guidelines to improve user experiences with interaction design.
- Design an interactive product or service that delivers a usable interactive experience.
- Contribute to a variety of interactive platforms and environments, incorporating the principles and elements of design.
- Create a design solution in accordance with strategies, recommendations and state of the art methodologies.
Tuition & Fees
Domestic Tuition
$9,191.00 *
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.
Admission Requirements
Applicants are selected on the basis of their academic achievement, including the required courses, and any other selection criteria outlined below.
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent**
- Grade 12 English (C or U)
- Application Questionnaire *
* Qualified applicants will be invited to complete the application questionnaire electronically. Details on the application questionnaire will be communicated at a later date to qualified applicants, as part of the review process.
** Mature Student status (19 years of age or older and no OSSD)
Mature Students may take the Admissions Assessment for English, OR may consider upgrading to achieve the credit(s) needed in English.
Please note that George Brown is committed to ensuring that applicants will succeed in their program of choice and meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission to the program. Applicants may be required to have grades higher than the minimum requirements stated.
Course Exemptions
College or university credits may qualify you for course exemptions. Please visit georgebrown.ca/transferguide for more information.
International 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 Polytechnic Online Application System.
Contact Us
Phone: 416-415-5000, ext. 3129
Email: interaction@georgebrown.ca
Program Co-ordinator: Xavier Masse, ext. 3281 or xmasse@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
Program Description
Program Overview
Interaction Design is an interdisciplinary field merging design skills such as user experience, interface development and graphic design with coding fundamentals to create meaningful experiences between the user and digital platforms such as social media, websites, wearables and mobile devices.
Full Description
Interaction Design is an interdisciplinary field merging design skills such as user experience, interface development and graphic design with programming to create meaningful experiences between the user, digital and physical platforms, such as websites, wearables and mobile devices.
Modified by the psychological, social, economic and cultural factors that shape our present and future world, this ever-evolving field envisions new ways of human-computer interaction within systems, services, products and spaces across multiple industries.
Throughout the Interaction Design program, students will be expected to address such topics as mixed realities, immersive environments, usability, spatial relations and human factors. An emphasis on usability testing, research, collaboration and real-world projects distinguish this program.
This program is part of our School of Design.
Career & Postgraduate Study Opportunities
Your Career
Graduates of this program will have acquired the skills necessary to be employed in various digital media studios, with careers such as:
- Information Architect
- Interaction Designer
- Mobile Designer
- Mobile Developer
- Production Artist
- 3D Visualization Artist
- Motion Designer
- User Experience Designer
- User Interface Developer
- Web Designer
- Web Developer
- SEO/SEM Specialist
Courses
Semester 1
| Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| COMM2000 | Communicating Across Contexts |
| INTR1001 | 2D Visualization |
| INTR1002 | Information Architecture 1 |
| INTR1003 | Visual Design |
| INTR1005 | Technical Drawing 1 |
| INTR1006 | Interactive Systems |
Semester 2
| Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| INTR1007 | Design, Technology and Humans |
| INTR1011 | 3D Visualization 1 |
| INTR1012 | Information Architecture 2 |
| INTR1013 | Information Design |
| INTR1015 | Technical Drawing 2 |
| INTR2004 | Usability Testing |
Semester 3
| Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| INTR1014 | Cognitive Ergonomics |
| INTR2001 | 3D Visualization 2 |
| INTR2002 | Interface Development 1 |
| INTR2003 | Communicating Design |
| INTR2005 | Branding and Marketing Strategies |
| GNED | General Elective |
Semester 4
| Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| INTR2011 | 3D Visualization 3 |
| INTR2012 | Interface Development 2 |
| INTR2013 | Physical Interfaces |
| INTR2016 | Design Process and Management |
| INTR3004 | Ergonomics in Design |
| GNED | General Elective |
Semester 5
| Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| INTR3002 | Device Development 1 |
| INTR3006 | Portfolio 1 |
| INTR3008 | Interactive Systems Project 1 |
| INTR3010 | Immersive Media 1 |
| INTR3013 | Human Computer Interaction |
| GNED | General Elective |
Semester 6
| Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| INTR3012 | Device Development 2 |
| INTR3018 | Interactive Systems Project 2 |
| INTR3020 | Immersive Media 2 |
| INTR3024 | Interaction Design Studio Lab |
Program specialization (one required)
| Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| INTR3016 | Portfolio 2 |
| INTR3030 | Field Placement |
Course Outline URL
Tuition & Fees
Domestic Tuition
$9,191.00 *
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.
Admission Requirements
Applicants are selected on the basis of their academic achievement, including the required courses, and any other selection criteria outlined below.
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent**
- Grade 12 English (C or U)
- Application Questionnaire *
* Qualified applicants will be invited to complete the application questionnaire electronically. Details on the application questionnaire will be communicated at a later date to qualified applicants, as part of the review process.
** Mature Student status (19 years of age or older and no OSSD)
Mature Students may take the Admissions Assessment for English, OR may consider upgrading to achieve the credit(s) needed in English.
Please note that George Brown is committed to ensuring that applicants will succeed in their program of choice and meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission to the program. Applicants may be required to have grades higher than the minimum requirements stated.
Course Exemptions
College or university credits may qualify you for course exemptions. Please visit georgebrown.ca/transferguide for more information.
International 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 Polytechnic Online Application System.
Program Learning Outcomes
The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:
- Collaborate in a team environment with various stakeholders to design multi-disciplinary products and services.
- Apply the appropriate tools that allow for designing, building, visualizing, and programming digital interactive experiences.
- Assess the requirements of a complex interactive media project.
- Plan the development and execution of an interaction design project in response to resource and budgetary requirements.
- Design a complex media project (interface, navigation, graphics, text treatment) using best practice design and development principles, and applying conceptual and theoretical frameworks.
- Make interactive products, environments, systems and services using appropriate technologies, materials, and manufacturing methods.
- Perform all work in compliance with regulations, legislation, security policies, industry standards and codes of ethics.
- Use research skills to assess and inform optimal digital user experience within interactive interfaces.
- Apply creative and innovative thinking techniques to manage change and solve design problems.
- Make recommendations based on human computer interaction design guidelines to improve user experiences with interaction design.
- Design an interactive product or service that delivers a usable interactive experience.
- Contribute to a variety of interactive platforms and environments, incorporating the principles and elements of design.
- Create a design solution in accordance with strategies, recommendations and state of the art methodologies.
Contact Us
Phone: 416-415-5000, ext. 3129
Email: interaction@georgebrown.ca
Program Co-ordinator: Xavier Masse, ext. 3281 or xmasse@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
Visit Waterfront Campus
Book campus tourVisit
Our Virtual Tour showcases the following areas:
- Campus Facilities
- Student Services
- Applied Learning Environments
- Labs & Classrooms