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Interactive Media Developer Technology, Diploma

Develop your application from concept to production as you prepare yourself to work locally and globally in application, game, or web development, graphic design, and user interaction.

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Program at a glance

Credential

Diploma

Work experience

Co-op / internship

Study options

Full-time

Open to International

Yes

Length

2 years

Ways to learn

Gain practical skills and professional networks that shape your career.
Co-op education

Build your skills

Start in September

If you鈥檙e artistically and technologically minded, the听Interactive Media Developer (IMD)听program will nurture your programming skills and artistic vision to take on creative and technical challenges.

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Interactive Media Developer program

You'll learn the skills you need to take an idea or a problem and develop it from concept to production. You鈥檒l get the opportunity to write professional documentation, design and implement stories or games, and apply your knowledge to create you own interactive experiences. Optional work terms will complement your coursework with added hands-on experience

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Preparing you for your career in computer science

The Interactive Media Developer program prepares you for work locally and globally in application, game, or web development, graphic design, and user interaction.

What you'll learn

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Program outline

For more details, including courses, please see the program outline in the academic calendar.

Program outline

What to expect

This technical, rigorous program is composed of a one-year full-time certificate and a subsequent one-year diploma. Both credentials can be completed with an internship designation.

As a full-time student in the Interactive Media Developer program, you will spend 25-30 hours in class each week with approximately five hours of homework every day, including weekends. Before you begin this program you should be comfortable with basic computing skills, word processing, and file management.

Year 1

In your first year, you'll develop strong foundational skills and knowledge in programming and application development, computer logic and algorithms, 3D modelling and animation, and project management.

Year 2

As you continue your studies toward the Diploma in Interactive Media Developer, you鈥檒l develop skills in artificial intelligence, design visualization, augmented reality, human-computer interaction, and project management.

As an Interactive Media Developer student, you have the option to supplement your classroom learning with the completion of one or two paid work terms. After successful completion of these optional work experiences, you'll qualify for the co-op or internship designation when you graduate.

Tuition and fees

Effective from September 1, 2024, to August 31, 2025

Estimated tuition

Tuition estimates are for the entire program.

Interactive Media Developer Technologist, Diploma

$19,695 (domestic)
$39,700 (international)

Interactive Media Developer Technologist, Diploma, Internship designation听

$20,386 (domestic)
$41,391 (international)

Interactive Media Developer Technologist, Diploma, Co-op designation

$21,077 (domestic)
$43,082 (international)

Domestic tuition fees vary depending on the individual course fees for the classes you select.

For International students visit: International Tuition & Fees.

Student fees

In addition to tuition estimates, student fees are calculated based on your enrolment. Refer to:听Student Fees.

Financial assistance

You may need to find more than one source of funding to help pay for your education and living costs while attending college. Check out sources of money you don't need to pay back as well as those that need to be repaid.

Financial Aid & Awards

Admission requirements

One of:

  • C in听English 12
  • C in English 12 Camosun Alternative听听
  • C in ENGL 130

And one of:

  • C+ in Pre-calculus 11
  • C in Math 12
  • C in Apprenticeship Math 12
  • C+ in MATH 073
  • C+ in听MATH 077
  • C+ in MATH 137
  • C in MATH 097
  • C in MATH 139

When you apply you will need to submit proof that you meet the program admission requirements listed above. Where a letter grade is specified, you must have proof of that grade or higher.

For more details, including courses, please see the program outline in the Academic Calendar: Loading...

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If you have questions about what you can expect to learn in your technology classes contact听schaerer@camosun.ca.听

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Saryta Schaerer

Saryta Schaerer

Chair, Computer Science Department

schaerer@camosun.ca
250-370-4451
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Jonas Bambi

Instructor, Computer Science Department

bambij@camosun.ca
250-370-3981
Ewing

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Jason Cumiskey

Jason Cumiskey

Instructor, Computer Science Department

cumiskey@camosun.ca
250-370-4652

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 Jadwiga Downarowicz

Jadwiga Downarowicz

Instructor, Computer Science Department

downarow@camosun.ca
250-370-3985
Ewing

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Doug Greening

Instructor, Computer Science Department

greeningd@camosun.ca
250-370-4461
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Shohreh Hadian

Instructor, Computer Science Department

shadian@camosun.ca
250-370-3971
Ewing

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Michael Horie

Michael Horie

Instructor, Computer Science Department

horiem@camosun.ca
250-370-4452

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 Stephen Lang

Stephen Lang

Instructor, Computer Science Department

langs@camosun.ca
250-370-4454
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Christopher Newstead

Instructor, Computer Science Department

newsteadc@camosun.ca
250-370-4455
Technologies Centre

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Lynda Robbins

Instructor, Computer Science Department

robbinsl@camosun.ca
250-370-4458
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Dale Shpak

Dale Shpak

Instructor, Computer Science Department

shpak@camosun.ca
250-370-4457

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For more details, including courses, please see the program outline in the academic calendar.听

Contact information

Computer Science department

Campus location

AV精品 Interurban
4461 Interurban Rd
Victoria BC V9E 2C1

Location link

Interurban campus

250-370-4451

schaerer@camosun.ca


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