Advanced Diploma in Product Design and Development

Centennial College

The Product Design and Development program - the only of its kind in Canada - provides you with the unique understanding to develop high-tech, ecological and socially responsible products from concept to design to production.

Combining the strengths of the School of Communications, Media, Arts and Design and the School of Engineering Technology and Applied Science, the innovative Product Design and Development courses bring together hands-on learning in product/industrial design and product development with product life cycle management (PLM). Through interdisciplinary, collaborative group projects, you develop creative design problem solving abilities and innovative strategies by applying all stages of the visual design process.

You acquire a wide range of skills including idea generation, creative problem solving, drawing and model making, creative design process, 3D CAD advanced computer modelling, rapid prototyping, product development (CAE analysis, reverse engineering technology, materials selection, quality testing, product costing and optimization), product lifecycle management and cross platform multimedia communications. You also develop a strong sense of the functional and aesthetic principles of design as well as a solid understanding of the technical and business aspects of product development.

Centennial's Product Design and Development program meets the growing need for graduates with a strategic vision of interdisciplinary product design and an understanding of all stages of the product life cycle process, who are ready to work in a variety of exciting careers related to consumer product development, electronics, furniture, transportation and more.

Career Outlook

• Industrial Designer
• Furniture Designer
• Toy Designer
• Product Designer
• Design Strategist
• 3D CAD Modeller
• Model Maker