Media Foundation Program (P111)

Program Description

Program Overview

The Media Foundation one-year certificate program offers you the chance to explore a variety of media career options while developing the skills needed to succeed in diploma and advanced diploma media programs. You'll get to explore photography and image manipulation, storytelling, audio production, interactive media, and visual storytelling techniques. 

Full Description

The Media Foundation one-year certificate program is an excellent choice if you're interested in pursuing one of our exciting Media diploma programs. You'll get to develop creative concepts, create media assets and presentations, and learn about different media tools and techniques. You'll also gain the tools to analyze media and determine its meaning and effectiveness.

In semester 2, you can create a portfolio, which you can submit if you apply for further studies in Graphic Design, Interaction Design, Game – Art, Video Design & Production, and other college and university programs that require a portfolio for admission.

Program Requirements

You'll need to have access to a personal computer with the following minimum specifications:

  • laptop or desktop 
  • CPU: 8th generation Intel Core i5-8250U or equivalent 
  • graphics: Intel UHD graphics 620 or equivalent 
  • RAM: 4–8GB 
  • screen: 13-inch (1,920 x 1,080) 
  • storage: 256GB SSD 
  • additional storage: 1TB Portable HD 

Career & Postgraduate Study Opportunities

Educational Pathways

The Media Foundation program provides a general knowledge base for further studies in our Interaction Design and Development, Game – Art and Video Design & Production programs, where students will be immersed in more specialized knowledge.

Alumni Impact

We are immensely proud of the contributions of our alumni in Toronto and around the globe.

From Michelin-starred restaurants to major construction, entertainment, community and financial organizations, our graduates are truly making an impact across a range of industries.

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