• Application Deadline: 
    March 1
  • Program Code: 
    570.C0
  • DEC in: 
    Industrial Design
  • Certification: 
    Ordre des technologues professionnels du Québec
  • Program Length: 
    3 years

The Industrial Design Program focuses on product design development, sketching and 3D modelling. As a student, you will create your own designs and produce technical drawings followed by the building of actual models of consumer products. The program will encourage you to use your creativity and curiosity to develop new sustainable product designs to meet the needs of consumers. You will develop the skills necessary to work as part of a multidisciplinary team of professionals in an exciting career that evolves constantly.

Industrial Design is about seeing something that you sketched on paper come to life as a real product. It’s an incredible and unique experience!
— Dylan B.

What you will learn?

  • To demonstrate creativity with an industrial design methodology
  • To demonstrate curiosity and open-mindedness throughout the design process
  • To use critical thinking skills, specifically for the design process
  • To construct physical and virtual concept models to develop a product’s form and function
  • To verify and validate a design concept, its functionality and usage through physical and/or virtual models and simulation
  • To present product design concepts using visual presentations and technical documentation in a professional industrial design context
  • To play a key role in transforming a concept into a tangible product
  • To design innovative and sustainable products

Where will this program lead you?

Graduates of this program pursue careers as Industrial Design Technicians in consulting offices and manufacturing enterprises. They also work as CAD Technicians and Model Makers. Other graduates choose to pursue university studies in Industrial Design, Architecture, Engineering, Computer Modelling and Animation among other disciplines.

What else you should know?

As an Industrial Design student, you are studying in a program recognized by the Ordre des technologues professionnels du Québec. You will become accredited by the OTPQ upon application once you graduate. You will have a student membership in the Association des designers industriels du Québec.

What do you need to apply?

  • A Diploma of Secondary Studies (DES) or academic background judged equivalent to the DES
  • Sec IV Mathematics – Cultural, Social & Technical option 563-414
  • Sec IV Science 555-444 OR 557-416
  • Letter of intent
  • Portfolio
  • Drawing Exercise

Application Deadline

March 1



Last Modified: November 9, 2023