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Foundations in Design Certificate
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DESCRIPTION
The Foundations in Design (FIND) program offers students the opportunity to develop the fundamental knowledge, insights and skills common to the field of design and its diverse disciplines and to explore and assess educational and career options.
The FIND program celebrates diversity of thought, philosophy, values and learning styles with a curriculum emphasizing personal development, creative problem solving and critical and contextual thinking.
Based on the four cornerstones of exploration, self-diagnosis, transition and fundamental skill development, some goals of the FIND program include:
Broaden knowledge of the options, opportunities and requirements within the field of design and its various disciplines.
- Encourage informed choices regarding future studies and career paths.
- Enable students to develop their own voices through the formation and expression of their ideas verbally and visually.
- Encourage self-expression respecting social, cultural, environmental, economic and ecological contexts.
- Broaden knowledge and understanding of the theories, methodologies and processes common to all disciplines of design.
STUDENT PROFILE
The FIND program offers a comprehensive introduction to design studies and practice that is particularly appropriate for:
Graduates of secondary school
Students interested in a career in the field of design but who have not yet determined which discipline would suit them best. Students who have decided on a specific career path but need to expand their foundational skills and improve their portfolio as a means of gaining access to further design studies.
Current post-secondary students
Students in other design or related programs such as Marketing, Business, Public Relations, Journalism, Advertising, Fine Arts, Social Sciences/Humanities wishing to complement their discipline specific knowledge and skills with FIND learning outcomes (which include creative problem solving skills, critical and contextual thinking skills, conceptualization and visualization skills and individual and team presentation skills). Some FIND courses are designated general education or breadth courses.
Graduates of post-secondary programs
Recent graduates from any discipline seeking to complement their discipline specific studies with the fundamental design skills mentioned above and supported in an interdisciplinary learning environment, stressing integration, collaboration and synthesis.
Mature students
Mature students seeking a transitional program where they can explore career and educational opportunities in the field of design and its diverse disciplines.
Mature students, working professionals, and Art/Design Educators interested in complementing and enhancing their professional development in areas such as creative problem solving, critical and contextual thinking, conceptualization and visualization capabilities.
ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS
In addition to Kwantlen's general admission requirements students must also:
- Submit transcripts of secondary and/or post-secondary education including Art, Design and Academic courses (Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) of design-related experience is available).
- Submit a portfolio. Your portfolio should reflect your creative interests. The following are suggestions as to what you may want to include and are intended to be a guide only. There is no minimum or maximum number of projects to include – just show us what you're really excited about.
- Do you enjoy drawing and/or painting a variety of things either real or imagined? How about including some photos/scans of these.
- Do you enjoy working with your hands on things like sculpture, pottery, textiles, woodworking, printmaking, sewing/costume design, garden/landscape design, room decorating or model making? You may want to include some photographs of some of these.
- Do you relax by doodling visually in a sketchbook or journal? How about including some photos/scans of some of the pages out of one or two of these.
- Are you excited about photography? Have you taken interesting pictures that show your eye for composition? Definitely include the best of these. Black and white or in colour, they're all good.
You must also include a written statement that reflects your interests about design and if possible, includes your personal goals as well as your educational and career goals.
You may submit a digital, or a physical portfolio. Enrolment and Registrar Services will notify you of the exact date for portfolio submission, along with detailed instructions pertaining to the "Technical parameters for portfolio submission".
The FIND program needs to retain your portfolio for two to three days, so if you are applying to more than one program or institution, it is your responsibility to coordinate your portfolio submissions. However, as the FIND program requests scans or photos, not original artwork, most applicants do not have issues with competing portfolio review timelines.
Portfolio Review
The portfolio review for entry into the FIND program generally takes place in late April for:
- Students who are applying directly into the FIND program
- Students who may be referred by the Graphic Design for Marketing program to the FIND program as an opportunity for upgrading.
Note: Students who do not qualify for the GDMA program and select the FIND option will need to submit their portfolios to FIND for review. They will be notified of that date by Admissions.
- Students who are unable to qualify for other design diploma or degree programs at Kwantlen or other institutions and are looking for an opportunity to upgrade or begin their design studies.
- Mature students seeking an opportunity to explore alternative career and educational options in design or complement or enhance their professional development.
Applications are accepted for the FIND program from November 1 to March 31. Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply as early as possible. Students who apply to GDMA and are referred to FIND will keep their original application date.
Note: All FIND students who apply to GDMA on November 1 will have an opportunity for an early portfolio review in February provided they meet the English requirement for GDMA.
Please contact the Enrolment & Registrar Services office at 604.599.2000 for further details and answers to questions you may have.
CONTENT
Refer to timetables as course offerings may change year to year. Industry personnel may contact the Program Coordinator to access individual courses of interest without applying for the complete program. Access is determined by permission of the Coordinator and an availability of space.
- FIND 1160 Design Methods and Materials
- FIND 1161 Visualization, Drawing and Rendering
- FIND 1162 Interdisciplinary Design History I**
- FIND 1163 Design Explorations**
- FIND 1164 Colour Theories**
- FIND 1165 Designing for Humanity**
- FIND 1166 Communication through Visual Language
- FIND 1260 Two Dimensional Design
- FIND 1261 Three Dimensional Design
A choice of: (select one only)
*Note: Students must choose FIND 1362 or FIND 1363 to complete their certificate requirements.
**Note: University designated breadth courses.
Additional Information
Returning FIND students and students who successfully qualify for a seat in FIND have priority registration. Registering on your date and time (as per your instructions from Admissions) is extremely important as some seats may be made available to students from other Kwantlen programs taking designated FIND general education courses. These students will not have priority registration nor qualify for the FIND Certificate.
COSTS
In addition to tuition, students should be prepared to spend approximately $300.00 to $500.00 for project materials and photocopying during the program.
GRADUATION
Upon successful completion of this program (27 credits of FIND courses and 3 credits of specified electives) students are awarded a Certificate in Interdisciplinary Design Studies.