University Transfer Studies - Arts

at Camosun College - Interurban Campus Canada

Develop your application from concept to production
Work locally and globally in application, game, or web development, graphic design, and user interaction.

Build Your Skills
If you’re artistically and technologically minded, the Interactive Media Developer (IMD) program will nurture your programming skills and artistic vision to take on creative and technical challenges.

You'll learn the skills you need to take an idea or a problem and develop it from concept to production. You’ll 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.

A double-credentialed program
The one-year Interactive Media Developer Technician certificate program prepares you to work locally in the exciting world of software development. Possible careers include junior application or web developer, and junior graphic designer.

Continue your studies for another year, and you receive the Interactive Media Developer Technologist diploma. Graduates work as web, software, game or mobile app developers, and are prepared for work in quality assurance, visual effects, product management or product design/user experience.

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’ll develop skills in artificial intelligence, design visualization, augmented reality, human-computer interaction, and project management.

Optional Co-op/Internship Designation
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 either either the Co-op or Internship designation when you graduate.

We focus on the management skills, rather than a policy orientation, with an emphasis on strategic planning, financial management, leadership, communication and negotiation. You will have the knowledge, skills and abilities you’ll need to enter the public administration field as a beginning practitioner.

The Learning Experience
You'll have the opportunity to gain valuable work experience through our Co-operative Education and Internship programs.

Design a better world
This Access program is for those who don’t yet have the requirements to enter the popular Mechanical Engineering Technology or Engineering Graphics Technician programs. Upgrade your math, physics and English skills while taking relevant and important courses in mechanical systems and architectural design. After completing the Access program, you will receive a certificate and will also have a guaranteed seat in the next intake of the Mechanical Engineering Technology or Engineering Graphics Technician program.

You'll gain valuable business skills relevant to working as human resource practitioners while building on past learning. There is particular emphasis placed on leadership and change management incorporating the majority of key competencies required to pursue a Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR) designation.

Work experience
You will gain practical skills and experience by combining your academic studies with relevant work experience in the Internship designation. You'll graduate with practical work experience which will be complemented by valuable networking opportunities.

Start your career as a Medical Office Assistant at Camosun!
The Medical Office Assistant certificate program prepares you for the administrative and clinical duties of an office assistant in a medical or healthcare office. As Medical Office Assistant student, you gain general knowledge of medical terminology, business communications, financial management, information technology, medical transcription and billing.

You'll gain a solid foundation in business management with the broad range of business courses and opportunities to develop competencies and practical management skills for today’s business environment.

We offer three credentials that ladder together. You can apply, exit and return at any stage. In addition, the Business Admin program now offers a flexible trimester system, which means you can choose to get started in January, May or September.

In the first year, you’ll work through introductory–level courses in accounting, finance, economics, and marketing. Exit the program now with a Certificate in:

• Business Administration
• Indigenous Business Leadership

In your second year, you’ll choose one of the five options. Exit the program now with a Diploma in Business Administration in:

• Accounting
• Finance
• General Management
• Indigenous Business Leadership
• Marketing

In the third year, you'll choose one of the three majors, and exit with a Bachelor of Business Administration in:

• Accounting
• Human Resource Management & Leadership
• Marketing (pending DQAB approval)

A good office manager makes businesses run smoothly.
The modern office has changed considerably and not only because of technology. Roles have changed as the expectations of employers and the range of skills required in the office have increased, creating a need for trained administrative management. The Office Management diploma program gives you the practical office skills with administrative and management training along with a focus on human resource skills.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
Continue your education
As an Office Management student, you will learn managerial accounting, leadership skills and HR management, to enhance your skills in today's office

In demand
Career opportunities include Assistant to Executive/Manager, Office Manager, Administrative Assistant, supervisory level positions, small business owner, and/or positions in middle management.

If you love woodworking and want a career that requires creativity and an eye for detail, the Fine Furniture/Joinery program is for you.

The Fine Furniture/Joinery program is a full-time, 10-month program offered at the Interurban campus, starting in September each year. Classroom theory is combined with intensive hands-on experience, so you can develop relevant skills and knowledge for employment. At the end of the program, each student will design and build a final project that will be showcased in a public gallery.

With the Engineering Transfer program you get an introduction to engineering mechanics and project design in addition to a solid foundation in first year science and English. When you’re finished, you’ll be ready to enter into the second year of a Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) or Bachelor of Software Engineering (B.S.Eng.) at the University of Victoria (UVic). Or, you can apply for course-to-course transfer to engineering programs at other post-secondary institutions.

Successful completion of all the program courses with an overall GPA of 3.0 (C+) and no less than a C in each course will guarantee you admission into second year Engineering at UVic in at least one of their engineering disciplines. When you transfer to UVic, you choose your specific engineering discipline — biomedical, civil, computer, electrical, mechanical, or software engineering. If space in your first choice is limited, you will be competing on an equal footing with UVic students. If your grades are not competitive to gain admission to your first choice of program, you will be offered an alternate second year program.