DEP in Professional Cooking

at LaSalle College - Montreal Campus Canada

Step up your game design education with our specialized game design and level design AEC training courses! Game and level designers make games fun. They think up and create the video game’s storyline and mechanics. With our game design and level design courses, among other things, learn to understand game mechanics, to program the interaction with the player and to incorporate 3D elements in a game engine. 

Students can practice their skills with cutting-edge software, work in teams to create their own video game during a semester designed to replicate industry conditions, and present their game or level design demo reel to a panel of professionals. 

Keen to remain at the forefront of the industry, LaSalle College was the first in Montréal to include virtual reality in its video game programs. Leading the way in digital arts, LaSalle College gives its students the opportunity to explore their creativity in the fascinating world of video games. Montréal is a major hub in the video game industry, so it’s the perfect place to develop your skills in the field.

Many of LaSalle College’s graduates now work for the biggest names in the video game industry in Montréal, such as Ubisoft, Electronic Arts, Eidos and WB Games. Step up your game in level design or game design with our specialized AEC courses!

The Business management program (AEC) is designed for students interested in all aspects of business management and sales, either of a commercial establishment or a company.

Business management technicians are responsible for managing a business or supervising a sales team. The Business Management program was therefore conceived to teach students the main responsibilities of a professional in the field, including managing sales personnel, setting and meeting sales objectives, promoting and marketing products and services, and providing customer service.

The Technical Clothing Designer AEC program is intended for fashion or clothing design professionals who wish to broaden their knowledge in the area of outdoor clothing and obtain recognized certification.

LaSalle College’s exclusive collaboration with Techno-Espace, the technological clothing laboratory that works closely with industry, allows students to become acquainted with specialized equipment used in this constantly changing industry. Students benefit from the expertise of teachers who are currently active in this field. The goal of this AEC is to train professionals who will design and develop technical clothing products.

The technical clothing design course, students will become aware of the properties of textile materials, the human factors and environmental challenges of technical clothing design.

Our high-quality program focused on practice in a real-life environment gives students greater flexibility on the job market with a step ahead.

The Hotel Management Technique program teachers provide students with all the keys to success:

• Essential knowledge
• Know-how based on the highest standards of service and hospitality
• Know-how in a local and international context

Choose an engaging career in Canada or abroad with select employers thanks to this program that is unique in Québec! The common study course enables students on DEC programs at the International School of Hotel Management & Tourism to acquire knowledge in hospitality, tourism and the restaurant business.

From Fall 2020, Hotel Management Technique students will have the option to divide their time between the College and an employer establishment to receive practical, concrete and paid field training. LaSalle College’s Work-Integrated Learning – Remunerated option is unique in Montréal.

This DEC also offers practical experience through service and supervision classes in our restaurant-school La Classe, at several major events and conferences, and on courses and professional visits. This enables our students to be versatile and form ties with people in the industry.

Faced with the growth of service and trade companies, a specialized workforce trained in commercial management is required on the labor market. The Business Management DEC, lasting three years, meets this need.

This program aims to train generalists (technicians) who will master all aspects of commercial management and sales force management within a retail establishment or in a company. It aims to develop three types of profiles: management of a retail business, commercial or industrial representation, and independent management of a commercial establishment.

Upon completion of this program, graduates will be able to put to use the skills acquired in different types of business establishments or within a company.

The Accounting and Management Technology program (DEC) trains students in various aspects of management, including supplies, sales, accounting, finance, market development, international commercial transactions, and supervision of personnel.

Knowledge of these concepts provides students with the skills to participate fully in the accounting cycle and provide technical support in the computer-assisted management of a business. In addition, the content of this program provides a concrete perspective of business realities, due to careful study and comprehension of the parameters affecting management and accounting.

Training Objective
The Accounting and Management Technology program (DEC) is geared towards developing versatile technicians capable of intervening at any stage in the accounting cycle and providing technical support to businesses’ computerized management.

The Media Strategies and Advertising (AEC) program prepares the next generation of communications professionals and enables those currently working in the industry to refresh their skills. Courses offer an initiation to the field of marketing as well as advertising and its strategies.

The Media Strategies and Advertising (AEC) program prepares the next generation of communications professionals and enables those currently working in the industry to refresh their skills. Courses offer an initiation to the field of marketing as well as advertising and its strategies.

Graduates will be able to fulfill their job descriptions as soon as advertising or media agencies hire them, developing and producing effective communications that will catch the public’s attention.

The DEC in Fashion Design is the starting point for all major collections.
An exhilarating career as a fashion designer requires artistic sensitivity as well as great creativity.

Each collection must meet the demand of a clientele increasingly eager for something new. The fashion designer will have to adapt to it and become a specialist in market accuracy.

Indeed, the novelties in fashion have what is called in the middle: a high fashion content. This added value, on the other hand, has a short life expectancy. In one day, out the next day. This is why the designer must constantly detect new trends to come and be inspired by them to create novelty, always novelty, nothing but novelty. If you are interested in creating, innovating and imposing new trends, then this discipline of fashion design is for you.

The Network Installation and Administration (AEC) course offers students the opportunity, using Cisco and Microsoft technologies, to deepen their skills and computer knowledge for the development and management of network applications.

This program prepares the student to become a network administrator familiar with the installation of hardware and software equipment suitable for networking. The training will allow students to acquire the theoretical and practical knowledge to design, set up and maintain a computer network based on Cisco System, Microsoft and Linux technologies.

Commonly updated, the Network Installation and Administration training courses lead to a number of certifications recognized by the job market such as: Cisco (CCNA and CCNP), CompTIA (A +), Microsoft (MCSA) and LPIC.

Montréal has become a global hub for artificial intelligence (AI) research and innovation, according to Montréal International. The city has developed cutting-edge expertise, and several global leaders, including Mila, Google and Facebook, have research labs in the Montréal AI ecosystem.

During this program, students will develop key skills that match the technical needs of the AI industries. In particular, they will learn to:

• Transfer the mathematical concepts necessary to create models and solutions that apply to the IT field
• Prepare and explore data, define the problem and choose the appropriate algorithm
• Integrate different interdisciplinary elements to generate results supporting decisions that deliver value to the business

At the end of their studies, students will have:

• Designed and developed logical and relevant solutions
• Gained a good understanding of how machine learning works
• Presented their results and conclusions under various forms of application

Upon graduation, they will have all the tools they need to get a job in the field of artificial intelligence. They will be able to apply their knowledge to a variety of sectors, including FinTech, video games and cybersecurity.