College Diploma - Visual and Digital Arts

The Visual and Digital Arts diploma is a two-year studio program bridging traditional fine art practice and digital media.

Students work through drawing and observational skills, painting and colour, sculpture and three-dimensional work, printmaking, photography and digital imaging, digital illustration and design software, video and time-based media, art history and contemporary practice, critique and critical analysis, and professional practice covering exhibitions, portfolios, artist statements and grant applications.

Studio programs are honest investments only if entered with clear eyes. Fine art rarely produces direct salaried employment; what it produces is visual capability, critical judgement and a portfolio that can be applied to design, illustration, digital media or teaching. The digital component is what makes this commercially applicable rather than purely gallery-oriented.

Humber Polytechnic — formerly Humber College — is Ontario’s largest public college and a Designated Learning Institution (DLI O19376943122). The Lakeshore campus sits on the shore of Lake Ontario in south Etobicoke, next to Colonel Samuel Smith Park, and is home to Humber’s business degrees, media and creative arts, and social and community services programs. Heritage buildings, a residence opened in 2024 and a free shuttle to the North campus make it the most distinctive of Humber’s sites.

Its field maps to CIP 50.0702 (Fine and studio arts). Important: this is a college credential rather than a degree, so it is not exempt from the November 2024 PGWP field-of-study restriction — eligibility depends on this CIP field appearing on IRCC’s eligible list when you apply. Humber publishes a PGWP-eligible program list with CIP codes; check it, and confirm with an Apply Study Visa counsellor before committing. IRCC makes the final decision.