CAM Institute of Design  

Providing a broad understanding of design, while also ensuring a tailored learning experience based on interests of each individual student, CAM Institute of Design’s UI/UX & Graphic Design program is an excellent choice for anyone looking to take the design world by storm. 
 
This diploma program allows you to further specialise in UI/UX Design or Graphic Design in your final year, after completing multiple semesters of comprehensive graphic design and UI/UX training. Specializing allows you to better prepare for a career in specific industries, such as branding, corporate strategy, or advertising. Students are taught realistic, skill-based training with a focus on both visual communication standards and creating a marketable product. You will also master user interface/interaction design, information architecture, and user research for different devices and platforms 

This program is offered in English / Ce programme est offert en anglais

For more information: Graphic & UI / UX Design | CAM (thecam.ca)  

In Canada, the animation industry is going global to create its brand. The demand for thinking minds and skilled professionals such as ‘animators’ is growing. In the global and local sense, these thinking minds will be nurtured and mentored by the CAM Institute of Design to face tomorrow’s challenges. 
 
This program aims to teach students to use animation as a creative tool to build solutions to complex problems in the communication design industry. This spirit is also strongly associated with CAM’s theory and principles of Design Pedagogy. 
 
For Animation Design students, this course deals exclusively with animation, games and the entertainment industry. 
 
Special animation skills and techniques such as Visual Development for Animation and Games, Personality and Caricature, Animation Fundamentals, Character Design and Storyboarding, Stop Motion, VFX for Film and Games and CGI skills, along with Industry Standard Software training, will be well prepared for students of animation design. 
 
Students go through the entire development pipeline and create an animation film right from concept to screen. Combined with animation design techniques, the narrative content’s critical understanding makes a useful communication piece. 

This program is offered in English / Ce programme est offert en anglais

For more information: Animation & Special Effects | CAM (thecam.ca) 

Our Game Art & Design diploma program is a fusion of traditional and digital art, right from foundation to specialization. Here, with equal emphasis on art creation for mobile gaming and 3D console games, students will concentrate on producing concept art and assets for the gaming industry. 
 
Industry experts will train students for work in 2D/3D environments, modelling characters, lighting, texturing, designing interfaces, and creating concepts for the gaming industry. Students will also get useful input from guest speakers and industry VIPs and have the opportunity to connect with them. The game industry in Canada is vast and rising rapidly, whether online or console, mobile or PC-based. 
 
This program will analyze game genre differences to create games that meet specific markets’ needs and study video game history to compare game development approaches. 

This program is offered in English / Ce programme est offert en anglais

For more information: Game Art & Design | CAM (thecam.ca) 

The Advanced Visual Effects Compositing Diploma at CAM is explicitly designed and continually revised to provide students with a wide range of real-world compositing duties to sharpen and show their abilities on a demo reel. 
 
Our Visual Effects curriculum, in addition to HOUDINI, instructs students on other leading industry resources, such as MAYA and NUKE. 
 
As a visual effects artist at CAM, the path is straightforward: 

Learn the techniques. 

Specialize in achieving visual and technical quality. 

Build a professional demo reel based on what studio supervisors and recruiters want to see. 

This program is offered in English / Ce programme est offert en anglais

For more information: VFX & Compositing | CAM (thecam.ca) 

The Advanced Visual Effects Compositing Diploma at CAM is explicitly designed and continually revised to provide students with a wide range of real-world compositing duties to sharpen and show their abilities on a demo reel. 

Our Visual Effects curriculum, in addition to HOUDINI, instructs students on other leading industry resources, such as MAYA and NUKE. 
 
As a visual effects artist at CAM, the path is straightforward: 

Learn the techniques. 

Specialize in achieving visual and technical quality. 

Build a professional demo reel based on what studio supervisors and recruiters want to see. 

This program is offered in English / Ce programme est offert en anglais

For more information: VFX & Compositing | CAM (thecam.ca) 

This game programming advanced diploma program will teach students the technical skills they need to succeed in the gaming industry by learning « the language of gaming » (C and C++), JavaScript, Python, Java, Action Script, artificial intelligence, and much more. 

Students will contribute to completing a game development project as an individual and a game development team member. They will also develop ongoing professional and personal development strategies to enhance the gaming industry’s work performance. All assignments will be completed according to relevant statutes, regulations, legislation, industry standards, and ethics codes. 

Computer game programmers are the fundamental resource for companies that develop, produce, distribute, and market computer-based games. The gaming industry advisors tell us that technical skills are in demand the most and that CAM students must focus on them.

This program is offered in English / Ce programme est offert en anglais

For more information: Game Programming | CAM (thecam.ca)

Our mission is to inspire young artists and technological wizards to push character development limits for years to come. To construct believable characters, from big-budget cinematic techniques to DIY processes, a designer must have a wide variety of skills and tactics. 
 
Our instructors are some of the finest artists and technicians globally, and they encourage and cultivate imagination in a new generation of character creators to teach them how to sustain their legacy as an artist. 
 
Character Arts to sustain an artist’s legacy by encouraging and cultivating imagination in a new generation of character creators. By linking the finest artists and technicians in the world with students. 

This program is offered in English / Ce programme est offert en anglais

For more information: Automation & Sculpting | CAM (thecam.ca)