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Hazel McCallion Campus
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Students work in a hands-on and collaborative learning environment that reflects the rapidly-changing retail market. They learn how to engage consumers in either the physical or virtual world. Students also complete field placements at retailers and creative service providers, where they gain professional experience in the visual merchandising field and make industry connections.
Gain skills in fashion and interior styling, conceptual development of interior environments, window display installation, fashion merchandising and branding support. At Sheridan, students learn the foundations of communicating brand identity and visually expressing their creative ideas. They also learn to use physical and digital tools required for a career in visual merchandising.
At our dynamic design-based campus, students can access top-of-the-line facilities, including visual merchandising studio, material resource room, Material Connexions Library, wood shop and large-format printing centre. Our advanced facilities help bring student concepts to life. Our relationship with Square One Shopping Centre allows students to engage with the community in different projects.
Holt Renfrew. Décor & More. Anthropologie. IKEA. Simons. The Body Shop.
These are only a few of the exciting brands and exceptional companies that our graduates now call home. The key to joining these young professionals, or creating your own distinctive business venture, is the Sheridan Visual Merchandising Arts program and its commitment to being relevant, fresh and connected to the latest industry trends!
What makes the visual merchandising training you'll receive at Sheridan so dynamic and progressive is a curriculum specifically designed to develop and elevate your creativity and business savvy, as well as build your communication and leadership skills.
More than just a portfolio "show-and-tell," Sheridan's popular year-end show event is an exciting industry party where you'll have a chance to promote your finest merchandising work to professionals from the best brands in the business!
Begin your career with us today and let the Sheridan Visual Merchandising Arts program show you the art of designing retail environments, which will keep you ahead of the curve, and place you on the right track to working with the biggest and best brands in the industry!
Check out our students' work on Instagram and TikTok for inspiration.
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Faculty of Animation, Arts & Design
Ontario College Diploma
2 yrs (4 semesters)
Hazel McCallion Campus
4180 Duke of York Boulevard, Mississauga
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Creative, innovative learning is at the core of all Sheridan’s courses. Here are the courses you’ll take in this program.
CODE | TITLE | CREDITS |
---|---|---|
VDES 16693 | Visual Literacy | 3 |
VDES 18448 | Visual Merchandising | 3 |
VDES 14444 | Fashion and Styling Techniques | 3 |
COMM 19999 | Essential Communication Skills | 3 |
ARTS 14857 | Sketching & Drawing Fundamentals | 3 |
APPL 11662 | Computer Techniques | 3 |
Total: | 18 |
CODE | TITLE | CREDITS |
---|---|---|
VDES 17370 | Visual Literacy: Graphic Applications | 3 |
VDES 10065 | Retail Merchandising | 3 |
VDES 17028 | Fabrication Techniques | 3 |
INFO 19798 | Computer Illustration for Visual Merchandisers | 3 |
VDES 14998 | Perspective Drawing | 3 |
ATDN 11459 | Historical Trends in Design | 3 |
Total: | 18 |
CODE | TITLE | CREDITS |
---|---|---|
VDES 25142 | Residential Design, Staging and Styling | 3 |
VDES 24444 | Retail Merchandising - Advanced | 3 |
VDES 20025 | Styling for Media Production | 3 |
VDES 20589 | Integrated Retail Marketing | 3 |
FLPL 25917 | Professional Practice/Field Placement | 3 |
General Education Elective | 3 | |
Total: | 18 |
CODE | TITLE | CREDITS |
---|---|---|
VDES 27900 | Material Exploration & Fabrication | 3 |
VDES 10261 | Special Event Planning | 3 |
VDES 28432 | Portfolio Development | 3 |
VDES 25738 | Tradeshows and Showroom Design | 3 |
BUSM 27545 | Project Management/Field Placement | 3 |
General Education Elective | 3 | |
Total: | 18 |
Courses subject to change.
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Faculty of Animation, Arts & Design
Ontario College Diploma
2 yrs (4 semesters)
Hazel McCallion Campus
4180 Duke of York Boulevard, Mississauga
Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, including these required courses:
or
Eligible applicants are selected on the basis of their previous academic achievement (the average of their six highest senior-level credits, including required courses).
Applicants who do not meet the admission requirements for this program will be assessed and advised individually and may be considered for other, related programs.
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2 yrs (4 semesters)
Hazel McCallion Campus
4180 Duke of York Boulevard, Mississauga
Graduates of the Sheridan Visual Merchandising Arts program consistently have a high job-placement rate. There are a number of different areas in which our graduates work.
Sample Career Areas
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Ontario College Diploma
2 yrs (4 semesters)
Hazel McCallion Campus
4180 Duke of York Boulevard, Mississauga
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Faculty of Animation, Arts & Design
Ontario College Diploma
2 yrs (4 semesters)
Hazel McCallion Campus
4180 Duke of York Boulevard, Mississauga
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Faculty of Animation, Arts & Design
Ontario College Diploma
2 yrs (4 semesters)
Hazel McCallion Campus
4180 Duke of York Boulevard, Mississauga
The successful completion of this program will enable the graduate to:
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2 yrs (4 semesters)
Hazel McCallion Campus
4180 Duke of York Boulevard, Mississauga
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Hazel McCallion Campus
4180 Duke of York Boulevard, Mississauga
Fees shown here are estimates only. Fees are in Canadian dollars and include tuition, health insurance and ancillary charges.
The fees shown here are for the 2022–2023 academic year, and are subject to change. The fees displayed are for the first two (2) academic terms of study at Sheridan unless otherwise noted; fees for subsequent terms are not reflected on this website.
Your education is a big investment, and we're here to help! Keep an eye on our Financial Aid & Awards page for regular updates, and check out these important links:
All new international students beginning their full-time postsecondary studies (ESL excluded) in Spring 2022, Fall 2022 or Winter 2023 semesters in Year 1 (Semester 1) will receive an entrance scholarship ranging from $1,000 to $2,000.
The annual Bursary Program for grade 12 students pursuing careers in the justice sector at an Ontario university or college is now open! Bursaries are offered by the Association of Justices of the Peace of Ontario (AJPO), the Association of Ontario Judges (AOJ) and the Ontario Superior Court Judges’ Association (OSCJA). Each association offers one bursary per year in each of their judicial regions for a total of 22 bursaries province-wide!
Applications close on May 27, 2022. Spread the word to students! Visit the Bursary web page for more information.
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Faculty of Animation, Arts & Design
Ontario College Diploma
2 yrs (4 semesters)
Hazel McCallion Campus
4180 Duke of York Boulevard, Mississauga
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Faculty of Animation, Arts & Design
Ontario College Diploma
2 yrs (4 semesters)
Hazel McCallion Campus
4180 Duke of York Boulevard, Mississauga
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Faculty of Animation, Arts & Design
Ontario College Diploma
2 yrs (4 semesters)
Hazel McCallion Campus
4180 Duke of York Boulevard, Mississauga
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Faculty of Animation, Arts & Design
Ontario College Diploma
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Hazel McCallion Campus
4180 Duke of York Boulevard, Mississauga
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Faculty of Animation, Arts & Design
Ontario College Diploma
2 yrs (4 semesters)
Hazel McCallion Campus
4180 Duke of York Boulevard, Mississauga
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Faculty of Animation, Arts & Design
Ontario College Diploma
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Hazel McCallion Campus
4180 Duke of York Boulevard, Mississauga
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Faculty of Animation, Arts & Design
Ontario College Diploma
2 yrs (4 semesters)
Hazel McCallion Campus
4180 Duke of York Boulevard, Mississauga
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Faculty of Animation, Arts & Design
Ontario College Diploma
2 yrs (4 semesters)
Hazel McCallion Campus
4180 Duke of York Boulevard, Mississauga
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Ontario College Diploma
2 yrs (4 semesters)
Hazel McCallion Campus
4180 Duke of York Boulevard, Mississauga
In our Honours Bachelor of Computer Science program, you'll learn foundational skills that prepare you to work in any area of computer science. But you’ll also have the chance to specialize in one of four emerging fields that interests you the most.
In the first year of the program, you’ll be introduced to each of these four fields: cloud computing, data analytics, game engineering, and network engineering.
Then, you’ll focus your studies on your selected specialization. You’ll take eight courses in your specialization of choice, gaining specific skills that are not taught in traditional diploma and degree programs. Your computer science specialization will give you a competitive advantage when you graduate.
Get a deeper understanding of cloud computing — the delivery of computing system resources such as software, databases, servers, data storage, and more — over the Internet. Learn the advantages and disadvantages of private, hybrid or public cloud delivery.
Learn how to apply statistical analysis, data mining and other advanced techniques to draw new and useful insights from large data sets. Confidently interpret and share information about the data patterns you discover.
Master the algorithmic, programming and mathematical techniques used to develop software components for computer games.
Learn the specialized skills needed to plan, construct, optimize and manage the computer networks that businesses and organizations rely on every day.
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Faculty of Animation, Arts & Design
Ontario College Diploma
2 yrs (4 semesters)
Hazel McCallion Campus
4180 Duke of York Boulevard, Mississauga
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Ontario College Diploma
2 yrs (4 semesters)
Hazel McCallion Campus
4180 Duke of York Boulevard, Mississauga
Our mission is to utilize harmonious, comprehensive and specialized training to empower our learners with the knowledge, skills and attitude required to demonstrate the Professional Competencies for Canadian Pharmacy Technicians at Entry to Practice.
Our vision is to graduate highly-skilled life-long learners who uphold professional integrity and promote quality and safety in practice.
Upon graduation, students in Sheridan’s Pharmacy Technician diploma program will have demonstrated the ability to pursue the career of pharmacy technician and to practice safely in a community or hospital while adhering to the scope of practice for pharmacy technicians.
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Faculty of Animation, Arts & Design
Ontario College Diploma
2 yrs (4 semesters)
Hazel McCallion Campus
4180 Duke of York Boulevard, Mississauga
Full-time 2 years Program code: PVMAS
Start date | Campus | Status |
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Sep 2022 | Hazel McCallion Campus (Mississauga) | Available |
See Visual Merchandising students directing and styling industry professionals in the "The Hidden Moods" editorial shoot that they conceptualized for their Styling for Media Production course.
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