School of Media, Design and Dramatic Arts
Mobile Application Development
1 year – Ontario College Graduate Certificate
Get the skills you need to launch your career in the cutting-edge field of mobile app development.
Overview
Mobile devices are everywhere and are used to readily in the business and personal lives of people all over the world. This field is exploding and skilled app developers are in high demand. New applications are being created daily for games, maps, medical applications, banks, media outlets - and the list goes on. Students work hands on with Blackberry, Playbooks, iPads, and Android devices.
Your Future Career
- Mobile App Developer
- iOS Developer
- AIR Developer
- Web Designer
- Web Developer
- PHP / MySQL Manager
- Interface Designer
- UX Designer
What You Learn
- Develop for Blackberry, Apple, and Android mobile devices
- 3D graphics, animation, rich media
- Game development
- Web development for mobile devices
- Marketing and distribution of apps
- Video and audio editing
- AIR, JAVA, iOS
Admissions Requirements
Admissions Requirements
OSSD or equivalent, Applicants must be a graduate of a college or university, diploma or degree program with a strong academic mark. Potential students should be able to demonstrate their comfort with computer technology. If English is not your first language you must either provide proof of English competency or take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or International English Language Testing System (IELTS). You must have a minimum overall band score of 5.5 on IELTS, or a minimum TOEFL score of 550 (paper based) or 213 (computer scored) or 80 IBT (internet based) to be admitted to a postsecondary program at the college. SPP in India requires a minimum of IELTS 6.0
Curriculum
Curriculum
Semester 1
| MAD 100 | Mobile Technology (1st 7 wks) |
| MAD 105 | Web Development for Mobile Devices (1st 7 wks) |
| MAD 110 | Rich Media Development (1st 7 wks) |
| MAD 115 | Project Management (1st 7 wks) |
| MAD 120 | Media Development (1st 7 wks) |
| MAD 200 | AIR Development (2nd 7 wks) |
| MAD 203 | Java Development (2nd 7 wks) |
| MAD 207 | Web Application (2nd 7 wks) |
| MAD 210 | Mobile Project Development (2nd 7 wks) |
| MAD 215 | Game Development (2nd 7 wks) |
Semester 2
| MAD 300 | Android Development (1st 7 wks) |
| MAD 305 | 3D Graphics and Animation (1st 7 wks) |
| MAD 310 | Rich Media and Online Services for Android Devices (1st 7 wks) |
| MAD 315 | Android Project Development (1st 7 wks) |
| MAD 400 | iOS Development (2nd 7 wks) |
| MAD 405 | Marketplace Promotion (2nd 7 wks) |
| MAD 410 | Apple OS and HTML5 (2nd 7 wks) |
| MAD 415 | iOS Project Development (2nd 7 wks) |
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Intake: January StartWhat You Need - Recommended
What You Need - Recommended
Check out the Campus Bookstore to not only purchase your textbooks but also view your book list before the semester starts.
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes represent culminating demonstrations of learning and achievement. In addition, learning outcomes are interrelated and cannot be viewed in isolation of one another. As such, they should be viewed as a comprehensive whole. They describe performances that demonstrate that significant integrated learning by graduates of the program has been achieved.
