Diploma in Visual Merchandising Arts (VMA)

  • Country Canada
  • Course Duration 2 year
  • Course Type Full Time
  • Courses Campus On Campus
  • Language Specification IELTS
  • Program Level Diploma
  • Education Required 2-Year Undergraduate Diploma
  • Admission intake SEP
  • Minimum GPA 50

Application Charges

Application Fee Tution Fee
CAD 90 CAD 16,819

Application Date

Application Start Date Application Closing Date
2022-10-12
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Program Description

This two-year program will prepare students to become a visual merchandiser who can expertly style a brand’s image with mannequins, merchandise, pop-up locations, window displays and store fronts. They will express their innovative ideas using design-based software programs, and get hands-on experience working with luxury retail partners such as Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue, Holt Renfrew and Harry Rosen.

Throughout this program students will develop the following skills:
  • Presenting and co-ordinating merchandise
  • Making financial decisions
  • Working with a wide variety of materials to solve design problems
  • Constructing promotional displays and advertising
  • Photographing displays and advertising
  • Understanding retail store operations
  • Preparing and executing displays for exhibitions and promotional events
  • Creating illustrations and layout for advertising
  • Using written and oral English that emphasizes good organization, clarity and correct grammar for communication in a business environment

Extra Notes


* NOTE : The Tuition Fee is subject to change Semester wise, as such for exact Tuition Fee kindly see the Website of the respective University.
* NOTE : Pathways : Students who want to pursue a Graduate Degree through a particular University but are unable to meet the university requirements for the GPA, GRE/GMAT or English Language scores, have to take up an additional academic and language support i.e. pathways in order to ensure the admit and study at the desired University.