Mobile Application Development

1 year – Ontario College Graduate Certificate

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Get the skills you need to launch your career in the cutting-edge field of mobile app development.

Overview

Upcoming Intakes: 

Winter 2024: Canadore @ Stanford – Mississauga, Canadore @ Stanford – Scarborough

Spring 2024: Canadore @ Stanford – Mississauga, Canadore @ Stanford – Scarborough

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

The minimal requirements are one of the following:

  • Graduate of a recognized two year college program with a strong academic mark
  • Graduate of a recognized three year university program with a strong academic mark

Potential students should be able to demonstrate their comfort with computer technology. While a programming or a layout and design background is important, it is not essential.

If English is not your first language you must provide proof of English competency.

View current English Language Proficiency Requirements.

Semester 1

MAD110 Mobile Technology (1st 7 wks)
MAD105 Web Development for Mobile Devices (1st 7 wks)
MAD110 Rich Media Development (1st 7 wks)
MAD115 Project Management (1st 7 wks)
MAD120 Media Development (1st 7 wks)
MAD200 AIR Development (2nd 7 wks)
MAD203 Java Development (2nd 7 wks)
MAD207 Web Application (2nd 7 wks)
MAD210 Mobile Project Development (2nd 7 wks)
MAD215 Game Development (2nd 7 wks)

Semester 2

MAD300 Android Development (1st 7 wks)
MAD305 3D Graphics and Animation (1st 7 wks)
MAD310 Rich Media and Online Services for Android Devices (1st 7 wks)
MAD315 Android Project Development (1st 7 wks)
MAD400 iOS Development (2nd 7 wks)
MAD405 Marketplace Promotion (2nd 7 wks)
MAD410 Apple OS and HTML5 (2nd 7 wks)
MAD415 iOS Project Development (2nd 7 wks)

Textbooks:

Check out the Campus Bookstore to not only purchase your textbooks but also view your book list before the semester starts. 

Technology/Devices:

Canadore College has implemented Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) to enhance your learning experience in and out of the classroom while ensuring flexibility in learning.

To learn more about BYOD and to find out what is required for your program, please visit https://www.canadorecollege.ca/BYOD

Ontario College Graduate Certificate

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.

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