College Diploma - Visual Merchandising Arts (VMA)

Enroll in the Visual Merchandising Arts Diploma at Seneca College! Gain hands-on experience with luxury brands and prepare for a creative career. Apply now!

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