Diploma in Digital Media and IT - Narrative Cinema Production

The Digital Media and IT (DMIT) program is multi-disciplinary in its approach. Spanning a range of career opportunities from business analyst to visual designer, this innovative program allows you the ability to meet industry demand while developing skills aligned with your individual talents and inclinations.

The Narrative Cinema Production area of emphasis gives you real world, hands-on experience that will allow you to not only learn about filmmaking but also become a filmmaker and creative entrepreneur. DMIT - Digital Cinema courses prepare you for the creative, technical and business aspects of the rapidly growing digital cinema industry while also introducing you to industry organizations and professionals that can assist you in launching your career.

Our in-depth and industry-directed courses will help you identify original stories and teach you how to plan, script, budget, film and edit these stories to deliver finished narrative fiction and non-fiction productions. Through all four levels, you will be mentored by award-winning industry professionals.

For aspiring producers, content creators and technical craftspeople, the Digital Cinema area of emphasis is highly focused on the business side of digital screen production. You will have the opportunity to develop your own transmedia production while developing a business plan that includes financing, casting and all five phases of production. As a result of DMIT's close connection with industry, various co-op opportunities exist for students in the DMIT program. Many companies offer our students paid co-op positions that provide direct experience in specific areas of study. Co-op is also seen as a staffing strategy for many organizations.

Grade 11 Language Arts (English 20-2)
Grade 11 Mathematics (Math 20-2 or Applied Math 20)

Successful completion of the following 3 courses through NAIT Open Studies with an overall minimum GPA of 2.0:

DMIT1001 - Communications for Digital Media and IT
COMP1017 - Web Design Fundamentals I
ORGB1500 - Organizational Behaviour for Digital Media and IT
Note: These courses are generally offered in the evenings for Open Studies students.

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5 credits of Advanced Level Computer Sciences or Advanced Level Design Studies or Advanced Level Communication Technology courses taken within the Career and Technology Studies (CTS) program

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Applicants who, prior to September 2019, completed any three NAIT Digital Media & IT courses successfully with a minimum combined GPA of at least 2.0, may use those courses to satisfy the current entrance requirements.

IELTS Academic - Overall 6.0 with 6.0 in each section
TOEFL iBT - Overall 80 with 20 in each section
Duolingo - 115 overall score, with a minimum score of 100 in each section