Baccalauréat en design de l'environnement

Université du Québec à Montréal

Design and the Built Environment: blue ink subject illustration

3 years
Duration (years)
3 years under UQAM’s standard full-time bachelor’s framework; part-time and prior-credit routes differ
UQAM · current comparative table of degree duration and study formats

Deadlines

March 2027

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Next deadlineMonday, March 1, 2027

2 deadlines

Fall 2027 admission · full-time
Fall 2027 entry · Domestic applicants; full-time
International applicants have separate earlier guidance; verify their exact programme deadline. Programme-specific selection and document requirements remain separate.
Official deadline
Fall 2027 admission · part-time
Fall 2027 entry · Domestic applicants; part-time
International applicants have separate earlier guidance; verify their exact programme deadline. Programme-specific selection and document requirements remain separate.
Official deadline

Other deadline details

Varies by program, term and full-time or part-time studyApplication dates by program2027 entry

Varies by program, term and full-time or part-time study
Use the published 2027 program table

Full source wording

Official table updated October 15, 2026. Winter 2027, summer 2027 and fall 2027 have separate columns. Fall bachelor deadlines vary between March 1, May 1 and August 1; individual programs have earlier or different conditions. This row supplies no universal date.

SourceChecked Oct 17, 2026

Fall: March 1, unless earlier; winter: August 1International application datesUndated policy checked in 2026

International undergraduate applicants studying full-time
Fall: March 1, unless earlier; winter: August 1
Some programs close earlier

Full source wording

The international notice does not name a year. It is retained without an ISO date or recurring flag. Law and psychology are not available for international winter entry according to the notice.

SourceChecked Oct 17, 2026

Requirements

Admission requirements

High-school prerequisites

Check the university’s requirements for your province and applicant category.

French examination or published exemption required. Francophone university degrees and passed French tests at other Quebec universities may exempt.

Application steps

Entry terms · Autumn

Current programme table: Montréal; Offert à temps complet et à temps partiel. Applicant-specific 2027 deadline rows remain separate.

Step 1Check the admission requirements
- Check the published entry route for your applicant category.
Baccalauréat en design de l'environnement · official undergraduate programme sheetBaccalauréat en design de l'environnement · official undergraduate programme sheet
Step 2Apply through UQAM admissions
- Create your application and select this program.
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Step 3Academic records for your admission basis
- Québec CEGEP records are obtained by UQAM using the permanent code; UQAM records need not be resubmitted. Other school/university routes require the records and diploma listed for that basis. Program-specific documents also apply.
Uqam Application DocumentsUqam Application Documents
Step 4Certified translation, when required
- Documents outside French or English need a certified French or English translation together with the original-language document. Identity and citizenship documents depend on birthplace, status and prior Québec enrolment.
Uqam Application DocumentsUqam Application Documents
Step 5French proficiency evidence, when required
- Applicants with a diploma from outside Québec who do not meet the published French-proficiency criteria must submit an accepted French-test result.
Uqam Application DocumentsUqam Application Documents

Portfolio and motivation letter required for experience-based entry only. DEC, university and outside-Quebec academic bases are assessed on academic records.

Applicant pathways

DEC

DEC; only the named entry basis or condition

DEC/equivalent; selection 100% R-score.

Experience

Experience; only the named entry basis or condition

Age 21+; appropriate knowledge and design practice or verified employment with demonstrated design interest. Submit a design-experience portfolio and motivation letter; selection 100% supporting experience dossier.

University

University; only the named entry basis or condition

Four courses / 12 university credits completed when applying; selection 100% academic record.

Outside Quebec

Outside Quebec; only the named entry basis or condition

Appropriate diploma after 13 school years/equivalent; government-agreement exceptions apply. Selection 100% academic record.

Capacity

Capacity; only the named entry basis or condition

Autumn 120; places allocated proportionally among entry bases.

Degree requirements

Credits and degree requirements

Published programme workload: 90 crédits.
90 crédits
Programme sheet: 90 credits. UQAM’s comparative table explicitly defines the regular full-time bachelor’s framework as three years and teaching/engineering as four years. Programme-specific regulations and prior-credit decisions remain applicable.

References

Program facts

Entering averageNot researched

The admission average has not been researched for this program.

Courses

Two selected named examples in the official programme-sheet requirement or option groups. The sheet may cover several concentration codes; these examples do not constitute a single required degree plan or fixed timetable. Short descriptions retain an opening excerpt from the linked current course reference.

Les dix cours suivants (30 crédits) : · selected examples2 listed

Selected named examples in this published group, including any alternatives. No semester placement inferred.

DES1610Dessin 1 : observation et analyse3 credits
“Exercices de dessin à main levée visant la maîtrise de la communication de ce qui structure l'environnement, à partir des notions de figure, de…”
Short excerpt from the linked official course description. Programme alternatives and registration prerequisites remain at the source.
UQAM · DES1610 official description
DES1620Introduction au design de l'environnement3 credits
“Études des sources historiques et des manifestations contemporaines du design de l'environnement et précision des principales idées, positions et réalités qui permettent d'en découvrir…”
Short excerpt from the linked official course description. Programme alternatives and registration prerequisites remain at the source.
UQAM · DES1620 official description

Elective choices

Deux ateliers thématiques choisis parmi les suivants (6 crédits)* Programme, concentration and credit restrictions in the selected sheet apply.
Deux cours choisis dans la liste A publiée plus bas (6 crédits) Programme, concentration and credit restrictions in the selected sheet apply.

Study locations

Teaching location and format: Montréal. Offert à temps complet et à temps partiel. Programme table explicitly names this campus and study format; individual course delivery/buildings require separate evidence.Baccalauréat en design de l'environnement · official undergraduate programme sheet

References

Careers

Career examples

Designer

Career sectors

Design d'intérieur
Design industriel
Design d'exposition

Career sectors

Scope and qualifications

Selected university-published examples, not a full career directory or employment guarantee. Further study or professional registration may be required.

Professional recognition

This foundational undergraduate degree does not itself lead to professional-order accreditation. The university identifies later graduate study as a route toward some professional associations, subject to their criteria.

Scope and qualifications

Selected university-published examples, not a full career directory or employment guarantee. Further study or professional registration may be required.

Accreditation