GRADUATE PROGRAMS GRADUATE PROGRAMS , and Art and Design Graduate programs in in programs Graduate OCAD University OCAD now your future your expand enrich Explore GRADUATE PROGRAMS OCAD U GRADUATE PROGRAMS OCAD U Graduate programs | 4 Degrees | 6 OCAD University is Canada’s oldest, Our location | 8 largest and most comprehensive Facts and figures | 11 art, design and digital media General requirements | 12 university. Rooted in more than 140 Tuition and funding opportunities | 15 years of delivering uncompromising Research and applied research | 16 art and design education, we give Experiential learning | 17 creative minds a place and space Facilities | 18 to grow. With internationally Alumni profiles | 20 renowned faculty and an array of flexible, innovative programs, we offer artists, designers and industry professionals unmatched scholarship. Here, you will immerse yourself in studios, labs and internships to advance your career, deepen your practice and make your impact. Photo by Richard Johnson 2 3 GRADUATE PROGRAMS OCAD U GRADUATE PROGRAMS OCAD U Graduate programs MA Contemporary Art, Design and New Inclusive Design MDes Media Art Histories Program length: 2 years FT Degree earned: Master of Design Offered Length of program: 2 years FT online Degree earned: Master of Arts Using the lens of design thinking, become a global Consider the ever-shifting worlds of contemporary art, leader in equity and access issues in the public or private design and new media art through a compelling array of sectors. Leverage digital technologies to create inclusive local and global perspectives. policies, services, products and solutions that can be used by everyone. MFA Criticism & Curatorial Practice MA Program length: 2 years FT Interdisciplinary Master’s In Art, Media Degree earned: Master of Fine Arts and Design Program length: 2 years FT, 3 years PT MDes Explore contemporary curatorial and criticism practices Degree earned: Master of Arts, Master of Design or through hands-on and theoretical engagement with Master of Fine Arts exhibitions, art writing, and their histories. MFA Investigate and produce works that combine art, design MDes and interdisciplinary academic study to create new forms Design for Health of visual and social research and creative production in a Length of program: 2 years FT, 3 years PT studio environment. Degree earned: Master of Design Explore the complexity of healthcare through a compre- MDes hensive design approach. Create ethical, sustainable solutions Strategic Foresight and Innovation Program length: 1.5 years FT or 2.5 years PT to pressing challenges across the health sector. Degree earned: Master of Design Join a diverse cohort of professionals from the public, MA Digital Futures private and volunteer sectors to envision a world from a hu- Program length: 2 years FT man perspective. Learn to design and co-create sustainable Degree earned: Master of Arts, Master of Design or Master MDes solutions to complex, real-world problems that are impact- of Fine Arts ing your field. MFA Respond to the role of digital technology as a catalyst for integrating societal, cultural and economic change. Participate in the global digital revolution that fuses together disruptive technology and new thought leadership. 4 5 GRADUATE PROGRAMS OCAD U GRADUATE PROGRAMS OCAD U Graduate degrees MA Master of Arts Complete an MA if you are fascinated by theory, history, criticism, academic writing and research. The usual MA route leads to a written thesis or to a research paper accompanied by a creative project. MDes Master of Design If you have a strong interest and/or background in design, this is the degree for you. Design-related studio practice (accompanied by a written component) or research that leads to a major design project are the two main paths to an MDes. MFA Master of Fine Arts This degree is for you if your scholarly and/or pro- fessional background is in the arts and you want to deepen your knowledge in the area. Students in our MFA programs typically engage in art-focused studio practice (accompanied by a written component) or research that leads to a major art project. 6 7 GRADUATE PROGRAMS OCAD U GRADUATE PROGRAMS OCAD U CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS 18. Royal Alexandra Theatre 34. Gwartzman’s Art Supplies 1. Art Gallery of Ontario 19. Royal Conservatory of Music 35. Lee Valley Tools Ltd 2. Artscape Youngplace 20. Royal Ontario Museum 36. The Paper Place 3. Bata Shoe Museum 21. Ryerson Image Arts Centre 37. Toronto Image Works Limited We are located in the heart of 4. Campbell House Museum 22. Textile Museum of Canada 5. Centre for Social Innovation 23. TIFF Bell Lightbox GALLERIES – Annex 24. Toronto City Hall 38. 401 Richmond St. W. Toronto — one of the most 6. Centre for Social Innovation 25. Toronto Eaton Centre 39. Birch Contemporary – Spadina 26. University of Toronto 40. Contact Toronto Festival of 7. Dundas Square Art Centre Photography culturally diverse, dynamic and 8. Ed Mirvish Theatre 27. Design Exchange 41. Gallery 44 9. Elgin and Winter Garden 28. Hockey Hall of Fame 42. Ignite Gallery Theatre Centre 29. CBC Museum & Graham 43. InterAccess 10. Four Seasons Centre for the Spry Theatre 44. Justina M. Barnicke Gallery safe cities in the world. Toronto is Performing Arts 30. Metro Toronto Convention 45. Nicholas Metivier Gallery 11. Gardiner Museum Centre 46. Onsite Gallery 12. Harbourfront 47. Propeller Centre for the also home to Canada’s largest art 13. MaRS Discovery District ART & DESIGN SUPPLIES/ Visual Arts 14. Michener Institute RESOURCES 48. Grad Gallery 15. Princess of Wales Theatre 31. Above Ground Art Supplies 49. Open Gallery and design community. OCAD U 16. Queen’s Park 32. Curry’s Artists’ Materials 17. Roy Thomson Hall 33. DeSerres students learn and put their Duerin Ossington YORKVILLE M M M M M M Bloor West M M M M Bloor East new knowledge into practice KOREA 3 19 20 11 TOWN Yonge Huron Bathurst Grace Charles 5 George St. Spadina surrounded by studios, galleries, M Park Queen’s Hoskin Harbord Bay museums, start-ups, health care 16 Gloucester 44 LITTLE 26 QUEEN’S Church ITALY UNIVERSITY PARK Jarvis institutions, government, global OF M Wellesley TORONTO THE VILLAGE businesses, cinemas, theatresBROCKTON College VILLAGE H (LGBTQ+) and more. Together with College M M LITTLE 34 13 Carlton Spadina PORTUGAL Oxford H KENSINGTON H COLLEGE Nassau Mutual OCAD U’s local, regional, national, MARKET PARK H Gerrard Shaw Baldwin H H Bellevue H RYERSON Indigenous and international Elm UNIVERSITY Ossington Dundas West Augusta 14 Gould Lansdowne Duerin 42 Jarvis Beverley 32 21 Brock Dundas West M 1 M partners, you’ll find the places, McCaul 22 CHINATOWN Dundas TRINITY 7 OSSINGTON BELLWOODS Bay PARK 31 GALLERY PARK Gladstone 8 Church DISTRICT 2 GRANGE 24 the spaces and the opportunities Beaconsfield University 6 49 25 Bathurst OCAD NATHAN PARKDALE Victoria 43 PHILLIPS SQUARE 9 Dovercourt Queen West 47 Shaw UNIVERSITY H to grow your ideas and career. Queen West 4 QUEEN Queen West M Queen West M Queen East 36 10 WEST Richmond West Richmond 39 33 48 46 GALLERY 38 41 Adelaide FINANCIAL DISTRICT Adelaide Adelaide Duncan DISTRICT Tecumseth 40 Portland FASHION King West 35 37 22 15 King West John 18 King West DISTRICT King West M M King East 45 17 27 Wellington Wellington East Liberty Front Niagara Bay 28 29 East Liberty Front M Yonge Front ENTERTAINMENT 30 GARRISON DISTRICT COMMON Simcoe Lakeshore Gardiner Expressway ROUNDHOUSE Our PARK Gardiner Expressway location Queens Quay West Queens Quay CORONATION 12 PARK W a y y r r r d r r e ’s e F I F s t 8 9 l n a i d HARBOURFRONT o n P n d a ’s l F n s e a I l r n r a e y H r t n e C GRADUATE PROGRAMS OCAD U GRADUATE PROGRAMS OCAD U Explore, enrich and Experiential learning expand your future at placements from among 400+ organizations OCAD U. 255 25+ graduate OCAD U graduate students come graduate exhibitions, from around the world. Some students¹ shows and are fresh out of undergraduate conferences studies, some are mid-career pro- each year fessionals and others are seeking new life and career horizons. Our 32% of professors, meanwhile, are some graduate 250+ of the world’s leading artists, students are full time- designers, makers and cultural international¹ equivalent thinkers. When you have completed faculty your studies at OCAD U, you will members join a global alumni community of curators, art critics, scholars, 20+ educators, artists, designers and research labs leaders in business, health-care, generating over $5,000,000 in government and design. research revenue ¹In 2015/2016. 10 11 GRADUATE PROGRAMS OCAD U GRADUATE PROGRAMS OCAD U General application requirements RESEARCH PROPOSAL/OUTLINESTATEMENT OF INTERESTWRITING SAMPLE RESUME PORTFOLIO SAMPLES OF WORK You will likely be a good fit for an OCAD U graduate program if you have the following: CONTEMPORARY ART, DESIGN AND NEW MEDIA ART HISTORIES • An honours bachelor’s degree with a minimum average of 75 per cent (B+) or higher during your last two years CRITICISM & CURATORIAL PRACTICE of study. Some programs may have higher minimums and/or DESIGN FOR HEALTH • Extensive experience and expertise as a practitioner in a relevant discipline DIGITAL FUTURES INCLUSIVE DESIGN We’ll also ask you for: • All your previous post-secondary transcripts INTERDISCIPLINARY MASTER’S IN ART, MEDIA AND DESIGN • Three reference letters. These should address your post-secondary performance, capacity for STRATEGIC FORESIGHT AND INNOVATION research and potential for academic study at the graduate level • Application fee • Proof of English language competency. If English is Each of our programs has additional application not your first language, or you have not completed requirements. The chart above lists all the two full years of post-secondary education in supplemental items you will need to provide when English, you will need to submit IELTS or TOEFL you apply.