PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Curriculum: 60 credits

Students completing an MFA or MDes degree must complete the following:

• IAMD 6C01 MFA/MDes Individual Studio (6)
• IAMD 6E01 MFA/MDes Thesis (12)

Students completing an MA degree must complete the following: 

• IAMD 6C04 MA Directed Academic Study I (6)
• IAMD 6E02 MA Thesis (12)

Students should refer to the Course Calendar for possible elective course offerings.

Part-time students will commence the program in the fall and must enroll in a minimum of three credits per semester for at least eight continuous semesters. The chart below outlines the courses that part-time students are required to take in specific semesters. Additional course selection is made by the student in consultation with the Graduate Program Director and based on available course offerings.

In addition to the requirements outlined in the chart, part-time students must complete the following courses by the end of the fifth semester of study:

• GGRA 6B03 Critical Theory Seminar (3)
• IAMD 6B05 Special Focus: Interdisciplinary Research & Collaboration Workshop (3)
• IAMD 6B01 Directed Interdisciplinary Studio/Academic Study I (3)

Part-time students must also complete the following courses by the end of the sixth semester of study:

• IAMD 6C05 Advanced Interdisciplinary Studio/Research (6)
• 6 credits from the following:
• Florence/Banff Residency Programs
• Directed Study/reading/research
  
• Independent study/research
• Internship
• Graduate Course at OCAD U
• Course at another University
  

All other course requirements, as outlined in the Graduate Student Handbook, must be completed before the maximum time to completion of the program (14 semesters).

Electives

Students may choose from:

a) Approved graduate-level courses in other OCAD U graduate programs

b) A 300- or 400-level Liberal Studies course in any discipline, with the approval of the instructor and the Graduate Program Director (supplementary readings and a graduate-level research essay of 3,000-4,000 words are to be arranged with the instructor)

c) A 400-level studio course, with the approval of the instructor and the Graduate Program Director (supplementary readings and an augmented project must be arranged with the instructor)

d) A graduate course at another university through the Ontario Visiting Graduate Student Plan (OVGS) or the Canadian University Graduate Transfer Agreement (CUGTA).

Students should consult the Graduate Program Director for advising on the selection of elective courses.

Students must make their summer plans in consultation with their Principal Advisor and secondary committee members. Among the options available to students in this program are:

• Florence Residency Program
  This European campus residency offers a combination of facilitated, and self-directed study approaches to learning. While in residence in Florence, students develop, continue or extend a body of research, studio and/or scholarly work, in a communal studio setting. Art history seminars and field trips will be a component of the program, taught by OCAD U's resident art historian.
• Banff Residency Programs
  In The Banff Centre’s powerful mountain setting in the heart of Banff National Park, exceptional artists and leaders from around the world create and perform new works of art; share skills and knowledge in an interdisciplinary residential arts environment. OCADU will work with the Banff Centre to identify opportunities for OCAD U students but students are generally subject to the normal application and adjudication process.  
• Independent Study/Research
  Independent Study courses provide graduate students with the opportunity to undertake studies of significance to their educational objectives, where otherwise not available through the regular university curriculum. Independent studies are supervised and evaluated by OCAD faculty members who act as Independent Study Advisors. The Independent Study proposal must be approved in writing by the supervising faculty member, the student’s Principal Advisor, and the Graduate Program Director.
• Internship
  Internships provide graduate students with opportunities to gain experience in the professional worlds of art, design, criticism and curating that will complement their studies. On-site work is performed under the guidance of the internship sponsor and the internship credit is supervised and evaluated by an OCAD U faculty member.
• Elective
  Subject to available course offerings.

*Not all summer residencies are offered each year. Residencies are competitive and subject to adjudication of student proposals and available funds, where applicable.

Exhibition of First-Year Graduate Work

All students participate in a Portfolio Exhibition, which takes place in the first (fall) semester. This exhibition is curated by students in the MFA in Criticism and Curatorial Practice program.

In addition, students in the Interdisciplinary Master’s in Art, Media & Design mount a group exhibition and show of work completed during the first year or, if appropriate, work-in-progress. This exhibition takes place in the winter (semester 2) for full-time students. Part-time students will normally participate in the winter (semester 2) or as soon as they have achieved an introductory body of interdisciplinary work or work in progress to exhibit.

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