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Undergraduate Programs
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Advertising
In the Advertising program, you will learn about graphic design, branding, creative copywriting and career-building from instructors who work in the field.
Creative Writing
In the Creative Writing program, you'll immerse yourself in a hands-on, studio-based experience that explores writing as an art form.
Criticism & Curatorial Practice
In the Criticism and Curatorial Practice program, you will learn about professional practices in museums, galleries and many other creative institutions.
Digital Futures
In the Digital Futures program, you’ll create the technologies that shape the way we live, work, and play.
Advertising
In the Advertising program, you will learn about graphic design, branding, creative copywriting and career-building from instructors who work in the field.
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Drawing & Painting
In the Drawing & Painting program, you will expand your knowledge of contemporary painting through traditional and experimental approaches.
Environmental Design
In the Environmental Design program, you will learn how to design environments for people including architecture, urban planning, retail spaces, landscape and interiors.
Environmental Design: Interior Design Specialization
In the Interior Design specialization, you will take Environmental Design courses plus specific classes focused on interior design.
Experimental Animation
In the Experimental Animation program, you’ll develop a personal artistic vision and push the boundaries of animation as a contemporary art form.
Graphic Design
In the Graphic Design program, you will learn the process of visual communication.
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Illustration
In the Illustration program, you will learn how to produce images that complement the written word while standing on their own as visually communicative artworks.
Indigenous Visual Culture
In the INVC program, you will deepen your understanding of the visual, cultural, social, and political histories of Indigenous peoples and explore your own art and design through a supportive studio-based learning environment.
Industrial Design
In the Industrial Design program, you will learn how to develop innovative solutions for daily life, from physical everyday products to mobile apps.
Integrated Media
In the Integrated Media program, you will learn technical and creative skills you can apply to a variety of media and digital artworks.
Integrated Media: Life Studies Specialization
In the Life Studies Specialization, you will focus on studio work in any medium and take courses that explore nature, anatomy, technology, biology, ecology, and sustainability.
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Photography
In the Photography program, you will learn skills from darkroom to digital photography.
Printmaking & Publications
In the Printmaking & Publications program, you will create innovative works in fine art print, books and independent publications.
Sculpture / Installation
In the Sculpture/Installation program, create three-dimensional sculpture and installation work.
Integrated Media
In the Integrated Media program, you will learn technical and creative skills you can apply to a variety of media and digital artworks.
Integrated Media: Life Studies Specialization
In the Life Studies Specialization, you will focus on studio work in any medium and take courses that explore nature, anatomy, technology, biology, ecology, and sustainability.
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Visual and Critical Studies
In the Visual and Critical Studies Program, you will study art history in Canada’s oldest and largest art and design university.
Graduate Programs
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Contemporary Art, Design and New Media Art Histories (MA)
Study at the forefront of contemporary issues and perspectives in art history, design history, and media studies.
Criticism and Curatorial Practice (MFA)
Gain advanced theoretical knowledge and practical experience in the fields of curation and critical art writing.
Design for Health (MDes)
Respond to the complexity of healthcare through a comprehensive design approach. Get empowered to create ethical, sustainable solutions to pressing challenges across the health sector.
Digital Futures (MA, MDes, MFA)
Build new futures through critical play with disruptive technologies.
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Inclusive Design (MDes)
Leverage digital technologies to create inclusive policies, services, products and solutions that can be used by everyone.
Interdisciplinary Master's in Art, Media and Design (MA, MDes and MFA)
Develop respectful practices of knowledge creation in relation to the shifting landscape of culture, tradition, technology, and decolonial frameworks through a rigor of practice and research.
Strategic Foresight and Innovation (MDes)
Gain design thinking and foresight skills to enhance business success, positively impact society and manage organizational change.