Digital Futures (MA, MDes, MFA)

Ontario College of Art and Design

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admissions@ocadu.ca
1-800-382-6516

Course Info

Subject
Art and Design
Languages
English
Duration
2 years
Degrees
Master

Course General Description

The graduate program in Digital Futures responds to the increasingly important and sophisticated role of digital technology as a catalyst for change. Digital Futures has an international student cohort and faculty. The program features collaborative overseas eGlobal courses with world-wide educational and industry partners. A global perspective is key to securing our graduates’ futures in the eclectic international creative digital industries, encompassing design, arts, creative services, entertainment, media and cultural industries. The Digital Futures program is offered in partnership with the Canadian Film Centre (CFC) Media Lab.

Tuition Fees

Domestic: $12,207.06 International: $22,237.86

Disciplines

Interactive Exhibition
Possible Futures
Digital Fabrication
Interactive Documentary

Requirements

4 year bachelor’s degree in art history, visual culture, film studies, communications or a similar program, with a minimum 75% (B+) average over your last two years of study
Portfolio (samples of your work and a visual representation of who you are)
Statement of Intent
Official transcripts
English Language Proficiency Test results (if required)

Grants and Scholarships

Purpose Definitions Governor General’s Academic Medals

Course Notable Alumni

April Xie
Marcello Muller Luft
Leon Lu
Alex Rice-Khoury

Course Notable Academia

Adam Tindale
Bill Leeming
Caroline Langill
Alia Weston
Ryan Rice

School Info

Region
North America
Country
Canada
City
Toronto (Ontario)
Year of Establishment
1876
Number of students
6072
QS Rank
NA
THE Rank
NA
Webometrics
4399

School General Description

Founded in 1876, OCAD U is dedicated to art and design education, practice and research and to knowledge and invention across a wide range of disciplines. OCAD U continuously builds on its traditional, studio-based strengths, adding new approaches to learning that champion cross-disciplinary practice, collaboration and the integration of emerging technologies. In the Age of Imagination, members of the OCAD U community are uniquely qualified to act as catalysts for the next advances in culture, technology and quality of life for all Canadians.

School Contacts

https://www.ocadu.ca/
admissions@ocadu.ca
416-977-6000

Connections with Businesses

Microsoft Research
Epson
Polycom
Yahoo! Inc.
Scotiabank
JWT
Dobe Canada etc

Connections with other Schools and Educational Institutions

RMIT Vietnam
University of Southampton - Winchester Schools of Art
Glasgow School of Art
San Francisco Art Institute
Oregon College of Art and Craft
University of Applied Science Europe etc

School Notable Alumni

Doris McCarthy
Harley Parker
Emanuel Hahn
Holly Coulis
Duncan Macpherson
Martha Ladly
Elizabeth Wyn Wood

School Notable Academia

Roy Ascott
Barbara Astman
Aba Bayefsky
Bill Buxton
Nicole Collins
Bonnie Devine

Exchange Programmes

ONTARIO-JIANGSU STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM (CHINA)
AICAD MEMBER SHOOLS

Extracurricular Life and Facts of Interest

GAMA (Gaming, Anime and Manga Association)
Genesis
OCAD a Capella
OCAD Chinese Student Association
Artivism group etc

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