Visual and Critical Studies

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
4 years
Degrees
Bachelor

Course General Description

Study art history in the place art and design is made at Canada’s biggest art and design university. Our program is unique, in that you also get to take studio courses and make art and design yourself. The program emphasizes the expanded field of modern and contemporary art history, which includes design, photography, architecture, performance and new media, as well as painting and sculpture.

Tuition Fees

Domestic: $4,235.80 International: $15,676.36

Disciplines

Global visual and material culture
First year studio
Critical frameworks art history
Art and globalization 1250-1800
History of modern art
Art history and visual culture

Requirements

For Ontario high school students, a minimum overall average of 70%
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

Sylvia Evans
Nikole Turrer

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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