Arts & Humanities
BA Visual and Critical Studies
OCAD University, Canada
- Degree
- Bachelor's
- Next intake
- Fall entry (September) for all programs; Winter entry (January, Winter 2028 intake) is available onl
Arts & Humanities
A hands-on, studio-based program that explores writing as an art form across spoken, written, visual and experimental texts. Students work within a cross-disciplinary literary community and complete a body of work ready for publication or exhibition. The four-year program leads to a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.
Faculty: Faculty of Art | Duration: 4 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Required courses include intro to four genres (poetry/spoken word, nonfiction, fiction, drama), printmaking and publications, dub and spoken word, research and editing for writers and writer in community; fourth year offers a thesis project shown at GradEx.
Careers include professional writing, editing and publishing, copywriting, journalism, arts programming, screenwriting, content writing, grant writing, narrative design and video game writing.
Ontario high school applicants: minimum overall average of 70%. Also required: portfolio, statement of intent and official transcripts.
Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.
Fall entry (September) for all programs; Winter entry (January, Winter 2028 intake) is available only to applicants other than current Ontario high school students.
Fall 2027 entry: applications open September 2026 through OUAC; recommended deadline 15 January 2027 for current Ontario high school students; 1 February 2027 for all other applicants; portfolio submission deadline 10 February 2027 (portfolio via SlideRoom). Winter 2028 entry (non-Ontario-high-school applicants only): application deadline 1 May 2027, portfolio deadline 10 May 2027.
Apply through the official page: https://admissions.ocadu.ca/apply
Arts & Humanities
OCAD University, Canada
Arts & Humanities
OCAD University, Canada
Arts & Humanities
OCAD University, Canada
Arts & Humanities
OCAD University, Canada
Arts & Humanities
OCAD University, Canada
Arts & Humanities
OCAD University, Canada
Arts & Humanities
OCAD University, Canada
Arts & Humanities
OCAD University, Canada
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