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
The first undergraduate program in Canada to prepare artists to be critics and curators. Students explore exhibition-making, art writing and cultural theory alongside studio courses, drawing on art history, contemporary art, design and visual culture. The four-year program leads to a BFA.
Faculty: Faculty of Art | Duration: 4 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Mandatory courses in art history, visual culture and curating; later years include art writing, professional practice, history and theory of art criticism and curatorial studies, with an experiential learning course (for example at the AGO) and a fourth-year independent study or guided thesis.
Graduates work in museums, galleries and artist-run organizations, exhibition production, arts administration, art consulting, arts publications and graduate study in art history or museum studies.
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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