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
Students develop a personal artistic vision and push animation as a contemporary art form, mixing 2D, 3D, stop-motion, digital compositing and AR/VR with flexibility to take art and design electives. Instructors are practitioners in contemporary art and animation. The four-year program leads to a BFA.
Faculty: Faculty of Art | Duration: 4 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Mandatory first-year courses include Introduction to Experimental Animation and Animation Reframed; later years cover Toonboom Harmony, storyboarding, expanded animation, XR, compositing and a year-long third-year project.
Graduates work as independent artists, 2D animators, 3D modellers and texture artists for games, VFX artists and stop-motion animators.
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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